Do women bore easily or men aren't interesting enough?

[irc333]

I see on dating profiles (and even posts here) where women are saying, "Can you keep my attention" or "Do you like a challenge"?

 

To me, these are red flags.

 

Someone here stated that there aren't a lot of interesting or exciting men to go around, and thus why these men remain single

 

OR is it really because the fact that some women have either a short attention span and/or bore easily?

 

I even saw a SCREEN name of a woman that expresses how easily she gets bored.

[Emilia]

I'd ignore someone like that. In my opinion people who expect to be entertained are very hard work and aren't worth it. No-one has the right to an exciting partner, you have to be exciting/interesting yourself to create that incentive.

[Disenchantedly Yours]

I would ignore those women as well. I agree with what Emilia had to say.

[EasyHeart]

I see on dating profiles (and even posts here) where women are saying, "Can you keep my attention" or "Do you like a challenge"?

 

To me, these are red flags.

This is my definition of "high maintenance".

 

A lot of women are under the misperception that being high maintenance has something to do with money. It doesn't. It has to do with expecting me to constantly entertain you because you are too boring to have your own life.

 

I also sometimes call this kind of woman a "time vampire" because she expects me to spend all of my time on her.

[dasein]

This is along the lines of that MM quote, paraphrased as "if you can't take me at my worst, you don't deserve my best." Yeah, avoid.

[prune juice]

I see on dating profiles (and even posts here) where women are saying, "Can you keep my attention" or "Do you like a challenge"?

 

To me, these are red flags.

 

Someone here stated that there aren't a lot of interesting or exciting men to go around, and thus why these men remain single

 

OR is it really because the fact that some women have either a short attention span and/or bore easily?

 

I even saw a SCREEN name of a woman that expresses how easily she gets bored.

 

gals bore easily

[EasyHeart]

gals bore easily

Boring people bore easily.

 

I've never met an interesting person (male or female) who complained about being bored.

[serial muse]

That just sounds self-absorbed to me. "Do you like a challenge?" makes me cringe. I'd pass.

[ThaWholigan]

I like a challenge like the next person, but women like that tend to be the most boring people in the world because instead of entertaining themselves, they wait for people to come along and entertain them. Leeches.

 

On the flip side, some guys really are kinda boring and don't do themselves any favors with even the most basic, down-to-earth girl.

[zengirl]

Oh, men complain about the same thing too, especially on OKC profiles, and it's as EH says: Boring people who want someone else to spice up their life.

 

I say spice up your own life!

[veggirl]

Yeah that's the girl who's gonna get pissed off if her man has a boys night or makes plans without her. Refering to oneself as a challenge seems really weird! I'd think "drama queen" and run.

[EternalGazer]

The REAL challenge, would be Ninja Gaiden on Insane mode.

[gaius]

I'd ignore someone like that. In my opinion people who expect to be entertained are very hard work and aren't worth it. No-one has the right to an exciting partner, you have to be exciting/interesting yourself to create that incentive.

Just because someone can't entertain you in return doesn't mean they don't have anything to offer.

 

Anne Bancroft never stuck me as the funny or interesting type but she made it work with Mel Brooks for 40 something years.

Edited April 10, 2012 by gaius