Yes, some women do behave like needy, weak and defenseless creatures, and yes, society has conditioned them to depend on men financially- a role that not a few women accept as their due.  And that's their decision, of course, but they should not be surprised when, having failed to assume the full responsibilities of adulthood, their breadwinners treat them as the dependents that they are.

In the great game of dating, women trade on sex, while men trade on security. Both lie.

Women lie about sex by implication.  Expensive dinners and months of emotional babysitting are like an extended internship without pay, at the end of which sex might possibly happen, but often doesn't.  When women fail to live up to their end of the deal, we don't usually call them liars because the terms of the contract are never made explicit.

Men lie about security, and they do so in the open.  Oh yeah baby, I'm an airline pilot, a doctor, a lawyer.  I'll take care of you, I'll watch over you and carry you through life in my big strong arms.  Stick with me, sweety-pie, and your feet need never touch the ground.

If you look at relationships in economic terms, men are out their killing themselves for a slim chance at a very small reward.  Is it any wonder, then, that we sometimes lie, just as you do?  And are our lies really any worse  simply because we lie with our tongues, while women lie with their eyes?

Think about that the next time you eat and run, or trick some poor sap in the Netherlands into buying you a new pair of shoes, just because you can.

by ChangwaSteve on 01/23/2009 10:14:04 PM EST