descrite
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There was a great ad for some kind of car, a few years back....it was just the vehicle, driving down the street at night, all shiny and cool. A voiceover said something like, "Nobody ever looked across a room and said, 'Gee, he sure looks loyal,' or 'Check her out-- I'll bet she is a terrific listener.' Let's face it: looks matter." An excellent point, really. And key when it comes to gender. Try an open, straight, committed relationship some time. I guarantee a problem with disproportionality: an attractive, attached girl (hell, probably an unattractive one) can always (always) get guys willing to fuck her, even if the guys know the situation. But for an attached guy to say to a girl he fancies, "Hi-- would you like to have some recreational, uncommitted sex with me, over at my house where I live with my female partner?", well....that's going to garner a lot less success. Less, even, than the number of women that would have taken him up on the offer except for that very-last-part of the deal. Are we men prepared to be treated as sex toys? Ahem. I give you the entire body of English literature (and a copious amount of the Russian stuff). For those who can recall the tropes, I only have to provide a key sample, "I'm a sophomore at a small Midwestern university. I never thought this would happen to me..." And who was it that suggested women DON'T rate a man by his wallet??? That's some specious argument going on, right there. And so she should: it's a good discriminator of personal dedication, talent, education, luck, and charisma. Nothing wrong with that. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go do some sleep-eating...
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