Mediocracy is Unacceptable
A Discourse on Love
There is one topic that has prevailed as both lament and rapture, the very essence of emotion; love. Death pails in comparison, war is derived of its absence. It's the epic embrace of dark and light, black and white, yin and yang.
In the modern ages we find ourselves faced with, the dating frontier has evolved in such a manner that it is unrecognizable from that thirty, twenty, perhaps in ten years ago. In fact its metamorphosis is so rapid, it has become a technology in itself. One must updates one's methods daily in order to communicate on a sufficient basis. Dating's current mutant form sadly lacks the mystical feel its predecessor prided it self upon. It has reached such point where the attributes of an individual aren't as significant as convenience. Yes, pathetically enough, if John Smith lives just down the street while Dante Kepler lives 10 miles away, the majority choose John. Why? Because he's exceptionally hilarious, dashingly handsome and a master violinist? No. Actually, John is the manager of Trendy clothes inc. and can get you a 10% discount on all swimwear (for those paying close attention, my voice just shifted dramatically). Frankly, I find it sickening and slightly disturbing. If not chic fashions than it's someone who can make themselves readily available while the other is lusting. It's very core is that of convenience, thus a circumvention effort is impervious. If not than why improve your personal qualities for the sake of dating or the like? From this point two paths of future events unfold:
1. Accept the flow which present dating abides and realize your life as a strive to achieve for oneself.
2. Reject all attempts to win over the opposing gender (or same gender in some instances). Wait the opportune person to stride into your life.
The main lesson of this melancholic tale is to iterate the importance of passive dating; allow the potential to present itself to you. In all actuality, pursuit leaves you feeling absolutely miserable because you "might have had a chance with so-and-so". Take the Taoist approach and accept the times currently oppressing millions of hopefuls.
UPDATE: I felt this article to be lacking in the content it provided to you, the fair reader, thus I shall continue with a bit of ranting.
Everyone has been in the situation in which you have been interested/attracted to someone of whom you barely know; perhaps you talked to them once or twice, exchanged flirts, and the like. After this charades continue for a short while, the person in question appears disinterested in you, as if you were another Joe on the street. You're left to wonder what exactly has occurred that could lead to such an abnormality. At this point you either surrender your intrigue or carry on the pursuit, hoping the most recent event was simply a misunderstanding. Whatever path you may choose, you will eventually find out one of two possible feelings the other person has toward you.
1. The person was genuinely uninterested in a relationship with you.
2. The person was acting uninterested in hopes of intensifying your intrigue.
This may be just me, but I think it wholly unnecessary and actually quite brutal to apply "The Art of War" to dating. Everything is fair in love and war, right? Wrong. We could dispute morality until the sun burns out and we're all obliterated, but the final conclusion is manipulating another's emotions to a point where it disturbs them is not a positive achievement. Old timers again and again repeat these words of Cracker Jack wisdom because of their steadfast devotion to tradition. Sure, your love interest may now be groveling to be with you, but this was at the expense of their sanity.
And so Dirigo said unto them "Vile tempests and harlequins, cast down your ruse so that the people may look into truth. " and it was so. The commonwealth bade that never more shall a jester or any kind grace our presence. The land lay tranquil and harmonious for the rest of days.
-Dirigo