Sunday, May 27, 2007

worth of a woman: not contained in any single-paged writing

i found this on our cap1 part-timers yg...


To All the Meantime Girls

She's the one you call when you're bored because she makes you laugh.
She's the one you talk to when you're feeling down because she's willing to lend an ear and be a friend.
She's not the one you call when you need
a date to your company's Christmas party, or to go dancing with on a Saturday night.
She's the one you spend time with
between girlfriends, before you find "The One".
You know, the one who you keep around in the
meantime.
She's not one of the guys, not a tomboy, but you
don't look at her as a "real" woman, either.
She's not bitchy enough, moody enough, or sexy
enough to be seen in that light.
She's too laid-back, too easily amused
by the same things your male buddies are amused by. She's too understanding, too comfortable - she doesn't make you feel nervous or excited the way a "real" woman does.
But she's cool, and nice, and funny, and attractive enough that when you're lonely or need intimate female companionship, she'll do
just fine.
You don't have to wine and dine her because she
knows the real you already, and you don't have any facades to keep up, no pretenses to preserve.
You're not trying to get anything of substance out of her.
She's not easy, but you know that she cares about you and is attracted to you, and
that she'll give you the intimacy you need. And you know you don't have to explain yourself or the situation, that she'll be able to cope with
the fact that this isn't the beginning of a
relationship or that there's any possibility that you have any real romantic feelings for her.
It won't bother her that you'll get up in the morning, put on your pants, say goodbye, and go on a date with the woman you've been mooning over for weeks who finally agreed to go out with you.
She'll settle for a goodbye hug and a promise to call her and tell her how the date went.
She's just so cool . . . why can't all women be like
that?!
But deep down, if you really think about it (which
you probably don't because to you, the situation between the two of you isn't important
enough to merit any real thought), you know that
it's really not fair.
You know that although she would never say it, it
hurts her to know that despite all her good points and all the fun you two have, you don't
think she's good enough to spend any real time
with.
Sure, it's mostly her fault, because she doesn't
have to give in to your needs - she could play the hard-to-get bitch like the rest of them do,
if she really wanted to. But you and she both know that she probably couldn't pull it off. Maybe she's too short, or a little overweight, or
has a big birthmark on her forehead, or works at Jollibee.
Whatever the reason, somehow life has given her a lot of really great qualities but
has left out the ones that men want (or think they want) in a woman.
So she remains forever the funny friend, the steadfast companion, the secret lover, and you go on searching for your goddess who will somehow
be everything you ever wanted in a woman.
You'll joke to her that she should be the best man at your wedding, and she'll laugh and make a joke about a smelly rental barong.
She doesn't captivate you with her beauty, or open doors with her smile.
Mainly she blends in with the crowd. She's safe.
She doesn't want to be
the center of attention and turn the heads of
everyone in the room. But
she wants to turn someone's head. She wants to
be special to someone,too. We all do.
She has feelings. She has a heart. In fact, she
probably has a bigger
and better heart than any woman you've ever
known because she's had a
front-row seat to The Mess That Is Your Life, and she likes you anyway.
She obviously sees something worthwhile and
redeeming in you because
although you've given her nothing, absolutely
there's no reason for her
to be with you but she still is.
Do you have a meantime girl or are you one?

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