Taken from today's Sunday Times:
"It's nice to be pampered a little more. An 18-year-old can take you to a restaurant, but a 30-year-old earns 10 times more so he can give you gifts and bring you to places which are probably 10 times more expensive"
-The issue? 15/18/19-year-old girls dating 30 year old men.
Now, if you're a poly student and you're gonna give this kind of a self-centred and just plain pathetic excuse as to why you CAN'T (not don't) find joy in dating a young man your age, then I just feel absolutely disgusted by this fact.
We've heard it time and time again- The arguement of the 'typical' Singaporean woman who feels that she would date an expat over local men because local men are "not romantic enough" or "they whine too much" just because they don't try hard enough. Or in this case, girls dating older men just because they feel that they can get more out of their pockets than boys their age.
But I think this really doesn't work out. I believe that God gave us what we already have to be happy and we should appreciate what we have in life. Music, food to enjoy, friends and family to live with. Why in the world you say you prefer seeing old farts just because they give you rocks that sparkle when you hold them up to your eyes?
I think I'm making a pretty fair arguement here because I'm turning 20 at the end of the year and this puts me in the middle (though not exactly in the middle) of the age gap. I'm not complaining that I get turned down by local lasses just because they think I can't afford that but the brunt of the issue that I would like to point out is that in all honest aspect, women are just too focused on consumerism. And also, I'd like to state that this isn't directed at anyone, but if you feel that what I'm talking about rings a bell and tugs at a string, you'd have something to think about right there.
Take this quote from NUS sociologist, Paulin Straughan for instance.
"In my opinion, a girl in her late teens is too young to settle down permanently in a social relationship. She should allow herself to get to know her peers- THAT is part of the BEAUTY OF COURTSHIP", she said(not diamond rings and designer bags).
Footnote: Jeanie, you'd read this sooner or later I figure but I'm not targeting you yea? Hope there isn't any misunderstanding that would give you some weird,warped idea that I'm brooding in immature envy but it CAN get pretty frustrating sometimes to know that you're getting very lucky with job offers because you have so much time to go out with people like Antoni and Ed but bear this in mind, I'm still waiting for that confirmation from Edmund concerning the masseur position in CGH.
Which means, that I've made the first move in asking and networking but I'm still waiting in the dark while I read on about the life you're enjoying. ;)
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Monday, February 06, 2006
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