Guys don't stand a chance...

After sitting for the best part of 10 hours of my day watching Pride and Prejudice and similar films I came to the probably unrevolutionary conclusion that in this life, in this age...guys have it tough and guys don't stand a chance!!

We, (woman kind) have ideals and the chick flick industry and fantastic writers like Jane Austen capture those ideals and give them to us on a platter of literary or indeed film genius. The kind of thing that gets all women eating chocolate and wishing their lives were more like that of Elizabeth Bennet, but instead end up having the life more similar to Bridget Jones.

I recall so many conversations that I've had with my father, complaining about "why hasn't he said this?" and "why on earth did he do this?" and "doesn't he understand?" And so many times my father looks at me with a serious face and says "We're men. We're not supposed to get it right." Or along similar lines, to be honest mostly the answer is a simple "We're men" and yeah, he's got a point, how are guys meant to live up to the ideals that women paint.

Jane Austen has got it down to a tee, and that's why I love her books, it's what every (unfeminist) girl loves, the dream of being swept of her feet and having someone fight for you against all the odds, but in the real world...it's just not always realistic. Too often I probably have fallen subject to the delusion theory that one day I will be like Elizabeth Bennet...marry a rich handsome Mr Darcy!! But there comes a point in one's life where you have to look realistically and reassess things.

I've seen all 3 of my brothers struggle at times with women (we're complicated creatures) and they always will. (They're men!) But I'm fed up of idealising how it's all going to be, I'm sure he'll try his best and at the end of the day, no woman ever makes it easy for a man. Ok, so I may be being far too severe on my own sex and far too patronising to the opposite. But I think it is time then we gave men a break, trust me you won't hear this again. But for the moment while my temperature is up and I can blame it on illness there it is...women need to stop idealising and make it easier for guys.

BUT I will say this-there's nothing wrong with a challenge and fighting for us(not to be seen as merely a challenge), being too easy and just letting go of all inhibitions...just not good. I guess I'm not being altogether very coherent and most probably contradictory but "I'm a woman...you're not meant to understand!!".

I just think it's time we see what my father's wise words mean...

"We're just men."-that says it all ;)