Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Daily Douchebag: the dumb boys I occasionally like
Name: no comment, it's embarrassing enough that I even feel compelled to write this
DOB: also no comment
Occupation: apart from tormenting my thoughts, no comment
Hometown: definitely no comment
Current residence: NO FUCKING COMMENT
Douchebaggery: Most of the time, my attitude about dating is "FUCK RELATIONSHIPS." My life has enough drama (legal threats and stalkers) and I am so busy with school and this blog that I generally think my life doesn't need the additional complication of maintaining a relationship. I spend a great deal of time convincing myself that relationships are akin to herpes: something to avoid at all costs lest it plague me for months to come. I'm pretty successful at doing so. A few years ago, LL Cool Jew asked people to submit songs that reminded them of me for a birthday mix CD, and THREE separate people suggested "Man Eater" by Hall and Oates. However, as much as I hate to damage my reputation as an unrepentant slut with a heart of stone, a supercharged libido, no sense of shame, and an ability to toss out former lovers like empty Heineken bottles, I'd be lying if I said I didn't occasionally like someone and actually want to date them. And by "date" I don't just mean "fuck and allow them to sleep over" but actually talking and getting to know each other and that sort of thing.
When this happens, it usually results in some type of disaster. The guys I tend to like are either assholes or not interested or both. Furthermore, I'm terribly incompetent at playing coy and hard-to-get and all the subtle girl crap you are supposed to do to attract a boy's mind as well as his penis. I usually try really hard to act like I don't care, which then leads the object of my affections to think I don't, which then frustrates me and finally causes me to say "DUH, IDIOT, I TOTALLY LIKE YOU!" or something similarly inappropriate and frightening, and scares the guy off permanently.
I'm not looking to get married, or even to have a serious boyfriend. I'm not desperate for companionship, but I also am not dedicated to my fortress of solitude. When I meet someone who I consider quality and who I think I am compatible with, I usually would just like to get to know them better and see what happens. However, I'm terrible at getting to know dudes better outside of the Biblical context. I'm so afraid that they will reject me as a person that when I'm in a position to initiate something beyond sex that I pay a lot of lip service to my cold-hearted emotionless skank qualities and unfortunately they usually buy it. One guy I liked a while back ended up being so put off by this routine that he avoided me and acted weird after we had sex, and then when I confronted him about it, he said he was not the type who sleeps around and wanted to ignore me forever, I said something along the lines of, "YOU ASSHOLE, I LIKED YOU!" and then he was wearing my scotch. I was so mortified by my behavior and handling of the situation that I wrote a big crybaby post about it and have avoided grad student parties ever since.
I am absolutely no good at all at liking people, which is why I'm currently pissed at myself for being in that condition now. Because I value the guy I like now as a person, I'm determined not to fuck it up with any drunken confessions and/or scotch-tossing, so I overcompensate by fronting hard like we are just friends. I figure that if moves are to be made, he needs to make them so I don't fuck the whole thing up irreparably with my incompetence. This has worked in terms of not scaring him off and maintaining our friendship, but I worry that he doesn't know I like him, and this in turn will prevent him from making any moves if he likes me in return. I've been told that I'm intimidating to guys, and presumably this contributes to the lack of move-making on his end and results in me being cockblocked by my own magnificent awesomeness. It's also possible that he's not that into me and just wants to be friends, but I don't know because I suck so righteously at the kind of feminine tricks that can tease this information out of a dude.
I was bitching to LL Cool Jew about this, and she gave me the most on-point analysis I've ever heard of why I have a hard time reeling in the dudes I consider keepers.
Razzy: i'm totally reverting to my dumb inner seventh grade girl and being retarded about liking dumb stupid dumb guy i like
LL Cool Jew: dumb guy you like
LL Cool Jew: another one who needs to get with the mufung program
Razzy: the dumb guy i like is being totally dumb
Razzy: i mean, i can't tell if he likes me
Razzy: every time i think he does
Razzy: then i am like, but he's talking to me about his other girlfriends or would-be girlfriends
LL Cool Jew: i know you know what i'm goign to tell you right now
Razzy: ignore this guy because he's dumb?
LL Cool Jew: you put yourself out there like you're not capable of tripping over a dude
LL Cool Jew: which puts you in the unfortunate position of having to overtly tell someone how you feel
Razzy: i know, and i hate that
LL Cool Jew: which can make you way more vulnerable than you might choose to become.
LL Cool Jew: and it can totz backfire
Razzy: it's a lot easier to just get drunk and fuck someone and ask questions later
Razzy: oh it HAS backfired
LL Cool Jew: i know it has
LL Cool Jew: what sucks is that when you like someone, you're not in love with them - at all
LL Cool Jew: you just like them
LL Cool Jew: and would like to be taken seriously by them
LL Cool Jew: but being in the position where you have to "profess your like"
LL Cool Jew: makes it seem like you care way more than you currently do
Razzy: and then i come across as scary or too aggressive
LL Cool Jew: exactly
Razzy: EXACTLY
LL Cool Jew: and then they get all awful like she's so into me, she's sweating me
LL Cool Jew: (aka stupid [dumb guy from LL's brief single period of yesteryear for 10 minutes])
LL Cool Jew: and you're like
LL Cool Jew: actually, i hate you
Razzy: YES
So, if anyone has any suggestions on how to resolve this situation without "professing my like," I'm all ears. This guy is smart, funny, cute, nerdy (which in my book means HOT), shares many interests, and I wish we could go on a date or whatever the fuck normal people do when they want to get to know each other better. He also gives me a lot of mixed signals and I can't tell if he isn't feeling it or is feeling it but doesn't want to initiate things for whatever reason (fear of rejection, he thinks I don't like him, he doesn't want to screw up our friendship, he's waiting for me to make a move, etc.). I'm not going to chase him around and make a fool out of myself, and I just want this feeling of embarrassed vulnerability to go away. I'm tired of feeling like a Morrissey song: full of self-doubt, neurotic, confused, and generally very un-Razzified. I hate liking dumb guys!
