Ethan's Top Five
Frustrations Women Express about Men They've Begun to Date:
1. Men think that the
early stage of a relationship (the point at which routine sex can be
gotten with the lowest possible commitment of time, resources, and personal
energy) is a fine place for the relationship to remain indefinitely.
2. A man tends to overestimate
his importance to a woman at the moment when she asks him "to
talk about where the relationship is going." Men often assume
that the woman has fallen in love with him when in fact she might only
want some information.
3. Men overrate the
value of their affection--regardless of its quality or consistency.
That is, men always assume that a fraction of their attention is better
than none at all.
4. Men's tendency
toward outsized conceit (see #2 and #3) combined with the inability
to articulate their intentions reveals them to be the most reprehensible
of cowards. Shouldn't that grand self-conception carry with it
some responsibility for treating the relationship with candor, clarity,
and honor?
5. Men often ride along
in relationships with one hand on the door handle. This fearfulness
of momentum leads them to perform all manner of foolishness, including
dangerous stuntman-like dives out of high-speed romances as well as
more comical leaps out of relationships that have yet to leave the driveway.
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Women Express about Men They've Begun to Date
Ethan's Top Five Things Urban
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Ethan's Top Five
Guidelines to Dating within Your Urban Tribe
Ethan's Top Five Reasons Why
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(Part One)
Ethan's Top Five Reasons Why
Today's Young Adults Are Freer than any Generation in American History
(Part Two)
Ethan's Top Five Stupidest
Lines from The Rules
Ethan's Top Five Stupidest Things He Had To Read While Researching His Book
Ethan's Top Five
Ways To Introduce A New Romantic Partner To Your Tribe
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