![]() ![]() This doesn’t necessarily come from a place of post-feminist, “it’s the 21st century, for Christ’s sake” female-empowerment – I just hate inaction. ![]() In theory, I belong to Group A: I believe that a girl is well within her rights to actively pursue any guy she’s interested in, even if it does mean drop-kicking some chick with a nasty weave. And then there are lots of girls who fall somewhere in between. I also know girls who are steadfastly old-school, who believe it is strictly the man’s job to do the pursuing that if they want it, they have to come and get it. I know girls who relish the hunt as much as any guy, and have no problem walking up to a dude in a bar or a coffeeshop or at work or wherever and striking up a conversation. Well, Brian, I suppose I’ll start off with the diplomatic answer, and say that all girls are different in their approach to (ahem) approaching men. “It’s kind of a given that men do it,” Brian said of flirting, “but at what point should a woman allow herself the freedom to drop-chick that chick with the nasty weave out of the way, and go after that guy she wants so much?” Today’s topic comes from my new friend Brian, a nice young gentleman I met at a writing conference a few weeks ago (a nice, intelligent, fun young guy actually out in the real world? Wow, they do exist…unicorns and leprechauns must not be far behind.) After reading “Single in the City,” Brian asked me for my thoughts on women actively pursuing men, inspired by a webcomic written by one of his friends. ![]()
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