Attention Whore

"Women will listen to every single genre of music, only so when they meet a guy who says they're into it they can spout off two or three names in the field."

I had a friend say that tonight while we sat on the outskirts of a poorly planned party. His reasoning could have been derived from year'’s experience, but I think it was more of an attack on our hostess. When she put her iPod on, some of the worst music from time forgotten started playing.

Do a mental checklist of the horrible songs you wish you forgot. Aqua - Barbie Girl? Check. Hoku - Another Dumb Blond? Probably somewhere in there. And I know I heard Love Shack come screeching out of the speakers, because some girl-like man thing started to dance to it like her face wasn't hideous. Is everyone else fed up with that song, or am I the only one?

Back to my friend's statement, which I gather was part of a larger indictment, is that certain women can be attention whores. I'm sure if he had the time, he would have explained to me that it doesn't matter if it's positive or negative attention, just as long as its directed towards her. For that, I'd agree with him and say they'd upset you just as soon as they would smile at you. After all, the desired response is your 100% undivided attention.

But as for the rest of his reasoning, well, I can't say I'd back his statement. It makes a number of claims I don't think I see any logic in, like:
1.) Only males can appreciate music.
2.) Females may only use music as a tool for mating.
3.) That somewhere out there is a cache of women listening to polka, in hopes the man of their dreams bychance listens to it.

I will agree with his version of the attention whore theory, mainly because I got to see it occur while we sat together. Finding faults in other people is always more fun with an audience. [prggrz] See if you can follow the bouncing Betty:

Girl comes in with guy, they sit down together. Dog comes to play with guy. Guy becomes enamored with dog. Girl starts to play with dog too. Dog, nor guy, care. Girl stands up to dance. Guy doesn't notice. Girl plays beer pong. Guy rolls around with dog on dirty carpet. Girl ties her shirt off at the waist to show her stomach. Now he's jealous and everyone else is fixated.

So why is this important enough to tell you? After all, I did visit a biohazard containment area today - that could've made a better story.

It just seems that many people we know have become charmed by themselves, and have forced themselves and others into a position where they have to receive some idol worship to get by. The attention calling is just another way of seeking approval or security. Call it fishing for compliments or what you wish, a relationship that hinders on reassurance might as well revolve around sex, because someone i’s eventually going to get tired.

When you a’re constantly fighting and making up -– or fornicating -– there will come a time when one of you gives up, and youÂ’re left with what was always there. An attention whore is that someone who knows that truth, and is doing anything to not have to face it.

My advice is to stay single until rapture, because you'’d be settling at this age anyway.

Reminders for class: I bash on women in these posts because they a’re more complex than men. Men are simple. We drink, we lie, we cheat, we die. I mean, Jesus, we'’ll never have something as interesting and complex as a period. So I'll talk about women until I'm blue in the face because women are infinetly more engaging.