hot and not

Watched The Bachelor last night...for those of you not addicted to this ridiculous show like I am; this season, the fated dude is a single dad. He is reasonably attractive, appears to be successful in whatever he does and he is lookin' for a wife. Well everyone (except me apparently) thinks he is AWESOME, and this season is one of the highest rated...and the fact that he is a single daddy makes him even MORE attractive to the ladies. It shows how compassionate and loving and blah, blah, blah...whatever...I think he is kind of a goof and since he got rid of the coolest chick on the show, is clearly a dipshit...Jillian, you rock, you are better off without him.

Ok, so in addition to the watching of this show, I am addicted to the live blogging on The Frisky...it is actually MORE entertaining than the show itself. Well, along with the blogging by Amelia (my new girl crush) we all weigh in and make comments and last week the discussion turned to whether or not a single MOMMY bachelorette would be nearly as attractive or well received. I think NOT.

See, most women, upon meeting a potential suitor and finding out he has a kid (that he loves and cares for, we aren't talking deadbeat assholes here), will get all mushy with assumptions that he is not only capable of being loving and responsible (and therefore a CATCH), but will start to look for ways to show their own caring, responsible side to prove to him she is worthy of step-mommyhood. Guys, upon meeting a woman and finding out she has a kid, will panic and start looking for the door.

I met a guy out on Saturday night, and while not a totally random meeting...Gigi orchestrated us being in the same place at the same time...the instant I mentioned the Pea, SWEAR TO GOD, he started sweating and looking for exits. Now granted, there wasn't a whole lot of chemistry, and we were doing our best to be polite to each other, but prior to him asking me what I did in my spare time ("well I have a daughter, she keeps me busy" had to work it in there, I am not of the school of thought that one should keep these things secret until he is smitten and then "oh yeah, BTW...") he seemed somewhat interested...After, well let me put it this way; it got really quiet, I said "I need another drink" he said "yeah, me too" we sat and drank, without conversation, until he yawned and said "Well, I had a long day today and am really tired, I think I'm gonna go" and he did, I think it was 9pm.

Would the evening have been different if I never mentioned the Pea, would he have stuck around? Who knows, who cares, but I think it proves my point (at least somewhat) single daddies are hot, single mommies are not. Maybe next time instead of mentioning the Pea I will just talk football...oh wait, that might offend...shit...

Hair flip! I will stick with the hair flip...I will sip my martini, flip my hair, and keep my mouth shut.