Crazy...continued.

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Yes men and women are all crazy. Some crazier than others. Many with their own unique mix of craziness. I think this is due to 2 things we sexes share: 1) insecurities 2) power lust.

Regarding #1. I know we women usually don't think of men as insecure - and usually we are the ones slapped with the insecurity label. But why else would my inbox be filled with daily spam encouraging me to "impress my wife" "boost male mass muscle" and various other enlargements. Aside from the fact I don't have a wife to impress and lack the testosterone to boost my muscle mass, these products wouldn't exist if there wasn't a market. Face it. We use makeup, they use viagara. We put on nice clothes, they hit the gym. We get a push-up bra, they dig into the sock drawer. And this is all before any sort of physical contact. These men are fragile creatures, I tell ya.

And now for #2. Power. The all-mighty balance, or possibly in balance. Thanks to Margaret Thatcher, Sarah Jessica Parker and others, we women are told we are now modern, confident, independent, powerful women. Men on the other hand are still considered the hunters to our gatherers. Where are we left in the modern dating world? In a power struggle of Cold War proportions. We have obvious ways of getting what we want (yes those, look up). Men also have their ways - they're not as du-I mean- straightforward as we tend to think. What happens when the guy you're dating is suddently busy or unavailable for a few days? You feel the need to check in. He's put the ball in your court without a word. You call him. Match, set, win.

But at the same time men also have to give us our space - realize we aren't wilting flowers (at least not all the time). They have a balancing act to play, at least if they are smart/kind/intelligent enough to realize that and be worth our time. Its not easy balancing this. So what does a man do? Couldn't tell ya. All I know is 'ba-du-du-du-daa...I'm lovin it.'