Men of Today

Today's social commentary comes from a "girl's night outing" on Friday to the infamous sausage fest called "The Yard House - Long Beach". Traditionally, the Yard House is a higher end sports bar with really good food, so the male to female ratio is always favorable...

My partners in crime all had their own agenda for the evening. I in my typical state was looking to make my friends laugh, maybe get a free drink, and as always, to have a few funny tales to recall the next day. I think all of the members of my High Heeled Posse had some sort of man trouble, my self included. But we were there to start anew. It was the first HHP outing of the year. We were starting out the year right by following one of my cardinal rules of going out with the girls; "Always go out in even numbered groups as men tend to flock in the same number too." For sure something was bound to happen, right?

Wrong... we walked in and the place was packed. There were groups and groups of men from all walks of life. They were huddled in tight little groups like chickens in a hen house. "What the hell is this?" I thought to myself "I hope it wasn't gay night." I had the feeling that not one single dude was going to be brave enough to approach us.

I have been off the market (dating-wise) for almost 10 years, so things were done differently in my "heyday". Back then, men weren't afraid to get rejected. Men were persistent. Men had balls. Men actually talked. What the hell is going on with the men of today? The age range I'm talking about is the 30 and younger crowd, which is the same age range of my friends. I am the geezer of the group at the ripe age of 36, but my god no wonder this slightly younger generation is hopeless when it comes to romance, chivalry, and love in general.

Did the men of this generation latch on to the proverbial teet too long? Did the single mother generation ruin the men of today? Single mothers have to play all roles in the home; breadwinner, disciplinarian, janitor, cook, etc... so are these nipple-latching men a product of the single mother syndrome? Are these men so used to having a woman do everything for them, that they also expect the woman to make the first move on the dating scene?

Case in point, the only men that even bothered to talk to us that evening were a group of Thirty-something dudes. They just walked right over to our table and struck up a conversation. They bought us drinks, took pictures with us,etc. We were all laughing and joking around by the end of the night while the flocks of chickens watch at a safe distance. Once we were leaving the bar, that's when the chicken coop began to stir but it was already too late because we were on our way out the door. What is the problem here? Did the "chicken coop" wait until the liquid courage kicked in?

I want to hear from those men, ages 29 and less. Why is it so hard to approach a table of good-looking, funny, intelligent women with no signs of silicone? We only bite upon request. As long as you keep your hands to yourself and you don't behave like a pervert or an asshole, there should not be a reason to be afraid to comeover and say "Hi".

Intimidation is a mother fucker.