Dude, dating is hard. That's probably why I don't do it.
t'd be difficult to write without more than occasionally dipping my toes in hypocrisy.
I was being a little tongue-in-cheek, but I also wouldn't mind more books about relationships that don't go like this:
In the opening scene of Amy Sohn's Prospect Park West, Rebecca, a Park Slope mother, masturbates to a Roman Polanski film while her baby naps. When the batteries in her vibrator die, she has to make “a Sophie's choice,” her orgasm or her daughter's sleep. She replaces the batteries with the ones from her daughter's mobile—and the child promptly wakes up crying.
It was only a little harsh when it was said, it certainly was not said to be cruel. And really, it's not wrong. Let's think about the population and me:
people who want a trophy mate - no
people who want their own kids - no
people who want to go out a lot/travel a lot - no
people who want a quiet unassuming wife - no
people who have a problem with church - no
people who have a problem with inter-racial families - no
people who have a problem with marriage - no
and I am not even one of those list people - that's just stuff that has come up on actual dates.
If she feels that way about her baby, then what is she doing living in Park Slope?
If she feels that way about her baby, then what is she doing living in Park Slope?
When someone linked that review, I got stuck on ROMAN POLANSKI?! I have zero desire to read about a woman who's "too sophisticated" for porn and would rather not have an orgasm if it means touching her own girl parts.
Then I concluded that this novel needed to die in a fire.
But when push comes to shove, each one of us is going to be a good match with only a small minority of the population.
I know I'm an acquired taste...that still doesn't mean I'm not hoping for somebody to acquire it.
Is there a real woman not completely skeeved by RP? Maybe I'm biased.
ngultrum!
Sorry, I was just trying to remember the name of a currency and it just came to me.
