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I'm a ball. I bounce around sometimes when the mood strikes, and I am fond of rolling about aimlessly just to see where people go. I'm generally spherical, although in a more 2-dimensional shot I am decidedly round. I'm not terribly heavy and while I have--on brief occasion--been accused of 'being full of hot air' it's really pretty much room temperature in there. I try not to make too many enemies but I admittedly am terrified of sharp pointy things. I have an uncanny ability to rise above the waters that try to drown me out despite my physique. Do I have a sense of humor? Of course! One cannot possibly be equally round in all directions and not have a sense of humor about it, can they? I can be a pillow for the tired or a toy for those who are tired of life. I am raised in celebration of victory and dropped with the pain of loss. I am cherished as a trophy and missed as one who got away. I'm adored by some, loved by others, and hated by few. I am the shape of the Earth, the moon, the sun, the universe beyond. I have been worshiped by countless civilizations since the dawn of time. People reach out to me because I cannot reach out to them. I am all things, and yet am so basic and elementary in shape and form that it is scarcely believable. I seek out you because I was curious. That's how I roll.
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When we look at a woman...
8 years ago
All men have a weakness, something they are not wholly immune to. We can resist these weaknesses, certainly, but there is always a temptation. This is not merely a case of 'I prefer raven-haired women' or 'I like small-breasted ones'. This is something that, when present, we are drawn to them, captivated and incapable of breaking away.
Oh, don't get me wrong, women, have the same fundamental weaknesses when they look at men, too, but men tend to obsess more than women. In a casual encounter, a man will walk away thinking that he was wanted and should pursue that interest whereas a woman may be impressed, but move on without any real connection. It's the same reason you have 100 stories about male exes that kept coming back to every 1 story about a woman who couldn't let go. It's the aggressive nature in man to take what we want, to center the world around what we believe is ours. And it surely carries over to our weaknesses as well.
I have two such weaknesses.
1. Service. A woman who presents herself in a way that denotes service, who is willing to do anything to please me will always capture my eye. It's why I fell so easily into BDSM, as the underlying need for me is to have someone who wants to prove they wish to be there with me, and will serve any role possible to show me. Service is sacred.
2. A bit of an age difference. My wife, for example, is 5.5 years younger (a bit younger than my younger sister), and I have always treasured that. Not into teenagers, but some age difference highlights her youth and forces me to prove my virility.
And if both are present? My attentions are easily turned. I'm no young man anymore, settling into 45 and I'd like to think that I still have youthful vigor and a bright outlook despite reaching middle age. (And before anyone says anything, no man in my family has ever lived past 89--I'm definitely middle aged.) My wife knows this too well, and often will playfully flirt with servers when we go out to eat, knowing that a young girl taking my order is a temptation and she has a good laugh at my expense over it. It is playful, not serious, but for me it is a serious thing.
Absent those two qualities? It's effortless for me to shoot down women left and right, because they don't hold even the most basic of qualities that I need filled in a relationship. And general service alone won't do much--I need extraordinary service to really catch my attention. But when both things are present, I am easily swayed. The waitress I had on a visit to Fort Lauderdale last year who said I resembled a comic she knew (my wife egged her on because she loves seeing me get that kind of attention.)? That waitress walked away with a 28% tip and I was happy to give that to her.
It is what men are, I suppose--we like to rely on our strengths but are hampered by our weaknesses. One wonders what women actually see in us.
Oh, don't get me wrong, women, have the same fundamental weaknesses when they look at men, too, but men tend to obsess more than women. In a casual encounter, a man will walk away thinking that he was wanted and should pursue that interest whereas a woman may be impressed, but move on without any real connection. It's the same reason you have 100 stories about male exes that kept coming back to every 1 story about a woman who couldn't let go. It's the aggressive nature in man to take what we want, to center the world around what we believe is ours. And it surely carries over to our weaknesses as well.
I have two such weaknesses.
1. Service. A woman who presents herself in a way that denotes service, who is willing to do anything to please me will always capture my eye. It's why I fell so easily into BDSM, as the underlying need for me is to have someone who wants to prove they wish to be there with me, and will serve any role possible to show me. Service is sacred.
2. A bit of an age difference. My wife, for example, is 5.5 years younger (a bit younger than my younger sister), and I have always treasured that. Not into teenagers, but some age difference highlights her youth and forces me to prove my virility.
And if both are present? My attentions are easily turned. I'm no young man anymore, settling into 45 and I'd like to think that I still have youthful vigor and a bright outlook despite reaching middle age. (And before anyone says anything, no man in my family has ever lived past 89--I'm definitely middle aged.) My wife knows this too well, and often will playfully flirt with servers when we go out to eat, knowing that a young girl taking my order is a temptation and she has a good laugh at my expense over it. It is playful, not serious, but for me it is a serious thing.
Absent those two qualities? It's effortless for me to shoot down women left and right, because they don't hold even the most basic of qualities that I need filled in a relationship. And general service alone won't do much--I need extraordinary service to really catch my attention. But when both things are present, I am easily swayed. The waitress I had on a visit to Fort Lauderdale last year who said I resembled a comic she knew (my wife egged her on because she loves seeing me get that kind of attention.)? That waitress walked away with a 28% tip and I was happy to give that to her.
It is what men are, I suppose--we like to rely on our strengths but are hampered by our weaknesses. One wonders what women actually see in us.
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