Stark Raving Madeleine

I’ve just come back from a girls night out where despite my best efforts we talked about nothing but men. Time and time again I end up in a room of women rolling their eyes lovingly and waxing on about boys and their toys (motorcycles, guitars, skateboards…), bemoaning their inability to land a man, wailing about the lack of enough good men, belabouring their recent weirdo dates, even exchanging secrets over the best ways to lure in a man.

Is it just me, or do women spend too much time talking about men?

I’m tired of having friends who have no interests of their own other than the adopted hobbies of their current boyfriend. Interests that magically disappear when said man disappears; friends with scooters, skateboards, climbing gear, etc… now gathering dust in their garages. I’m tired of women who want a boyfriend who rides a motorcycle instead of wanting to ride a motorcycle their selves.

I’m so sick of it that honestly, I’d rather go back to the days where women sat around the kitchen table sharing recipes and child-rearing techniques. At least then we were talking about something other than men.

Don’t get me wrong I love men. I have a great affection for big strong arms and square stubbly jaw-lines. I still swoon from a great kiss from a man. BUT that said…. I’m sick to death of talking about them.

As a pitiable single woman, I endure questions upon questions about how bad I must feel about not having a permanent man. The first words out of the mouths of friends are often regarding how many dates I’ve had recently, I get advice on how I should change to be more appealing to men, I get assaulted with criticism on how I shouldn’t be so particular about what I want from a man. I wonder how many people wonder if I’m a lesbian merely because I don’t appear to have much interest in men, despite having relationships both serious and scandalous?

“Oh sure,” I hear you say, “Of course she’s a little bent out of shape about talking about men because she doesn’t have one.”

Alas, there are all too many men in my life. I really need to have friends who can go through my clothes with me and tell me what items to get rid of. I need someone who can touch up my roots with precision. I need someone to eat cheesecake with. I need someone who appreciates my new shoes. A girl needs girl friends too.

Which leads me to wonder, where are all the women who are interesting in their own right? Women who are daring, ambitious, and funny? But, most importantly, women who are happy with or without a man?

So fellow girlfriends… tell me what interesting/wild/daring/funny adventures have you been on lately?

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