dating advice from Chemayn

On the drive to Tucson to my brother Eric’s house I talked to Crit (sister) and Chemayn (her co-worker). I have spent the last few Christmas’ with them and enjoyed talking as I drove through the desert. Chemayn had some especially poignant theories about dating as well as the probability of me finding a man in the desert. Her best quotes were…
“You can only expect to find a man with the grade level maturity of a 6th grader. Maybe a 9th grader. But really a man just needs to know how to go home and to work. They don’t progress from more than that.”
“Men are like barnacles on a whale. They just hang on. That’s all they really need to do. Then you just choose the one that hangs on the longest.” I asked if it was at least a symbiotic relationship, as I would benefit from a good barnacle. She said, “You get a nice looking place, and someone who hangs on. That’s all you can expect from a barnacle with a 6th grade level of functioning.”
I was laughing as I drove through the desert and into Phoenix. I also told her she needed to author a book. A “He’s Just Not That Into You” type of relationship workbook for women. Chemayn would do it, but her audience would be women who are looking to be in a relationship with other women, not with men. So I take her advice and mold it to my own needs and desires for a heterosexual relationship.
I can however debunk all her views with one example of a good man. And I know quite a few good men. First, my dad and brothers. Second, just last night my friend Michael contacted me to see if I had arrived in Tucson safely! I was glad to have him show an interest in my safety. The thoughts and actions of a few good men seem to equalize all the negative publicity that American males get these days. I love a good man!!