DRUM ROLL PLEASE ... I am announcing the winner and runner-up of the “Worst thing a guy ever said to me”Contest. And there were so many good (that is bad) entries … it was not an easy choice.
THE SEARCH FOR MR. ADEQUATE
9/8/06
By Susan Silver
Yes, sad to say a lot of women have had really icky things said to them!
But they can still laugh about them. Now. And the guys who said them … well they are no doubt history.
So Guys … here is a tip. If you are thinking something bad about your date, girlfriend, friend-friend, wife … keep it to yourself. Especially before/during/after sex! If you ever want to have it again with them.
I know honesty is great, and I believe in it. But use the edit button when it is only going to make her feel bad, fat, old, dull, unsexy, fat … yes that was a reoccurring theme … or any other negative feeling that doesn’t need to be articulated unsolicited.
And that probably goes even when asked the now clichéd question: “Honey, does this make my tush look fat?”
So here is the winner … and I chose it because it was so common an occurrence, stated in many forms. And it deals with AGE! Worse than weight, worse than maybe even doubting one’s sex appeal, age is a killer. Yes, yes,sixty is the new forty etc. but no woman relishes the aging process. And come to think of it, I don’t know a hell of a lot of guys who do either.
Several women wrote about experiences when guys wistfully wished they’d known them earlier … to put it kindly. But this one, this one blows the mind, takes the cake, wins the prize!
S.A. writes:
“I don’t know why I remember this so distinctly, but it obviously made a big impression on me. I had spent the day chumming around NYC with a guy who was a class behind me in law school and several years younger.
We ended up back at my apartment. We were chatting, sitting across from each other on the floor. He reached for my face and, because I had at least moderate designs on him, I thought,”Oh boy, here it comes!”
He put a thumb above each of my eyebrows and lifted. I asked, “What are you doing?”
He said, “I just wanted to see what you looked like when you were young.”
She was in her late 20’s, folks! Who the hell was he? The guy who confessed to killing Jon Benet? What did he mean “young?” Twelve?
Runner Up:
Now this one just struck me as really funny. Granted, some of you gals might not mind it. If you’re into this kind of thing. (Note: I am not.)
B.P. writes:
A guy I knew for ages was after me, just to have sex, it turned out. But once we were in bed, he yelled out (at that moment, I assume)
“Have an orgasm, bitch!”
Yeah. No thanks.
But thanks to all the entries.
Now guys … it’s your turn. Anything a woman has said to you that turned you off, shut you down, you know what I’m getting at. But not just at the time of sex. Anything that a woman should not say if she wants to see you again.
You have two weeks to email me at susan@newyorksocialdiary.com.
I won’t use your name. Even if you want me to!
Come on a my house
This week I had a small dinner party for some friends that I’ve owed. I used to have a big cocktail party every year, but lately haven’t done it.
I forgot how much I do like to entertain. Though I am limited to a few menus, I actually enjoy cooking too. But I must confess … I did not use the good china and crystal, as I was also the one doing the cleaning up!
And thank god for dishwashers, but good stuff really shouldn’t go in them.
I love my condo, which looks especially cozy at night, warm with lots of earth tones and candles burning. Plus, as you know, finally I have the new bathroom, which I was showing off. A strange reason to entertain, but then … I’m strange, aren’t I?
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