>_< The Perfect Man

I've mentioned countless times about how I listen to the local morning show during my commute to work. Although I find all of them very annoying, the topics they bring up can sometimes set my emotions for a wild ride. There are just so many things I think about and want to say over the air, but I know I'd never get through, and the way they are I'm sure they'd find a way to make me look like an idiot or a bad guy, unless of course they completely agree with me. But I digress... So basically the one of the topics today was a recent article surveying 2,000 women about "the perfect man." Now already I'm dying to hear what they come up with, and as a human I find myself competing against this list to see if I fit these standards. Let's go over the some of the basic non-threatening ones, or at least the ones I remember.

The perfect man is, on average, 6 feet tall. That's pretty much all the ones that are non-threatening. Although I still have a problem with it. What this show fails to do on numerous occasions is see the opinions in a completely different light. In fact, for all the males that listen to that show, and I assume many do, this list creates the exact issue women face throughout their entire lives. It's an issue of self-confidence. It's been going on for years: beautiful women portrayed on the big screen, in magazines, on the runway, eetc. It opens countless doors to depression and illnesses to young women who seek to become "one of them." Now society has caught onto this idea and finally boarded quickly enough to cash in on a "you're beautiful just the way you are" campaign to increase product sales for certain companies. I understand that the world, and especially America, is getting fat. You don't need to keep changing the standards of beauty everytime McDonalds releases a new sandwich. All we need is a little self-humility. Understand the condition you're in and work hard to change it, or learn to accept it. I'm veering off into a direction I don't really want to go to so let's get back on track.

This "perfect man" list is going to do the same for men everywhere, allowing them to manipulate their lifestyle in order to suit the opinions of 2,000 random women. Everyone is different, everyone falls in love differently. Maintain who you want to be and seek those who appreciate just that. Some of the things on this list is ridiculous. The perfect man should watch football whe watching a sport. The perfect man should watch reality TV. The perfect man must be clean shaven, make at least $76K a year, must call their mom once a week... and the list goes on. The list is incredibly shallow and fails to mention anything about personality or emotional attraction. It shines a light on the outside and fails to get to know the man on the inside. I believe what really got me steamed were the women calling in on their own ideas of the perfect man.

This "catch" explained that the perfect man should know how to make a drink. Hard drinks. She states that "if it ain't hard it ain't gonna be a good night." Absolutely terrible. I wish many miscarriages on this woman. Next on the list was your stereotypical black woman stating "my man ain't gonna be no momma's boy, he gotta have his own house, and a J-O-B." Also I assume there was a Z-snap in there somewhere. I also assumed she actually knew that she spelled "job." I stopped listening after that. Point is, you're creating a whole new batch of unconfident, self-concious males out there who probably have a lot to offer, but won't be able to try because of the new standard you've given us.

How do I compare to that list? What does it matter? We should be able to establish a connection without knowing the details, and then maybe I'll go up against the list after a few nights out. If I fail and you decide you want out, then you should apologize for wasting my time and for being so incredibly shallow. I am getting a little fired up, so in order to cool down (and not be so hypocritical) let's just shine that light on the other side to see what's going on.

Everyone is free to choose a partner by their own standards. This lists' purpose may not exactly be to provide a standard, but to just give a good idea on what some guys need to do in order to get some help finding a mate. Some things, like height, can't be helped... but knowing that some things apply to them may actually boost a male's confidence rather than hinder it. I guess you take this list with a grain of salt. As previously stated, we all need some self-humility. Accept your imperfections and learn to make what's really great about yourself stand out to the ones you care about.

But also, let's not all be so shallow.

ta ta kids