I have lots of female friends who talk around me quite freely. Yes, I’m straight and yes, men and women can be just friends. Really.

Not much about women talking with each other rankles me. Except giggling and one type of comment that goes along the lines of; “I ran into the hottest guy at the store yesterday and I was wearing work-out clothes, my hair was in a pony-tail and I wasn’t wearing makeup. I was mortified.”

Wow. That kind of thing sends me through the roof.

Not only are you saying you are incredibly insecure about who you are, but you are saying men are really that shallow. We’re not. A woman with confidence and inner sex-appeal can make sweaty pony-tails and workout clothes just as sexy as a little black dress, heels and makeup. In fact — and I don’t reveal this often — the former is just a wee bit sexier.* If you have to rely on the packaging to sell, you deserve the kind of customer who is attracted to that. And you may not complain when he is disappointed after the wrapping is gone.

Invest in books, brains and a solid soul. Regardless of what you wrap yourself in, these will always shine more brightly.

And I lied; two more things bother me.
Talk about women being better than men as a fact of gender and women who use sex as a reward. One is a lie weak women tell themselves and the other is just a dreadful character flaw.

*It’s in the eyes.. always. You can’t fake eyes.