The Minute Game (Posted by Doug)

I have found that texting is completely illogical. Why text when a call would be so much more efficient? Many argue that texting allows one to accomplish tasks while still talking to someone, and while that may be true it has completely screwed with the way i talk to girls. I have found that when texting, nothing can ever be taken seriously. For example, when asking a girl out, the question is always followed with a “haha” or “lol” to lighten the mood. That way if the girl happens to reject you (and Alex and I don’t experience that much) you can always play it off with something like this: “haha alright that’s cool not a big deal i was just pretty much kidding anyway.” It becomes a way to save face; to keep the male ego intact.

While I despise texting, it is understandable as to why girls would love it. Texting allows females a “screening process” before actually meeting the guy. While actually talking on the phone might be awkward and difficult for some girls, texting lets them talk for hours about virtually nothing while they decide whether the new guy meets the needed criteria for a date.

In response to this, I have developed what I consider a foolproof method when texting a girl you are really into. (remember guys as a warning this is only to be used with the “dream girl” not the “fall back girl” it doesn’t matter with the fall back.) My friends and I call this technique “the minute game.” It is very simple. This is how it works: When texting never respond to the girl quicker than it takes for her to respond to you. For example if she texts you back in 4 minutes, wait 5. If it is 2, wait at least 3. This way you appear as if you are actually doing something. You seem busy and not really into the girl...keeping her on edge. Executed to perfection, you can drive the girl mad waiting to hear from you. Wondering where you are will only add to her “crush”. Happy waiting fellas!

The Dream Girl vs The Fall Back Girl

The problem with us is that we have classifications for girls. We have that girl we aspire to, the potential love of our life, the dream. Beneath her we have what we consider the “fall back” girl. Each girl has generally attractive attributes, but the difference lies in their ability to make conversation, and make us fall hard for them.

perfect relationship between a guy and a girl can often be correlated to a scale. Imagine each guy and girl has a designated number, from 1 to 10 (ten is best), in which it grades their appeal to the opposite sex. Some guys, like us, might average out to be a 7, but think we are a 9. Because of this, we long for the girl who is a 9 or 10. (Our dream girl) Us 7s also have girls that are 5 and 6s that we can easily fall back to, because we are the ones they long for. We are their 9 or 10! They are our fall back girl. In this way the game never ends.

Doug and Alex have similar stories about shooting for the 9 or 10. During our senior years of high school we each had an extremely attractive and popular female friend who we had long considered just a friend and nothing more. Each had a boyfriend, and on occasion, when their respective relationships were on the rocks they would show us glimpses of hope. Asking us to go to parties together, or texting every night became common. These texts weren’t those usual “hey what’s our cacl homework?” they were texting just to for the hell of it, just to talk. This texting led us to believe that this was our moment: the moment to rise up and seize the one girl that would be “perfect.” During these months every other girl who would have been easy for us became dry, boring, useless pieces of matter. Girls who would text us and would never hear a reply, or would fall victim to the one word treatment. And…….here is when we hit the brick wall.

We were flying so high, and yet still so unsure. With all of the obvious signs, couldn’t we man up and make a move? Couldn’t we ask that girl to a definite date as opposed to just a casual hangout? Couldn’t we just lean in for that kiss, if only to see what she would do? NO. WE BITCHED OUT. We let them flirt, we let them ask us out, we kept the interest going. What we failed to realize was that when dealing with the 9 or the 10 the flame eventually loses its spark. Sooner or later, the texts the stop and so does the dream.

An Imperfect Guy's Perfect Girl

In the life of every teenage guy, each goes through a trial and error of capturing the ideal girl. We weigh the pros and cons of every female, examples ranging from our high school prom queens, to real life celebrities, and sometimes we even dare to let our minds wander as we pass that gorgeous 30ish looking woman in the local shop rite. Because we invest so much time in the pursuit of the “perfect woman” we have many experiences. From kicking our adorable classmate in the second grade, to building up the courage to put our arm around our high school crush in the movie theater, we have had occurrences of success…and oh yeah A LOT of failure. Despite this, we continue to create criteria, which our girl must possess.

This is Alex’s list:

I make it simple.

1. Pretty

2. Nice

3. Ambitious

4. Intelligent

5. Wholesome

You would think these qualities are found quite frequently, but it’s a rarity to capture all in one.

Doug’s philosophy is a bit different. While I of course appreciate all of the things mentioned in the list above, I wonder is there such a girl?

We talk on a regular basis that perfection in a girl does not exist. Even more importantly, we are starting to realize that we are far from perfect. With this in mind, how do we dare wish for the perfect girl?