A Very Stupid Woman Part VI

“ANNOYANCE #8

You ask us out via text.

Texting is fast and easy and leads to sexy banter--but save it until after the first date. Calling a woman to ask her out is much more personal. It takes more effort (and balls), which is exactly what we find so sexy about your doing it. Okay, it's an unfair burden for you, but it comes with an advantage: It makes you stand out from the mass of other men who text instead of calling. "So many people are conditioned to communicate through text messages that to receive a phone call or even an e-mail feels like a generously romantic gesture," says Kristina Grish, author of The Joy of Text: Mating, Dating, and Techno-Relating. Another thing: Don't include us in any mass texts you bang off to half the female names in your address book at 10 p.m., expecting one of us to come rushing out to meet you for the night. "Women know when your 'plans 2nite?' texts are generic, and when they're intended to specifically address them," Grish says. "You have so few characters to make a succinct point, but tuck an inside joke or reference into the message to make it personal, sexy, and fun."

Well, this I agree with. A phone call is far better.

But all-in-all, I have to say, you are on the road to ruin relationship wise. Time to do some rethinking on how men and women relate. Because you just don’t understand this on even a basic level. I’m guessing you’re in your twenties.

It can truly be a great, great thing if you don’t have stupid little agendas. Or think that we’re truly all that different. We’re not.

We all want love. We all want understanding. And playing idiotic little games that tear us apart is just pointless.

Best wishes,
Max