Jumbled Thoughts

mini-rant
Since nothing really eventful happened today, I thought it would be a good time to actually have a post relating to my journal's title (Jumbled Thoughts) on something I read recentally. Going through away messages like I usually do at least once a day, I saw a link in Chris' profile that kind of intrigued me. He had a link to a mini-rant by a college student somewhere titled "Ode to the Nice Guys". It starts out with a few paragraphs describing the kind of guys who the essay is dedicated to. I must say the descriptions listed really hit the nail on the head for all of us labled as nice guys. I know that I can say that I have in been in or something closely similar to the majority of situations and such listed. It then goes on describing the issue about us never getting credit where it's due or any kind of benefits, and lists trends that this girl has seen of excuses that others use when rejecting a nice guy. She then claims that the nice guy finishes last theory doesn't last forever, saying that girls are starting to grow out of this way and start dating the nice guys, and that it's tricky to find these girls, even moreso ones that are single. She then ends off basically saying that the world needs guys like us, that we have credibility in society and that our well deserved awards are coming.

Well, I kinda have to ask, where does she see this trend starting to wind down? Around here, I have yet to see much difference, and for myself, I have seen NO difference. 21+ years I have been through most of the things the author has listed and I can count the amount of dates I've had on one hand, and can't count the girlfriends since none have existed yet, and I don't see any of that changing yet. I'm getting pretty tired of it, though I know there's nothing I can do about it. I do know in the back of my mind that I'll be really happy when I finally find that someone, but now and then I get tired of waiting and being single and all. So I really do hope that the author seeing the trend stopping is true and spreads, as a nice guy myself I know I've grown tired of it, and even if I wanted to (which I never have or will) I couldn't stop being one to change things. Such is the fate of all of us out there.

I dunno, I guess I'm in one of my lonely states right now, though that essay did spark something in me to type this up. I'll probably be out of it within the next few days. ^^;;;

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