Skip to main content

AIN'T THAT A MAN'S JOB?

"If you like that dude, why don't you just gone head and tell him?" First of all, no thank you. Secondly, what do I look like putting myself out there like that? I mean, I'm a lady. I sit back and let them come to me if they choose to do so. Plus, I'm really awkward sometimes and I never know what to do with my hands. Now, if I mess around and my hands accidentally grab his booty, I'm wrong. Ya'll, I don't have time for no sexy dude to be mad at me.

You may often hear me talk about my awkwardness and shyness throughout my posts, but I don't think you really understand where I'm coming from. Let me explain. Number one, it's very rare that I have a crush on someone. I've mentioned this before in a previous blog (See "Crushes Suck"). Reason being, I have a short attention span. Any attractive man can catch my eye, but it takes a great personality, intelligence, good conversation and a list of other characteristics to keep my attention. Sir, your chest muscles are nice, but those are not going to cheer me up after a bad day. Well, maybe they will, but it will eventually get old and fade if there is nothing else to go with it. I'm not very easily impressed. Unless you can rub your belly and pat your head at the same time, that's pretty awesome. But can you pat your belly and rub your head at the same time too? Didn't think so.

Just Kidding.

My thing is, what ever happened to the men stepping up? Why are the brothas so shy these days? What happened to the masculinity that I love so much about men? I mean, we have women getting down on one knee asking for a man's hand in marriage. Bruh. I can't deal. I feel like so many men have gotten used to women throwing themselves at them, they may figure, "Why bother". Why go through the anxiety of actually trying to pursue a woman, when you have so many other options?

 I know what you're thinking, "Brit, it's 2015, get with it." But I'm sorry ya'll, I can't get with that. In my opinion, that's taking all of the fun out of being the woman. You miss out on being sought out and pursued by him and eventually getting that surprise proposal that you have been looking forward to. Can't we just leave some things to our men? Because I know one thing, Britney Douglas is not getting on nan one of these knees and asking NO man to spend the rest of his life with me. Hell, ya'll know I had that knee surgery when I was little and the screws are still in there. My knees aren't even in that type of condition to be doing all of that.

I've had this conversation over and over again with my male friends, female friends, mother, brother, co-workers, you name it. A lot of them say the same thing, "What if some men are afraid of rejection? What's wrong with a woman stepping up?" I mean don't most men have that "bounce back from rejection" gene in them? Don't ya'll come in this world ready to change tires, lift heavy stuff and approach women? Like we come in this world with the ability to have babies, grow boobs, and make delicious cupcakes. I mean dang, ya'll just want us to do all the work huh? By the way, I do make some good cupcakes.

Guys, don't get me wrong, I'm not caught up in gender roles. I'm not gonna sit up here and tell you that a woman belongs at home in the kitchen and taking care of the babies and a man should be out winning the bread. It's not about that. I`m just all about the old school when it comes to courtship. I get it. Some women are just more aggressive, I can live with that. But I can't compete with it. Unless he's already mine, then I might have to put you in a quick little choke hold. Especially if he got good credit. Sorry sis.

The moral of the story is, I'm too shy to talk to to dudes. If ya'll need me, I'll be over here liking pictures from 600 weeks ago and sketching out my wedding dress.

-BRIT

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

BUILDING SEASON

"Ok. But, when?" Aight so boom, last week we discussed being in a season of waiting. Now, waiting doesn't mean sitting there and doing absolutely nothing. When you're waiting in the doctor's office, do you just stare at the ceiling? No, you're either reading the magazines they provide, scrolling through your phone, or thinking about your next move. Watch how I'm bout to hit ya'll with this metaphor... Photo: My Mama If you are occupying your waiting time while in the doctor's office, why not apply that same concept to your everyday life and BUILD on your dreams while you wait. God is the doctor. While you're in his waiting room, you need to be thinking about your next move. Did ya'll like that or was that too much? Sorry. The black church is jumping out of me. In honor of 314 day, I'm going to give ya'll a quick peek into my BUILDING SEASON in that waiting room in St. Louis:  Ya'll know this story. About the ti...

SHIFT YOUR ENERGY

"Get ready for a shift." Aight so boom... I used to think that only crazy, unfortunate things happened to me . Like, I was the only one to be chubby and teased as a child, I was the only clumsy kid who dropped everything, I never really won anything, I was the only one in the world who tried to make a mother's day spread and it end up being too salty to eat. At one point, I started calling myself "Bad Luck Brit". Whatever energy you put out comes back to you. Photo: Sierra Campbell Because of those experiences, I went through most of life almost always expecting things to turn out for the worst. I mean, I would think of the most horrible case scenario for every situation. Me: *Gets a new job* Also, Me: "Watch, I'm gone get fired for this pink hair and nose ring." Me: *Meets a nice man* Also, Me: "Watch, he gone have a secret relationship, a hidden baby and commitment issues." See what I'm saying? There...

I'M HELLA BORED: CHANGE OF HABITS

"Ugh, I'm bored." Hey ya'll! Welcome to 2019! I'm so glad that you decided to bring me with you instead of leaving me in the old year with all the people you hate. I know it's the top of the year and most of us are already a few days into our new diet plans. We cold. We mean. And we hungry. But, if you want to see change, you have to make a change, right? Photo: My Mama Change is the one thing that is consistent in our lives. Nothing ever stays the same. For the month of January, I'll be talking to you all about CHANGE . Which can mean a lot of different things for a lot of people. For me, this first week of 2019, it meant boredom . Before Christmas, I promised myself that after I finished my last blog post, I was taking some time to myself. Now, if ya'll follow me on social media, you know I go hard with the self promotion. I'm in ya'll face every. damn. day. And it ain't nothing you can do to stop me because I feel like I ha...