Wise Girls

"A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left."
- Marilyn Monroe

How do we become "a wise girl"? Females certainly struggle throughout young adulthood with what exactly we are supposed to do when it comes to love and relationships. As teenagers, the general female population has a large misconception of a fairy tale ending. After a couple heartbreaks, the average gal begins to see that Prince Charming usually ends up being a jerk. Is it our fault that we fall for these losers, or should we take it upon ourselves to smarten up when it comes to love?

We get our hearts broken. Sometimes we learn our lesson and sometimes we repeat these love mistakes. Men tell us that we are needy, obsessive, jealous, and just plain crazy. So, once we discover these terrible traits that obviously do not attract men, what do we do? Well, some girls remain in their fantasy world and somehow end up finding Mr. Right just by chance. [Note: that doesn't make them lucky, it makes them naive.] As for the rest of us, we become those "wise" girls.

After being told we are needy, we learn to be laid back and not fret over you calling or texting every day. After you say we obsess over stupid stuff, we refuse to obsess at all (or at least only to our girlfriends). After being accused of being a jealous girlfriend, we learn to let things slide and find security in ourselves and our relationship. After being crazy on more than one occasion, we learn to keep ourselves in check and bite our tongue, even when we know we shouldn't. So, what reward do we get for finally becoming the perfect girl? Not a damn thing. Because guess what also comes with being wise? We become bitter, insensitive, cynical, and downright hateful sometimes toward the male population. And it's all YOUR fault, boys.

When we become wise girls, we're too smart for you now. You fellas don't want us. We become the single girls. You can't get anything past us now, so we're useless to you. We become the opposite of everything you gripe about when it comes to female behavior, and when that happens, boys decide they don't want that girl either. So, the next time one of you males falls head over heels for a female, I hope she kisses you but doesn't love you. I hope she listens to you but never believes one sorry thing out of your mouth. I hope she leaves you and breaks your heart.

This may seem bitter, insensitive, cynical, and downright hateful, but what else did you expect from a wise girl? Pun clearly intended.

-ldw