Monday, December 12, 2011

Red Flags

With all of the craziness that I have dealt with in my dating life, I could surely make a list of 'Red Flags' for people to consider when dating someone new.  Since there's no more online dating for me (and lets be honest, I'm kind of short on blog material) I went back to my favorite contradiction of a website, Ask Men and found a little gem entitled "Dating Red Flags".  Some of them had me laughing out loud and others had me thinking WTF...but never the less, I thought I'd share the list (with commentary, obviously), with numbers 1-5 being full length.

10. She still uses Hotmail, AOL or Yahoo!  I agree...AOL email is very 1996...everyone should have a Gmail account...I mean everyone.
9. She's been cheated on more than once If a girl has been cheated on numerous times (like every relationship she has ever been in), I agree there is probably a problem. She might be insanely insecure, or terrible in bed, or something else that's awful. But if a girl has been cheated on two or three times, I don't think it's fair to blame her. Chances are she was dating jerks, or the guys were young and stupid, or they were college athletes who thought they were some sort of God (not that I'm speaking from experience at all).
8. She doesn't say "Thank you" when you open the door for her This is a huge red flag!  Anyone who isn't polite, isn't appreciative.
7. She's never had a one night stand I'm torn about this one.  I think everyone needs to have a one night stand (sorry Mom). If she's never had a one night stand it could be for a few reasons, maybe they have morals, maybe they're a girl you can actually have a relationship with and take home to mom...or maybe you're turned off because you're an ass who just wants to get laid and she won't open up shop for you. Regardless, I don't think this means a girl "isn't fun" which is what askmen.com suggests.
6. She's never smoked pot Her decision NOT to participate in illegal drug use is NOT a red flag, it's an admirable decision and shows she has a mind of her own...which you would think is a desirable quality.
5. She doesn't drink beer at a live sporting event: Peanuts, hot dogs and beer: the only things that should ever be consumed at a live sporting event.  Seeing those Mai Tai Maidens descend the steps at the game, wearing heels and sipping rum punch out of their pink cups, offends our senses of tradition.  It also warns us that the girl is a high-maintenance hussy who we want no part of.  Real women eat red meet and drink beer. AGREE.  If you can't drink beer at a game, or can't go to the game without heels you shouldn't be at the game.  If you think you're skilled enough to carry 2 beers, nachos and 2 hot dog up the stairs at MSG with stilettos, God bless you...but you can't....you won't....and when you fall on your face you will look like an idiot.  You will also be laughed at and show 20,000 people that you're ridiculously high maintenance and that you're undateable.
4. She has a cat: One cat is without question 100% a red flag.  We heard the term “crazy cat lady” a million times, but that implies that said lady must have multiple cats.  We’re here to tell you that regardless of the number, there’s a good chance she’s crazy.  You see, a woman who gets a cat generally does so to fulfill her desire to have a companion who allows her to remain detached from human relationships.  She likes a cat because it never questions her and because she can pay attention to it on her own time.  Does this sound like the type of lover you’d like? If I owned a cat, I would probably find this offensive...but since I'm deathly allergic, don't really trust them and find them sneaky...AMEN.
3. She pats her pizza down with a napkin: The AskMen rational behind this isn't needed. If she pats her pizza down with the napkin and is concerned with the 40 calories she's saving by doing so, she's nuts.  If she's from Jersey and does this...she's INSANE.  Pizza is supposed to be greasy (and folded) when you eat it.  If you're eating the pizza, eat the grease, the end.
2. She doesn't have any dateable friends: She doesn’t have any dateable friends:  We’re never thrilled when a girl asks us to join her for dinner with a couple of her gal pals.  But it’s more tolerable when we can spend it imagining ourselves having threesomes with all of them.  If a girl doesn’t have any cool, good-looking friends, it says more about her than it does about her friends.  Is she the jealous type?  Is she paranoid that hotter friends might steal her man?  Does she always need to be the center of attention? To all of my coupled up friends: You're welcome.  I am proud to be the "dateable friend" that keeps you looking like a non-jealous, non-paranoid, non-attention seeking whore. 
1. She doesn't understand that men are naturally wired to be polygamists: We’re naturally wired to procreate with many different women in order to ensure our survival. This fundamental truth scares the hell out of some very naive women. They think guys should stay faithful to their girlfriends because it’s the right thing to do and that men should never cheat on their wives because marriage is sacred. They also think it’s OK to put on a few pounds, cut their hair like lesbian softball players and wear unflattering undergarments to bed every night. They are so confident you’ll stay with them no matter what that they completely give up trying to do things to keep you interested and attracted. F you. You don't want girls that have been cheated on multiple times, but you want to be allowed to cheat on multiple girls and blame it on biology. That makes ZERO sense and you the founders of 100 Red Flags should be shunned from the dating world.

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