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Wednesday, May 02, 2007


The "I-didn't-get-a-ring-by-spring" support group

As I was walking down the hall a few days ago, I saw a sign shown above.

I was on the phone with my boyfriend at the time and broke into a fit of laughter over this joke.

Unfortunately, it was not a joke. There are three more varieties of this sign. This was a serious campus event, and it reflects a serious campus problem.

Many young women come to the Grove with the sole purpose of finding a husband. For many, this $16k a year dating service has failed. They have student loans, no transferable skills (other than cooking and cleaning), and no desire to work.

On the flip side, there are many successful young women who are driven and don't have time for a boyfriend. I'm not talking about these great ladies.

I've talked to several of my senior guy friends about why they didn't give anyone a ring by spring. Their answer--"All the girls who aren't bitches either got taken freshman year or are too busy for a relationship."

Apparently, these desparate women, who are definitely not too busy for a relationship, feel that the best way to get a husband is by being mean to guys. Unskilled in the arts of fliration, unblessed with the gift of charm, and undisputably homely, many of these women consider themselves to be such a prize that they don't even have to try with the opposite sex.

Personally, I've never had any trouble finding a boyfriend. It's not because I am exceptionally pretty (I'm not), and it's definitely not becuase I'm really cool (after all, I'm an engineer). Instead, I work hard to be nice to people (at least in person, if not on this blog), and I'm generally bubbly.

All it takes is a little personality. Perhaps, this support group will help these "desparatas" to find some personality, and at the very least, there will be snacks. :)

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