Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Of young men and old women (1)

I must say that I was not expecting the kind of reaction when I told my friend that I have been working on an “under cover” piece on young male gold diggers.

I was surprised when she thought that I should go ahead and publish the piece! I thought she would rebuff the idea, but she just laughed and told me how true it is.

I got the courage to press ahead because I recall that six years ago, we read the Saturday magazine and get mesmerised by the superlatives that people use to describe themselves.
“Who would not get married to such a person, with all those qualities?” I wondered.

That time, the column was known as lonely hearts, now it’s known as soul mates and is far more serious and am sure has resulted in many marriages.

The column has also evolved to include jokers and those longing for make believe life as espoused in movies and the much aped western lifestyle.

It has included the young men who feel that they can also be maintained just like some women do. Simply gold digging, look for a woman with money and yours shall be a case of emotional satisfaction!!! I agree, the reverse has for a long time been the case.

I must admit that I have no objection to men enjoying the sweat of a woman because I know that women do the same, after all, it’s a free world and we have for a long time demanded equity and equality.

In as much as I may sound biased because of my biology, it should represent a woman’s perspective.

part 2 coming

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Happy new year! There is indeed a new breed of young men ready to be taken care of. I cant wait to read what you uncovered in this quest! Now if only i could leave my dignity and pride at the door and find myself one. hmmm....

Anonymous said...

Yawa Becky! But many boys out there do not want to go out and get their hands dirty, there's so many lonely souls with padded purses...

Anonymous said...

Well I guess now the boys can do it too! I cant wait to read part 3!