Annoying tendencies to avoid
David Nelligan, Staff Writer
Issue date: 11/20/09 Section: Opinion
Hopefully by now you have been following a long with the Battle of the Sexes articles between me and the lovely Ms. Durkin as we try to discuss the grey areas of dating in college. This week I am taking the time to help out the females on campus by explaining to them the little things they can avoid doing to help them keep their men.
In all relationships both people are at fault for little annoying tendencies and habits, so I would like to take a look at the main ones girls should steer clear of to keep from scaring off their guys.
The first is a question that girls always seem to ask, usually when lying in bed or watching television: "What are you thinking about?" The problem is not necessarily with the question, but with the reaction to the guy's response. If the guy does not say something cute and sweet like, "I am just thinking of you" and instead says what he is actually thinking about like how on Earth Tom Brady threw to Kevin Faulk when Wes Welker was wide open on fourth and one in last week's game against the Colts, do not get upset. In fact, be happy that he is actually being honest with you because if the guy is physically with you, then he does not need to be thinking about you.
The next tip is, do not talk about your ex-boyfriends. We do not want to hear about them what-so-ever. Unless you are talking negatively about them or say something like, "You are better than all of my exes in every way, shape, and form", do not bring them up. If you need to tell a story and your ex has something to do with it, somehow be creative, and leave him out of it. It does not matter how secure your guy says he is, or gives that excuse, "well you're with me now, so he's the loser, and I don't care"; we all care, and none of us want to hear about them.
My third tip is about keeping equal time with each-other's friends. It always seems to work out that a couple hangs out with the girl's friends much more than the guy's friends. This is completely not fair to the guy who probably has to endure listening to a bunch of gossip and other topics that he just does not care about. However, this would be fine if the girls had to endure listening to conversations such as sports and video games just as much, but that is never the case. For a relationship to work there has to be balance on both ends.
In all relationships both people are at fault for little annoying tendencies and habits, so I would like to take a look at the main ones girls should steer clear of to keep from scaring off their guys.
The first is a question that girls always seem to ask, usually when lying in bed or watching television: "What are you thinking about?" The problem is not necessarily with the question, but with the reaction to the guy's response. If the guy does not say something cute and sweet like, "I am just thinking of you" and instead says what he is actually thinking about like how on Earth Tom Brady threw to Kevin Faulk when Wes Welker was wide open on fourth and one in last week's game against the Colts, do not get upset. In fact, be happy that he is actually being honest with you because if the guy is physically with you, then he does not need to be thinking about you.
The next tip is, do not talk about your ex-boyfriends. We do not want to hear about them what-so-ever. Unless you are talking negatively about them or say something like, "You are better than all of my exes in every way, shape, and form", do not bring them up. If you need to tell a story and your ex has something to do with it, somehow be creative, and leave him out of it. It does not matter how secure your guy says he is, or gives that excuse, "well you're with me now, so he's the loser, and I don't care"; we all care, and none of us want to hear about them.
My third tip is about keeping equal time with each-other's friends. It always seems to work out that a couple hangs out with the girl's friends much more than the guy's friends. This is completely not fair to the guy who probably has to endure listening to a bunch of gossip and other topics that he just does not care about. However, this would be fine if the girls had to endure listening to conversations such as sports and video games just as much, but that is never the case. For a relationship to work there has to be balance on both ends.
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