The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

So, yesterday, I read an article entitled, "Ten Things to Avoid When Hitting On Me" by Melanie Curtin, and sarcastically commented on it in a blog I wrote. I then came to read another one of her articles - this one titled, "Ten Things I Find Sexy About Men (That Have Nothing to Do With Looks)," and while I was perplexed by reading several contradictory points in yesterday's article, I'm even more flummoxed after reading this one. First off, here's a list of the ten things guys should avoid when hitting on this woman: 10. "Don't neg" (don't say anything negative about her, even this list) 9. "Don't lead with your money" (she cares about how much a man makes, but doesn't at the same time) 8. "Don't put yourself down" (she believes everyone sucks, but it's a turn-off for a guy to talk about how much he sucks - it's her job to find out for herself, because that's fun or something) 7. ...

I just read an article by one Melanie Curtin entitled "Ten Things to Avoid When Hitting On Me," which I found to be, I'll say "interesting." When first glancing at the article, I immediately thought to myself, "Is this young woman publishing a strange personal ad of some kind here?" I'm curious how many responses she gets from males whom tell her, "Ooh, pick me! Pick me! Give me a chance! I don't do any of these ten things!" What are these ten things? 10. Don't neg.: "In other words, it works on women who suffer from low self-esteem. This means that in fact, negging is manipulative, underhanded, and in some cases downright mean. I, on the other hand, will not respond well to you insulting my outfit, hair or drink of choice. Not only is it annoying, it makes it screamingly obvious that you are trying to run game on me... which is really not going to work." Yeah, speaking of annoying - the word "negging" ...