Being a Woman

I was carpooling with two couples to a wedding when:
GirlFriend #1 said: "There are so many weddings to go to this year..."
Me: "Yeah... everybody seems to be getting married."
GF #1: "How do you feel every time you go to one? Doesn't it make you want to marry too?"
Me: (Uh-oh, she's going to start her 'Evils of Being Single' lecture) "Er... I feel happy for them. I'm happy when they're happy."
GF #2: "Eh GF#1, why don't we introduce her to some guys?"
Me: (Getting non-plussed) "If you want to meet more guys, you can go ahead without me. I'm not going to be your excuse."
Everyone: (sympathy laughter) "Hahahaha..."
GF #1: "Do you need lessons on how to be a girl?"
Me: O_o *smiles sweetly* "That's OK. I'll just go have a sex change."


Well, to be fair to GF#1 - she's the type of girl that likes to look good for her boyfriend. Which is fine y'know, because some girls are just brainless like that. I remember she said this to GF #2 once: "If you want to keep your guy, you have to be everything he wants you to be." And I thought, 'gee, how primitive.' Imagine, women are now educated. And with education, we have jobs. With jobs, we have money. And with money, we are financially independant. And yet, with all independence, we have to be everything a guy wants in a PS2 character: boobs, arse & without opinions. And permanent make-up.

I don't get it.

I love being alive. Almost every minute of it. My cousin Adeline is down from Sydney and she's a brilliant person. And I'm thinking, this is what a girl should be. A person with an extraordinary personality. And incredible intelligence. She's a 24-year old who has thought, 'what am I without experience? Let's quit my job, travel around Europe, meet the world, breathe in different cultures and come back with a re-newed spirit. Life is about knowing, learning & living.' This is such an ironic weekend. On one spectrum I meet a girl who thinks the world of her boyfriend (who may or may not marry her); and a girl who has the imagination to know that it's more than incredible just to be alive.

Rather interesting being a woman don't you think?