Women

**bloodyarts** · 14 Apr 2003, 03:50 PM

Like StriderKyo said, one of the greatest pleasures of being a man is hanging out with an attractive female friend. It makes you feel so powerful.

The downside to that is, she's just a friend, will never be more than that and you can't stop pining over her, no matter how impossible the odds.

And she knows it.

Women are awesome, though. I vote Worth It.

**spacecowboy** · 14 Apr 2003, 04:01 PM

It really depends on who she is. For me it was worth it, but I think instead of classifying this along gender lines, it should be done more on an individual basis. Sure I like women, but not all women. Some are annoying and some are overzealous, etc. The same goes for guys. I'm sure the general consensus goes that men are attracted to women and women are attracted to men, for the most part anyways. Where it begins to blur is when you narrow the field and look at each person in relation to another. I could go on for hours about this, but I won't. I've been with my girlfriend for a little over 3 years now and I think it's been one of the most worthwhile times in my life.

BTW, I see a lot of mention about attractiveness. Does this mean physical or otherwise? Regardless, I believe that being with someone based simply on attraction is foolish. There are a lot of other factors that come into play. This is why so many marriages end in divorce.

SC

**Kidnemo** · 14 Apr 2003, 04:03 PM

Women are great.

I like when they run into your house and flash you the cootare.

Sometimes I touch it quickly before they get their skirt back down.

Cootare!

**Megatron** · 14 Apr 2003, 04:04 PM

worth it

**James** · 14 Apr 2003, 04:09 PM

I'm tempted to come up with some kind of analogy between women and hardcore vertical shooters, but I'll let it slide. Probably because it's early in the day and the creative juices aren't flowing yet.

I can't really answer that question with the answers given. I want to go with option 1 but I've got too many reservations about the sheer amount of crazy bullshit way too many women can pull. I admit I'm no prize catch myself, and in fact it's a mystery to me as to why women put up with all the crap they get from men.

There's a few billion words of diatribe in here but I'm guessing 99% of them can be found in the self-help section of your local bookstore. Final short-form verdict from me- the right ones are worth anything.

James

**Hero** · 14 Apr 2003, 04:10 PM

Per individual? It depends. That's all on who you are, and who she is.

In general? Worth it. Call me gullible, but I still believe in that whole 'love' thing. No, not the 'sex' thing. The love thing.

/me taps the mic

Hello?

**Mode7** · 14 Apr 2003, 04:15 PM

Originally posted by Shakey
I don't really fit into any of the voting brackets, my personal opinion is that most women are not worth the effort. The ones that are, however, are very worth the effort. I have yet to decide whether those two balance each other out...

I think this is more or less where my opinion falls. At least in theory.

Originally posted by StriderKyo
That said it's certainly not always worth it, but life carries no guarantees, and shallow neurotics don't always have it spelled out on their foreheads. Science should do something about that.

I hear that. Enough with this curing of deadly diseases nonsense -- let's make with the accurate genetic profiling!

Per individual? It depends. That's all on who you are, and who she is.

First, such a cop-out answer.

Secondly, we're not working on a case-by-case basis, here. I would invite people to consider both the sum good and the total bad of what they've experienced (that is, not any wandering hopes for the future) and to render a verdict based on that. I know the issue isn't nearly so clean-cut or conveniently empirical, but give it a shot.

Once again, thanks for the input. I would be interested to hear more from anyone that voted "sack yourself," though.

**Hero** · 14 Apr 2003, 04:31 PM

then I wouldn't know enough from experience to say. Either no luck or bad luck, but I still believe it's worth it.

Basically, it's the same thing Shakey said; there are a lot who aren't worth it, but for those who are, it's well worth it. And that's just an idealized belief on my part.