Salvage Value: Is He Actually Interested in You? Part 1 of 2

In accounting, Salvage Value is the residual value of an obsolete asset. In other words, it is the last bit of value you can squeeze out of something that has gone way past its prime. Most guys in the dating market have never even heard of this term, but they sure know how to apply it effectively.

Here’s an embarrassing personal story I would like to share with you. Once I dated a guy who I initially thought had great potential, but as the number of dates we had increased, their quality seemed to be on a rapid decline.  Our first date was great, our second date was good, our third date was alright, and our fourth date was...kinda okay. By the time dinner was finished, I was having some doubts about the whole thing. But because he looked so good on paper and the first date went so well, I figured I’ll go out with him at least one more time if he asked.

When we said goodbye at the subway station, he planted a big one on me. And I mean a big one. The type you don’t give Aunt Martha at Christmas. “I’ll call you,” he said. So I figured he was still interested.

Then...nothing. He disappeared.

(continued in my next post...)

Write Off: Accounting Software of the Heart

In many computer accounting programs (QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, to name a few), you have the option of printing out only the relevant data for your reports. For example, you can select “non-zero values only” or “active accounts only.” It makes for a much cleaner and relevant report.

In dating, you should do the same and keep your eyes firmly on those guys who are active, current, and yield a true positive value in your life.

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Not Having Male Heirs

I came across an interesting article about how the gender of a baby might be influenced by stress:

http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/stressed--you-may-be-having-a-girl.html

That got me thinking: there are cultures out there that put a lot of pressure on women to give birth to boys. Sometimes, a woman is not treated as a full-fledged member of a family unless she becomes mother to a male child. In the movie Ju Dou, the husband was beating the wife up for not producing an heir, and he told her (paraphrase): “Give me a son, and I’ll treat you like a queen.”

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the very pressure that is put on these poor women is the reason why fewer precious boy-children are born? Hey, it was only a preliminary study, but it got me thinking.

Historical Trend Analysis: If He Cheated on Her to be with You

I always believe that if a relationship started out unhealthy, it’ll continue on an unhealthy path. That’s why I don’t get some women - you know, the type who steals another’s husband, then acts so betrayed when he cheats on her later on? Well, what the heck does she expect? She knows his history. In fact, she plays a vital role in his history casted as the home wrecker. What makes her think he’ll turn into the faithful type once she’s got him?

I always thought it was interesting how Sylvia Plath committed suicide after her husband had an affair. Then years later the mistress killed herself in the same manner. Creepy, but interesting. Is the husband really that worthy? What got the mistress this urge to connect to Plath in this morbid way?

Substance over Form: The Guys who Modify their Exhausts to look Like they’d Got Nicer Cars Part 2 of 2

Continuing…

5.  If he treats you like a fuck friend more than a girlfriend, then that’s what you are to him. No amount of BS from his mouth should you trust.

6.   You know those guys who modify their exhaust so it’s loud and obnoxious, and think people will assume they’ve got a much nicer car that they really have? Now substitute the word “car” with a certain vital male organ and weed out the bragging wannabes.

7. Of all the phrases from the last decade, the one I hate the most has to be “Friends with Benefits.” Sure, the freedom sounds nice, but whose benefit is it for, really? There are many great benefits to true friendships, so let’s not insult it with this supposed one. There’s always a cost to these kind of arrangements, no matter what people pretend (the opportunity cost of something special coming along, the risk of one side falling for the other, the cost of the friendship itself, etc.). In some cases, one side might feel the cost more than the other. So unless you could handle the cost, don’t do it.