How's the Water - Part I
Well I suppose it would be nice to get another blog going. It has seemed like the last week has been, well, a month! So it feels that I need to do another blog.
On saturday night, I got talking to Apryl, Matt K, and Sarah about relationships. I came up with a good analogy, and it sort of demonstartes how you can get to know girls [this is written primarally for guys as we all agreed it is the guys responsibility to start the relationship].
So we decided that getting to know girls is like going into an unknown lake. You first of all don't know how warm or cold the lake is, you don't know how deep it is, you don't know if there are animals residing in the lake getting ready to bite, and you don't know if there are rocks which will scar your feet.
So there are 3 primary approaches to the initial courtship and dating in regards to the mans actions:
1. The most uncommon and the one that should be almost banned is the cannonball. This is where -without warning- a guy walks up to a girl and just blatently asks her out. This works aproximatly one in a million times.
We all agreed that this method is just like a loose cannon. People like this generally have issues with being accepted, and feel the need for companionship.
2. Then on the other extreme there is the climatisation method. This is where the guy moves his foot in so slowly that if she is by chance ice cold, you can sometimes melt the ice and warm her up. This can be a very useful method; although it does have its downfalls. Some girls wish to move alot faster than a sleepwalking snail, more along the lines of an ant. So if the guy does not move his foot in quick enough, there is a good chance that she won't wait along forever.
3. So then there is the middle way. This is of course the best method! In doing this you show that as a guy you have a backbone, and that you are able to stand up for yourself. If you are really serious about a girl then you better swallow your guts and step up to the plate. In the end it shows what kind of a man you are. So I highly suggest this method.
I have more to say on this, but I will let it be another post, so you have something to look forward to.
-Andrew
posted by Andrew @ 10:10 a.m.
1 Comments:
Hey Andrew,
First, let me say how your post struck me as being very Aristotelian as it focused on the mean or middle way as the best way to achieve the desired result (a dating relationship). Although in some circumstances it might seem like an extreme is the best way to go, chances are you're in an out of control situation and you need to regain control, i.e. look for some moderation in your approach to the situation.
That being said, you never did really explain what the moderate or middle way would look like. I know that you want to continue on this theme in your part II, but I just thought it would have been nice to have a bit of a description. Thanks for leaving me on a cliff-hanger!
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