Labels: Daily Douchebag, for serious people, hot dudes, overcompensation
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*Disclaimer_ I love Razzy and this is only my 2cents*
Firstly "Man-Eater" is realistically the LAST song you deserve. IMHO this is a facade you present to deter other more serious questions about your life/persona. The line about relationships being "disasters" is telling to me. (not that this is bad. But, overcompensate is overcompensate).
Anyway, men nowadays(read a guy whom you SHOULD be serious with, aka NOT a Daily Douche) usually require hints that they should become alpha. We have become too afraid of rejection and dismissal. Yes, alot of men have been emasculated(only a few admit it)
Most people this day and age cannot even take a really positive constructive crit without becoming defensive whilst posturing against said slight. So, this is perhaps a more social phenomenon.
If this nerd likes you, and you say you have common interests. Can not you simply ask him accompany you on some scotch-tasting - Chingy breeding safari(ew) - Burlesque venue?
I am sure you will find your balance. Nature wields great power. It'll come girl.
oh, and p.s. - I am keeping my sperm. Thx again.
Firstly "Man-Eater" is realistically the LAST song you deserve. IMHO this is a facade you present to deter other more serious questions about your life/persona. The line about relationships being "disasters" is telling to me. (not that this is bad. But, overcompensate is overcompensate).
Anyway, men nowadays(read a guy whom you SHOULD be serious with, aka NOT a Daily Douche) usually require hints that they should become alpha. We have become too afraid of rejection and dismissal. Yes, alot of men have been emasculated(only a few admit it)
Most people this day and age cannot even take a really positive constructive crit without becoming defensive whilst posturing against said slight. So, this is perhaps a more social phenomenon.
If this nerd likes you, and you say you have common interests. Can not you simply ask him accompany you on some scotch-tasting - Chingy breeding safari(ew) - Burlesque venue?
I am sure you will find your balance. Nature wields great power. It'll come girl.
oh, and p.s. - I am keeping my sperm. Thx again.
I sympathize because I'm very similar and have suffered tremendously over crushes that go nowhere. In the end I've had to just realize that no matter how much you hate "playing games"--you just fucking have to. Guys simply are put off by girls who have a lot of partners--and believe me, I'm not hating, because I've definitely slept around. This doesn't mean you have to be a virgin, but you def. cannot let him in on your extracullicular activities, and you def. cannot sleep with him. You know how to be coy, you just don't want to do it. It's not that hard. It's just a matter of visualizing yourself as someone who deserves a wonderful partner, who's going to appreciate a super hot, super funny woman like you. Once you've convinced yourself that you deserve this, everything will fall into place. And if you don't really believe it, then just fake it. It really works. Don't sleep with him. Don't call him too much. Don't tell him about your other sexual adventures. Don't advice him on his sexual adventures. Do not talk about how much you hate relationships and how you're a man eater. Be friendly, sweet, and mellow. Suggest to him to go out someplace non-alcoholic oriented, like the park--so that you're not tempted to hook up. Look cute (and remember that you really are cute). Once you guys start really getting to know each other and you've put your shield down a little, then you can make little moves--typical shit, like putting your hand on his leg, brushing up against him--all that crap. If he's interested, he'll bite. If not, he may be shy, in which case you can be a little forward and say something cute, like, when are we going on a date. If that still doesn't work, then you have to ask yourself if you are in some kind of self destructive mode, choosing guys on purpose that you know won't like you. And in the end, I've found (and I'm an old lady of 39;-) that most guys--even the shyest ones, will make the move if they feel comfortable and are really into it. Good luck Razzy! I'm sure there a million guys out there who would love to date you!
Could it possibly be that he has seen your blog and isn't interested in becoming the future star of another R*** S****** drama-fest? Or perhaps he's read about any number of the other unsavory things you've written about and is disgusted by one (or more likely, most) of them? Anyone that places value on their privacy (i.e., people who don't suffer from personality disorders) would be crazy to date you.
You are at a huge disadvantage right off the bat because you sleep around a lot and are very open about it. Guys may high-five you for it, because they see a little of themselves in you. But it doesn't make them want to date you, except maybe for some freaks that you wouldn't want to date.
It's ok, you are still fabulous in my book.
It's ok, you are still fabulous in my book.
Yeah, ask him to go do something socially. If a chick I wasn't interested in asked me to do something (and she seemed normal from all outward appearances) that'd be enough for me to become interested in her.
Just stay on his 'radar screen'. Let him 'be around' you -- assuming he wants to be. If he doesn't get over him fast and move on fast! You're probably just 'idealizing' him and he's not the man you've built him up to be and remember: guys are ALLOT more insecure about promiscuity then girls are. If you feel the need to get some 'strange' DON'T TELL HIM! Unless it's a girl.
Your value to a male is inversely correlated with your promiscuity. It's as simple as that. There is no point in analyzing it. There is no point in it. It is perhaps best understood by analogy - precious stones and metals are desired (and therefore expensive) because they are rare. If the market were flooded with diamonds that allowed pretty much anyone to have a 5 carat ring, who would really desire one?
I'm late to comment here, but try to hang out with him solo at least once a week. If it was meant to be, things will happen. If not, you've got a new friend.
In the meantime, use your booty-calls to tide you over.
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In the meantime, use your booty-calls to tide you over.
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