Thursday, 14 June 2012

Act like a lady...think about what you need!


Hey guys so for a while now I’ve wanted to do some more random posting. Structural thinking just isn’t for me as I hardly keep up with schedule (that however doesn’t mean I don’t get stuff done).
I’ve been posting about specific aspects of my life on this blog but for a while now I haven’t really been able to pin point anything to talk about and besides that, my topics tend to overlap anyway so what better solution than just to be random eh? :P
Well, so I just finished watching ‘act like a lady, think like a man’ and yes I know I am late but bear with me. I am not going to give you a synopsis coz they are boring and if you are planning on watching it then me telling you everything that happens will spoil the fun. I won’t lie and say that the movie is anything extraordinary. It’s your usual kind of chick flick to be honest – boy meets girl, girl falls in love, boy has some sort of personal fault that keeps the relationship from blossoming, girl tries to change him, it back fires, girl realises she needs to make some changes herself, they both compromise and live happily ever after (so much for no synopsis eh lol)
It was entertaining because it had a few jokes however I won’t say that they were out of the norm.
The reason why I wrote this post after watching it was because in the last scene of the movie I kinda came to a realisation. Some women don’t know what they need.
Ok let me explain, recently I have been battling with the all time question that almost every girl (with standards) has to deal with at some point: do I go for the guy that is willing to get serious (even if it is a little fast) and put a ring on it and make an honest woman out of me, who is willing to look after me and wants nothing more than to make me his wife and give me his babies or do I choose the guy that makes me happy but might not be as financially or emotionally stable? Mind you they both love you and care very much but the major difference is ...well, see there isn’t any difference between them. Bare with me here.
Getting married to someone committed and stable that look after and protect us is every woman’s dream right? Well, so is being happy! Question is how do you define happiness and what brings it? Essentially both guys are the same because they could both (in theory) give you the kind of life you need...provided that you know what you need! Yes, we’ve established that you want to happy, we all do. But as a unique woman, one that is different from any other female in the world (emphasised for those ladies that think comparing yourself to your girlfriend is appropriate in matters of the heart) what do you NEED to make you happy. The answer to that can be very different to what you want to make you happy.
I used to think I should be happy when a guy buys me gifts and takes me out shopping. You know the typical African sugar daddy tip kinda thing. I actually wanted it to be so. I wanted to be the kinda woman that isn’t satisfied until her man gets her diamonds and pearls. I wanted to be the kind of girl that would never fall for a guy that isn’t a graduate. You might think that is crazy but a lot of girls out there think exactly the same. They make themselves want things they don’t need and why? Because everyone tells 'em to. Because apparently it doesn’t matter how much your man loves you if your friends are going to parade the Gucci and Prada their men got for them. We make ourselves want things that don’t actually make any difference to me. I for one have dated guys that would jump through hoops for me. I was once the girl that got picked up from school in a slick car, went shopping every day after school  etc but the man in question did not make me happy because the things I NEEDED to make me happy wasn’t in that particular guy.
This brings me back to the movie. One of the characters is a wealthy, independent young lady who happens to have fallen for a guy that is chef/valet parker/waiter, you know, the temp. She tries to work around what he does at first but when she meets an ex who happens to be a big time CEO she changes the tune again thinking that he would be better for her. On what grounds? They are more similar. Every woman’s downfall ‘we are not compatible’ kmt that phrase irritates the fudge out of me. Yeah I understand that you have some people in the world that are lucky enough to find partners who are very similar to them but have you ever noticed that they tend to be very average people? Extremes don’t work well together a lot of the time. If you as a woman work in management, earning six figures, you’re unlikely to get on with someone who does a similar job. You might get on fine and have a lot of things to talk about but think about it – if you can’t fit him into your schedule half the time what makes you think he can? Sometimes we need opposites to make is work especially if we have an extreme character. Let’s take the independent woman for example, in the movie at the end she says that ‘yes we are different but you make me feel special, I need someone to make me feel special’. That is what she needs and she recognised it. A lot of people don’t realise that different areas of our lives overlap. We are human after all and we only have one brain and one personality to matter how adaptive we are (provided we are not psychotic). If the reason you are so successful in life is because you always feel the need to be special, different, above everyone else then likelihood has it that you will need a man that makes you feel the same because that is how you are regardless of whether it’s in business or person. If you like attention and praise you will want it from everyone...simples!
We need to look into ourselves and really look for what we really need sometimes. This, by the way, also goes for guys. I love it when guys I know to be ‘adventurous’ in bed talk about how they can’t date a girl that isn’t a freak in  the sheets, however, many a times have they been offended when I have corrected them about some new ‘skill’ they tried on a girl and she didn’t like. Guys like that don’t like criticism coz they thrive on being sexual Adonis so why would you then ask for a similar woman that isn’t scared to put you in your place if it’s just going to offend you? Does it make sense to you? Didn’t think so.
Anyway I’m going to end this post now coz it’s getting kinda long but I’m sure this topic will come up again at some point in the future so keep your eyes peeled. 
Laterz xx

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