No new arguments really, but it’s interesting to see it spelled out again and again. Sometimes I feel like as soon as I utter the words “Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences,” the guys start inching toward the door. And if I happen to follow it up with “building a career in photography on the side,” well, by that time they’re already down the street and turning the corner. Except for the ones that think I’m joking. I don’t know which is worse…
But whatever. Just last night I proclaimed to a guy friend that the only reason women still put up with men is because of the body heat differential in bed. Women are always cold; men are always warm. It makes for good snuggling, which is a powerful tool of persuasion. He agreed – although, to be honest, we were both half-drunk, half-stoned, and half-asleep at the time. That’s when the most enlightened conversations happen, right?
I’ve only known one man in my life who said he wanted to date a woman who was smarter than him – and I dated him for close to four years before breaking up with him. Maybe I wasn’t so smart after all…