This particular strip, though, is one of my all-time favorites; Slick really hits the nail on the head. (If you can't read it, click on the strip to enlarge the image.)I'd hate to see what happens to the nads.
Thank goodness that's one question I'll never have to worry about.
I've always wondered which gender takes a broken heart worse, but I've come to realize that, in all actuality, the question's probably unanswerable. Girls stereotypically wallow in chocolate/ice cream/chocolate ice cream; guys stereotypically put up a front. Neither way is particularly effective (I've tried both), but that's the point. Love's a bitch, and we're all susceptible to heartache and pain. Love doesn't discriminate between the genders; it takes us all as victims.
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Along the same vein of thought, what ever happened to courtship? I don't see people courting one another, I don't see men or women attempting to woo their loved ones. It's not so much that I think romance is dead. I know lots of very romantic people and couples. But I don't see courtship.
Back in the day, courting someone meant, generally, that a man would call on a woman regularly, make himself affable to his beloved's family, dance only with his particular lady should the occasion arise, write long letters, go for walks, etc.
Modern times don't exactly allow for this elaborate display of love and affection anymore, so my question is - what is contemporary courtship, and where is it? Am I missing something, here? Do emails and instant messaging count as exchanging letters and indulging in long conversation? Is a rendezvous at a Starbucks the romantic equivalent to a walk beneath clear skies and tall trees? Does grinding at a nightclub, amidst sweaty bodies infused with alcohol compare to country waltzes?
I favor old romance to modern rituals. But does it still have a place in today's society? Could it be revived? What IS today's twist to courtship and wooing?
A penny for your thoughts.
2 comments:
BRING BACK COURTSHIP. <3
I think though, that emails and IMs and texting has become the modern day letter - people certainly wait in anticipation for them, and begin to fret when they aren't received! (Not speaking from experience, mind you). Of course, nothing is quite like getting a letter, or a phone call for that matter.
What's happening to our society? It seems people hardly ever Talk to each other (if they have the time) and if they do get the chance, they don't know what to talk about. Our generation is sad. ;_;
That's a good strip too... I don't think there IS any effective way to take a broken heart.
Are electronic means of communication really that soulless? I don't know if I'd go so far as to say that emails/IMs/SMSs are adequate replacements for letters/notes, but a few of us still believe in showing up. One can only appropriately deal with serious matters in person. Back in the day it wasn't quite so simple to show up at your heart's queen's castle and to chill out. Nowadays it's somewhat more reasonable.
Instead of asking the father for permission, a modern-day gentleman can ask the lady directly. A classy young man will also most certainly see the value in long walks and conversations. Elaborate is still an option, I think. (To be fair, it does seem to have become a significantly less popular option, and in that respect I feel like our generation is lacking.)
All that being said, I still think that a nicely written letter carries a sort of specific class with itself.
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