The other day I was sitting in one of my favorite Chinese Restaurants trying to eat a nice quiet lunch. Unfortunately, there were these two women sitting directly behind me having a conversation about men. I only know this because they talked loud enough for my Aunt Madeline to hear them and she is dead.
The one woman droned on and on about "Where are all the good men..." and "I wish I could find a guy who is sensitive and caring and not a jerk...". Then the woman whose voice reminded me of nails on a chalk board said, "My last boyfriend did everything right but then he cheated on me..." At this point I wished to kill myself.
Oddly enough, I have witnessed very similar conversations to this one on one of the online social network sites. Having been married for 30 years I have to say that this is one area I have a tough time providing the proper empathy. But I see and hear this conversation all the time. Sometimes I feel like I've been juxtaposed into the Mel Gibson movie, "What Women Want". I don't want to hear these conversations but there I am, hearing everything these women are saying. Lucky me.
Guys, on the other hand, do not have these kinds of conversations. I do not think I've ever overheard a guy say, "Where are all the good women...I just want someone who is sensitive and caring and treats me like a prince..." And then it hit me...
I now know why women have such a hard time finding a man who is sensitive, caring and good looking...all those men have boyfriends. Sorry ladies. Maybe somewhere in a Bryan Adams song these men exist but not in my world.
Be Well.
Bill
