forgive me if this all sounds very sexist.

i'm in the middle of reading High Fidelity. i'm learning a lot about the mind of the modern man. and it's made me believe for sure that men like Tom Hansen certainly do not exist. that Bruno Mars' love songs are all a lie. name me a guy who's so sure that he loves you, who wants you so bad. name me a guy who thinks your hair falls perfectly without you trying, or who'd catch a grenade for you. call me a skeptic, but i haven't met many males like that. and if you have, well, they're probably taken, or not the least bit interested in you. the modern male is very clever in winning the heart of a girl. very charming at first, very promising. but once he's gotten her interest, his job is done, and he gets bored of her all too quickly.

but i guess it works both ways. girls all want a guy like Tom Hansen. a decent guy who wants them for more than just sex. but very few love stories are at all like the movies. guys want a girl like Scarlett Johansson or Kate Beckinsale or any other hot celebrity. some guys say they want your typical girl next door. but they realize after being together awhile that she's 'not good enough'. and in the end, sex is usually the thing that barely saves the relationship. both genders want something that is nearly, if not totally impossible to find.

so wake up everybody. true love is a fucking fairy tale.