Overheard at the gym today. And in my defense, no, I was not eaves dropping because...1. I had my earbuds in and was listening to music; 2. I really avoid any contact with anyone at the gym (read, I ignore people), unless I know them because I don't come to the gym to hang out and chat it up; 3. the guy was talking super loud (see number one, reference to my earbuds); and 4. the guy was working out right next to where I was.
Guy 1: I just want to be swept of my feet.
Guy 2: Oh yeah?
Guy 1: Yeah, but that won't happen because I'm so bleep picky. Unless she's a bleep Victoria's Secret model.
Stay classy guy one, stay classy.
Let me break this down for you.
1. I did not know that guys wanted to be "swept off of their feet." I almost did a double take when I heard that. Am I sexist? I don't know, but NEVER in my life have I heard those words coming from the mouth of a guy/man/boy that I know. I know a few. I've dated a few. I have a few brothers/uncles/cousins/friends. It isn't that I think our male counterparts don't want to fall in love. Of course they do. We all do. But swept off of your feet? Really? Strange...are you a seventeen-year-old girl?
2. I know this was not meant for my ears, and the guy was young - early twenties would be my guess. People say stupid things. But being swept of your feet requires "hawtness" and that alone? I have never met a Victoria's Secret model. Maybe if I met Heidi Klum I would think she was a lovely person, inside and out. She seems super cool on Project Runway, after all. So maybe we'd be bffs. But that isn't the point, is it? I have no beef with the beautiful women of the world. But is that what we've come to? That you fall in love with someone because that someone is "hawt"? Oh brother. Please tell me that this is NOT what the world is coming to, I beg of you!
3. What does picky mean, anyway? Please do not misunderstand me. I want to be attracted to whomever I end up marrying, and who doesn't? But a guy need not be Matt Damon/George Cloony/Brad Pitt/Channing Tatum for me to think he is attractive. Kind is attractive. Ambitious is attractive. Funny is attractive...oh funny is probably the most attractive. Smart is attractive. There are a lot of things that make someone attractive, and actual physical attraction is only a small part of that. So am I picky if I want a guy that makes me laugh? Am I picky if I want a guy that makes me think and that I can talk to? Or is picky only about looking "hawt"? I really really hope not.
4. What happens when you age and your relationship is based on physical attraction? Please someone, tell me that. Is that the only reason we have relationships with the opposite gender? I really and truly and completely hope not. I think people want to be loved for more than that. Most especially, I think we should love others for more than that.
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