the inner feminist quietly rages…

so while I was getting my hair cut on Friday night – I was listening to an interesting conversation that was occurring next to me. The conversation was about going on a first date – Sarah was going on a first date with a guy that she had just met, why she wasn’t going out for coffee or a drink so that she can make a quick exit is beyond me but whatever. So Jeff was telling her that since this was really Sarah’s first date AND she was going for dinner she should make sure she didn’t eat too much b/c the guy would be turned off by such a whopping appetite.

HUH?

Do men really want their women to be nibbling on nothing? And do woman actually comply? So do women go for dinner eat lettuce and then run home to a tub of Haagen-Dazs b/c by that time they are so hungry that all rationale thought process has gone to hell? Or I suppose she could eat before the date – but you need to eat well enough in advance so that you can actually nibble on something otherwise you’ll be too full.

OMG.

Who can go through this cesspool of dating…I suppose a better (?) alternative could be to just get drunk and make out w/ a younger version of Justin Timberlake and at least you have a great story to tell.I mean if a woman was dating a guy who she could run faster then – would she be expected to run slower so he can “beat” her – what a preposterous thought maybe he should try running faster – wow what a concept. I’m not saying this is common practice but the thought is no different then not eating on a first date.But it gets better

…so here’s another story, which I’ll call “weighing of the prize cow…”Niki just got engaged to Mike, both of them are really nice people who you can have conversation with….although every once in a while they say something that makes you think; e.g., Mike on occasion has been known to say that if Niki gains any weight – it’s all over. Now we don’t really know what that means – and you have to wonder if there is an element of truth to this mockery. In any case, Niki was out with the girls regaling us with stories re: her engagement and she had the most “fascinating” story: after she got the ring, Mike pulled out the scale – told her to get on it, she did and then told her that she needed to ensure that she didn’t gain any more then 10 pounds by the time their wedding rolls around next year (pigs do roll right?). HE MADE HER GET ON A SCALE??? Now what’s wrong w/ this story…that Mike actually told her to get on the scale or that Niki actually did?

the inner feminist quietly rages…