It is 95 degrees outside, yo, and I need to cool off...so I'm gonna' vent.
I was walking down 57th Street past a group of men in shirtsleeves. One leaned to his buddy as I passed and said "Aw man...I wish I wasn't married."
You know what, buddy? So does your wife.
Fuck you asshole. Sure, you're on a business trip and out with your buddies and a busty blonde in heels walks by and you wish you could take back your vows so you can take me back to your hotel room instead. What did you think I would say if that had been a real proposition? "Ooh yeah, sales guy from the Midwest. That's awesome. Let's go have wild crazy handcuffed lubed up sweaty sex. I'll leave my heels on and you just sit there like a bad little boy and humiliate yourself...your wife...and probably your kids."
Once, the night before the wedding of one of my best friends, I overheard one of the groomsmen say "Alright, men...let's go out and cheat on our wives."
There was a time not so long ago when I said boo to marriage. Then I met my boyfriend and changed my mind. I wanted to get married to him. Now I am single again and find myself right back where I started. And I have a question...
What the fuck is wrong with you guys???
Who the hell do you think you are? I don't want to hear any any lame ass excuses about DNA hunting-and-gathering bullshit. We've caught up to you. Women are every bit as capable now as you of taking care of ourselves and our families. So evolve already. We are.
I know there are nice guys out there. But the only people who really know that are their wives or their gay lovers. Even homless dudes - who may mean to be complimentary but still manage to come off as sleazy - can't see past a woman's legs. Maybe it's just their vantage point, but still.
So if there are nice guys out there...stand up. Show yourselves. Tell your buddies to fuck off or challenge them to say that shit IN FRONT of their wives. Don't let the assholes win. Because they sully the name of all your species.
And if you are an asshole...grow the eff up already. Stop trying to be cool.
Trust me. It's not working.
8 comments:
Chill out!! It may have been an innocent comment & there is ZERO harm in looking...married or not!! You need to get off your high horse & relax!
totally agree with you, al. anon, you are the one who needs to chill. i don't think it was the "looking" that was the point - it was the crude comments.
*ding ding ding* And not just a crude comment. He could have said anything, but chose to disparage his wife and marriage.
I'm just sayin...
I agree with you, Allison. I am a guy and I witness this sort of behavior all the time.
I particularly liked the part where you say, "What did you think I would say. . .?"
I have no idea of how I ended up here, reading this blog, but I saw this and had to comment. Well, chose to anyway.
The same dudes you see acting all piggy are the same ones who eventually end up all snotty and blubbery asking "Why? Why did she leave? Woe is me!"
My wife and I are both flirty. It feels good to be flirted with. But we have boundaries. We are not "swingers" and we don't play the field. We've been together for almost 20 years now and she is still the hottest chick I have ever known.
And we laugh together. A LOT.
Hey, Keith...thank you for your comments. Do you have a blog? You should. Sounds like your journey has been long and kinda dramatic (not judging, it just is), and perhaps personal and private. But MAN you have a story to tell.
In any event, thank you for being a good husband. I don't delude myself into thinking that marriage is always perfect, but in the end, if you make each other laugh - and for 20 YEARS WOW - that is good enough.
Thank you, Allison!
I have thought about blogging, but I am still too paranoid. Too much of what I have to say, if connected back to me, could end everything from marriages and careers to lives and limbs!
Ok, that could be an exageration, but not by much. And I don't want to present myself as "Super Hubby." Part of what I am afraid of with regard to blogging would be my wife finding out how much and how often I put our safety and property at risk out of sheer selfishness and stupidity. She is the hero of our tale.
Besides, I don't want to dwell too much on the past. One of the things I have learned is how easy it is to glamorize all the sickness and bullshit. And I don't feel like I have my shit together enough yet to have much to say about the present. For now I am getting a lot out of following the advice and examples of some of the people who have come into my life. I guess that is why I am drawn to your blog. You seem to have that bodhisattva air about you!
Nam myoho renge kyo, baby!
If I decide to write a blog, though, I'll let you know. Better yet, I'll ask for advice..
Keith...thank you.
And point taken about a blog of your own. But please do come back here often.
Namaste.
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