Free Write- Stan Anderson, You Better Read This!

A while ago during P.E, Stan and I were having an interesting conversation. Out of those many topics that we were discussing, this one emerged and struck me the most: the fascination of how it’s easier for girls to get guys than for guys to get the girls.

According to Stan, “Girls have it so easy, dude! All the girls have to do is show off a little bit and that’s it. Guys have to work hard to get the girls!”

In some weird way, I agree and disagree with Stan’s epiphany, as he calls it. He did make some good points, but there are still ways in which he is wrong.

I agree because in the society we live in, it is rare for a girl to go up to a guy and ask them out. Girls are used to being approached by the guys and asked out. Guys do have to work hard. They are the ones who have to work up the nerve to even go up to the girls that they like and have the guts to ask them out. Even if most guys will disagree with me, they do stress over this process. There are guys out there who are very arrogant and they just get the girls out there, but other guys are timid and they are the ones who will most likely have it hard to get the girl they want. So if we really take a close look at modern day society, especially high school, we will see that ‘getting girls’ is a tough thing to do for some guys.

At the same time, I have to disagree with my conversation with Stan. Girls have to have it hard too. We are the ones who have to work hard to look nice in order for us to get noticed by the guys that we like. We take time out of our daily lives stressing over our appearances. It takes an hour or more to get ready. We have to deal with the clothes we wear, the shoes that match the outfit, the make-up, the hair, etc. We always have in mind that we have to look good for the guys and it is stressful for us if the guy that we like likes someone else. Stan says that all we have to do is show off our assets a little bit and that’s it, but in reality, it is so much harder than just that.

I guess I have to say that both guys and girls have it hard since there is that factor of rejection. Guys are scared to ask out the girl that they want and get rejected. As for the girls, they are scared that if they are the bold who do ask the guys out, that they will be rejected as well.