Before any of you hear this joke in a back alley somewhere, I thought I’d tell here first. A buddy of mine who’s a pretty creative writer came up with this one yesterday. It went like this - “I was walking down the street today when I saw a sign outside a video rental shop that said the new DVD release “There Will be Blood” was available. I have heard of that movie but, I had to ask myself, “I wonder if that’s a period movie?”
I want to thank everyone for their responses. As most of you know, asking a question leads to enlightenment. Sometimes those answers confirm pre-held bias and sometimes they create new paths of thinking. The reason I asked women, primarily, about dogs is because I expected a diverse, emotional, intelligent and conversational response, which is exactly what I got. The responses from some of the men were, in some cases, angry, demeaning and unnecessary, which was a bit of a surprise and a clear separation of thought process. For me, the information garnered and learned (from both genders) was worth asking the question. In-the-end, love is a wonderful thing regardless of species.
For some dog (or for pets in general) lovers the passion really comes through sometimes, and kinda give me goose bumps. My interest has been (see comment about ex-girlfriend‘s pack order) that some women are replacing men with dogs.
Concerning the terms unconditional love and loyalty, does that mean that men, at least as far as some people (and I include perceptive men in this comment) believe that men are not trustworthy or capable of loving? Are we really jerks of that caliber? Is there no room near the top of the pack for us?
For some dog (or for pets in general) lovers the passion really comes through sometimes, and kinda give me goose bumps. My interest has been (see comment about ex-girlfriend‘s pack order) that some women are replacing men with dogs.
Concerning the terms unconditional love and loyalty, does that mean that men, at least as far as some people (and I include perceptive men in this comment) believe that men are not trustworthy or capable of loving? Are we really jerks of that caliber? Is there no room near the top of the pack for us?
Here is a short(ish) question for everyone one out there, but particularly for dog owning women. What’s the deal with dogs?
Personally, I'm not a pet owner but, over my single years (the last 8) I’ve noticed, what seems to me, and I may be wrong here, an increasing number of women putting their dogs a little bit ahead of pretty much everything else. From first dates walking the dog, to their dog taking a prominent position in their profile picture all the way to that really bad (luckily a short run) movie “Must Love Dogs” which is of course, a head line (caption etc.) we’ve all seen from time to time on websites like this one. I even had an ex-girlfriend who explained my position in our newly formed “pack” once. That order being; her, her dog, and then me (hey - I beat out the hamsters and the fish).
Anyway, I have my ideas on this subject, but I’d prefer to remain coy and leave the real answers to those who have the real answers. Any bites?
Here is a short(ish) question for everyone one out there, but particularly for dog owning women. What’s the deal with dogs?
Personally, I'm not a pet owner but, over my single years (the last 8) I’ve noticed, what seems to me, and I may be wrong here, an increasing number of women putting their dogs a little bit ahead of pretty much everything else. From first dates walking the dog, to their dog taking a prominent position in their profile picture all the way to that really bad (luckily a short run) movie “Must Love Dogs” which is of course, a head line (caption etc.) we’ve all seen from time to time on websites like this one. I even had an ex-girlfriend who explained my position in our newly formed “pack” once. That order being; her, her dog, and then me (hey - I beat out the hamsters and the fish).
Anyway, I have my ideas on this subject, but I’d prefer to remain coy and leave the real answers to those who have the real answers. Any bites?
I wonder...
Before any of you hear this joke in a back alley somewhere, I thought I’d tell here first. A buddy of mine who’s a pretty creative writer came up with this one yesterday. It went like this - “I was walking down the street today when I saw a sign outside a video rental shop that said the new DVD release “There Will be Blood” was available. I have heard of that movie but, I had to ask myself, “I wonder if that’s a period movie?”See ya