(As I mentioned Friday, I’m a guest at The Sisterwives today, where I’ve been asked to provide a man’s perspective on Valentine’s Day because — not to brag — but I’ve been called “a master of romance.” Or so I’ve been told while standing in front of my mirror…)
Since the dawn of time, man has feared Valentine’s Day. I’m a journalist, so you can trust my facts on this. And because I’m a man, you can also trust me when I tell you our fear isn’t because we don’t want to express feelings of love and romance; it’s because we are afraid of looking stupid while doing so.
This fear has been documented as far back as prehistoric times, in a pair of cave drawings paleontologists say depicts a caveman named “Glork” trying to court a cavewoman.
Image one: To demonstrate his masculinity and win a cavewoman’s affections, Glork fights a saber-toothed lion
Image two: Glork is eaten
Millions of years later, though the risk of being eaten by a large predator is relatively low (not counting cougar attacks), men still fear that their attempt to express love could lead to a fate worse than death: Embarrassment. (continue reading at Sisterwives!)
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Clicking over now, Ned.
See you there.
Great! But please knock first…
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I jumped on over, well not like real jumping, that I can’t do.
Jump, roll, skip, take a taxi…just come on over, Catherine 😉
Great post, Ned. I’ve linked it to The Write Stuff, and tweeted it, as well. No one should miss it, especially those of the male persuasion. BTW, Valentine’s Day is our 29th wedding anniversary! Well, not yours and mine, of course. That’s just silly. 😀 But my husband, Mark, and I have somehow managed to find ourselves still stuck with each other for all this time. Amazing, especially considering neither of us is easy to live with. I guess that means it’s true love. 😉
Thanks, Marcia! And congratulations on your anniversary this Saturday. By the way, I’m sure you and I must have SOME kind of anniversary coming up! 😉
🙂 again.
Caught this action over on Sisterwives! Great post! Trying to figure out the midget thing though!! LOL! 😉
Thanks, Courtney!
As for the midget thing, it’s probably best not to think about it too much… 😉
I gotta show this post to Mr. Gibber. The only thing I’m worried about if I do is that I’ll suddenly have midgets showing up at my door..
That’s a risk worth taking.
Uh, probably…
Yeah probably…
Cougars are a threat!!
I’m 48 and happily married; cougars can’t even pick up my scent!
You’re right of course, men do all kinds of foolish things especially if it will get them sex or permission to watch a football game while your wife slaves away in the other room! Men just need to allow themselves the permission to CONTINUE doing foolish things when it comes to showing a woman how much you love her!
I can’t disagree with that; “foolishness” is one of the purest forms of love’s expression 😉