Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Dear Brah

My friend Lisa posted a link to the HeTexted site recently on Facebook and it stirred up quite a bit.  Is this something that women really need?  If I "Ask a Bro," am I really just "Asking a Douchebag"?  Am I just old and don't get that the younger set might want to display all their heartbreak publicly with no qualms?  Is it actually empowering?  If your friends are sick of hearing about this guy, is it smart to keep feeding the monkey?  If you're having trouble moving on, how healthy is it really to open the wound exponentially?

I know it's hard when you're in the middle of a heartbreak or in the thick of trying to DTR to see the bigger picture, but I have to state the obvious: if you're going on a website to ask if he's into you, HE'S PROBABLY NOT.  I know it sucks, but it's probably true. If a guy wants to call you, he will.  If he wants to spend time with you, he will.  He's not thinking about ANY of this as much as you are. And, maybe he is busy.  If he is, and he likes you, he will be in touch.


I get that the website is designed to help a sister out in her time of need.  I have had many of occasion to dissect a text or lack thereof from a boy, but I just don't see how taking a sidebar of that obsession to the internets would have helped any.  In fact, I think it would have made it worse.  To be able to obsess and dwell with an audience of millions would have exhasperated what was already a touchy situation.  At least if I only had my friends to annoy with my constant analysis, it would keep it all in check.  Most of the time, you're just looking for someone to say it's ok to call him or that he really does like you, he just couldn't find one minute in the previous two weeks to do anything about it. With an infinite audience, you can escape and focus on it all the time.  Not good.

Then there's the internet.  Do you really want the same trolls who comment on Yahoo articles to give you love advice.  Eww.  Or the douchey guys in those pictures?  No thank you.  I wish all the lovelorn women the best and hope that they are able to find the answers that they are looking for.  Go with your gut.  Do it right.  Think locally; ask a friend. 

He's either in or in the way.