“But baby, you look fine. You just got a little too much sun. It will be okay, no one will notice the huge red swatches of skin. Everyone gets sunburns occasionally. You'll be fine.”
How do you convince a woman that her appearance is okay? How can you convince one of the most self-conscious creatures in the known universe that her appearance is only one facet of who she is, and that most men will look anyway?
And why does she want to look so good anyway? Is she trying to attract other men? Wait a damn minute! Why would she be trying to do something like that? She should only be trying to appeal to her current mate: me. Or is it that silly competition thing that women possess that men simply cannot understand? Let's hope it is that. But, then again, if I were another woman and had seen this sun baked, wrinkled habenero pepper of a woman, I would feel no need to worry about competition. The skin condition will pass.
Or will it? Will I stay with this woman for a considerable amount of time? Will she continue to venture out in to the sun drenched expanses of beach and lake without using the suggested sunscreen? (How many times will I have to express my concern over her fair skin and over exposure? How many times will I have to explain that my skin is a much different conglomeration of cells and pigments that react differently to the sun, and that even though I do not put on sunscreen, her pale ass should? How many times...I digress.) If I do stay with this woman, will she turn out to be a wrinkled old hag because of her bad sunbathing habits?
Then, dammit, she may compete with other women, or try and draw the attention of other men, and all will be severely turned off by he baseball mitt texture of her skin. Who will laugh hardest, then?
And why do women always want to know if “this makes me look fat.” Men, NEVER answer this question honestly. NEVER. If she looks fat, maybe try suggesting an accessory or something of the like. But NEVER, NEVER say that she looks fat in ANYTHING. Not even in jest. If you have not other option, say that she looks good. Say that she looks DAMN good, and try your best to hide your dishonesty. Walk away quickly, you can never win this confrontation of appearance. She is only testing your loyalty. (And if she continues to actually look fat in her clothes, try finding another woman, unless you like big women.)
Ha, women...
JW
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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