A very good gal friend of mine asked me an open ended frank question about an acquaintance of hers. The question was around how the male psyche works. So, when a guy stares blankly into a girls eyes in the middle of some important conversation (and hence misses the point). What is the guy staring at? Especially when from the perspective of the lady in question the mutual relationship is at a completely platonic level.
I looked back and dug deep and came up with the lame answer that the guy has just watched too many modern day romantic comedies where a meaningful stare at the right moment is all that is needed to turn the situation around in favor of cupid. My friend would not take the explanation. Which in turn gave me a great insight that both the male and female of the species would rather believe what they want to than what the facts may present.
Let me explain. The girl knows it is a platonic relationship and thus passes off the guy’s stares as idiosyncrasies that are inexplicable. The guy knows it’s a platonic relationship but harbors glorified ideas that never bear fruit.
The battle of the sexes has never been a strong hold of mine but it seems that it definitely isn’t any one else’s either.
