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Originally Posted by Renegade
They date or "go out" to see how far they can get with the girl and be "The Man" or to gain popularity. They don't see girls as people, but more as objects. This disgusts me.
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I know
exactly what you mean. I attend an all-boys school so the muscle-flexing, misogynistic, popularity-seeking machismo is magnified a hundred times (because most of the guys, it seems, are intent on leaving absolutely no doubt that they are straight
).
I remember just the other week, one of my friends was explaining to a large group how his dad married the first girlfriend he ever had. This was greeted by much laughter, shock, and confusion.
It has become like a game: who can collect more pretty girls to add to their collection? Extra points if she's older than you. Move ten spaces forward in popularity for every time you've "made-out."
I find that I'm more similar to Barrett with regard to this situation, and agree with most of his post (though I have to say I am a conformist in other regards).
Surely, its just a phase that will disappear suddenly by itself when priorities are set straight. This is when the search for "the one" truly begins, and "love" actually becomes a factor.