draelynn wrote:
Are you guys sure its a psychopath thing and not just a clown thing?
Trick question.
Clowns ARE psychopaths. Haven't you seen IT?
IF women do have an easier time with the opposite sex,
and
IF WrongPlanet as I perceive it is any indication,
maybe it's because women, when rejected, examine themselves critically and change,
whereas men, when rejected, examine their income/Aspergers/living situation, conclude women are shallow Aspie-hating gold-diggers,
and forever after wallow in self-pity and misogyny rather than endure what to their fragile egos would be a crushing blow.
That's my working hypothesis.
Also important to note what kind of "success" we're talking about:
1. If you believe that men have a higher sex drive,
and that men's primary purpose when interacting with women is to find sex partners,
the logical conclusion would be that men have a harder time than women IN PROCURING WHAT MEN WANT.
2. If you subscribe to this theory, and ALSO
believe that women's primary purpose is NOT in finding sex partners,
but in finding stable RELATIONSHIPS,
then the complimentary conclusion for women would be that women have a harder time than men IN PROCURING WHAT WOMEN WANT.
For some reason, the second portion is often omitted.
I'm thinking it has something to do with lack of Theory of Mind on the part of some men.
So I would agree to an extent with Boo, that "men are looking for one, women are looking for the right one",
but would point out this implies that men and women are looking for the same thing, only women are pickier,
when in fact, in my opinion, they are looking for something completely different.
For every man who will whine that women can find casual sex partners more easily,
I'll show you a woman who could say the same about men finding someone who wants a long-term relationship.
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