Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Straight Up

Okay, I'm watching the last 30 minutes of Big Brother that I tivo'd earlier, so I figure I can do one more entry.
I just spent like almost 2 hours on the phone talking to Casper. Y'all remember him, right? The dude with all the skeletons in his closet? Well, anyway, other than his big cemetery he has in his closet, he's actually a pretty decent guy. And by no means does that "other than" mean he's a potential for me. He's so not. We have a nice relationship, especially since he doesn't know I know about his other life. And it's not important. Hey, no judgement.
So anyway, we're talking. Having a really nice conversation, and I start thinking. What kind of person am I? Really? What is it that I desire in a guy? Don't know.
What I did conclude is that I desire honesty. Even if it means I have to hear, from the horse's mouth, that I'm "not it anymore" or that he thinks about banging his coworker every Tuesday when she wears the red dress....whatever, I want to know.
It is true that everyone can't handle the truth, but for whatever reason, I feel like I can. And when I say "handle", I simply mean that my skin is tough enough that I won't completely come out of a bag on a jigga. Why can't guys be straight up? What is it with telling people what they think they want to hear? I'd much rather a guy "hurt" me with the truth versus lie to me and I find out later. Such as life though, right?
I have found, in my twenty something years of living, that the only way a guy will be honest with you, is if you're in his "homie" category. At least first. Then there's always that chance that the lies start after certain lines are crossed.
And I'm so sure that I don't want a romantic relationship with this one guy that I know is as honest with me as he knows how to be. That's a whole different story. He has issues that I'd rather not be a part of. Honesty and all, I'll pass on that.
Guess it's my bedtime now, but man, where are the honest fellas?!

3 comments:

Saved Girl said...

I'm doing a new game...an experiment if you will with guys right now. I am starting them off as homies...(you know to break their barriers down and get them honest). If I'm interested, I keep it on the low....then later...I FLIP THE SCRIPT...let them know I'm interested and THEN we start kicking it. Its been most successful with my first object...I mean crush. I think if you do that in the beginning, they will be more honest with their 'homie' chick like you said than the dating thing in the beginning. EVERYONE puts on the good face and get on the good foot in the beginning pertaining to dating...and I honestly can't knock that hustle.

Department of Delicioiusness said...

It's been my experience (bad, lol) that I'm capable of conditioning a man's desire to be completely honest with me, by the way I've responded to other things. Men generally want our understanding, approval, and for us not to look down on them, or see them as anything other than superman. So when he says something to you that gives u the stank the face, or the hurt face, or the i can't believe you could be so rotten, mean, cruel, nasty, hurtful, evil whatever speach...the next time, they'll lie.

The average boyfriend really doesn't want to hurt his lady's feelings. Or have her have a bad opinion of him in any way. So to avoid arguments, to not hurt your feelings, to not make u cry, sad, mad or look at him like he's stupid, or as if u don't approve, he'll lie.

Well...at least that's what my lyin azzzzz boyfriend does.

Girl it can be something so small and stooopit. He'll lie so fast all I can do is laugh. Something like...umm...did u eat the rest of the pizza? UMM..NAH..IT FELL ON THE FLOOR AND I THREW IT OUT...

boy please, ain't no pizza sittin on top of this garbage! lol

he's somethin..

I read a book that says if we praise the positive and ignore the negative (I KNOW THAT'S HARD) that's a form of pavlovian response that you can train into your man...he'll always want to be around you, with you, for you...cuz you are the one he ALWAYS feels good around..u don't judge him, u accept him and understand him.

I have yet to accomplish this..I have way too much mouth! LOL

Good Luck!

Ro said...

I was just getting into your blog and you left!! where oh where are you I need more..lolll