A few days ago, I saw one of the most insane things I've seen in a long time.
This young couple, a guy and a girl, were sitting next to me in a Dim Sum place around midnight. The girl was chatting, gesturing, laughing, seemingly having the time of her life. The guy, I kid you not, was staring down towards his Nintendo DS and playing it constantly while the girl talked. The sound was absolutely on, if only slightly. Oh sure, he bobbed his head and smiled occasionally, but his eyes never left the game screen. I was sitting behind him, so I could tell he was playing some stupid racing game (and winning, it seemed, judging by the bobbly letters spelling "Winner!" popping up every few minutes) so there was no way in hell he actually understood a word the girl was saying.
Strangest of all, she seemed okay with the whole debacle. She kept chatting and flirting as if nothing was the matter. I mean, it was blatantly obvious she was into him, so much so that she clearly must have made a point to hide the desperation with which she was trying to get his attention. She kept smiling, making eye* contact (*eyebrow?) and looking at the guy with no hint of annoyance or surprise.
I swear to god my incredulous grin started to swell out so far, I had to cover my mouth to maintain any semblance of politeness. What the hell is going on here?
Well, as far as I see it, since the girl's deftness with her chopsticks suggested she wasn't blind, she's either mind-numbingly oblivious to the fact that her man is ignoring her or she's so desperate that nothing he does could throw her off the chase. The first option seems too ridiculous to be true, so it's gotta be the second, pragmatic option. Maybe the guy is some hotel-tzar's rich son or something, or maybe he just has a cock like a nightstick. I probably should have been a rude bastard and asked.
Am I losing my mind, or does this strike you as insane too? If this is normal, or a sign of things to come, then man, the kids mostly certainly aren't all right...
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I'll take 'nightstick' for $1000, Alex. But I bet he calls it his 'Stylus'.
While I do agree with your astonishment at the man's blatant disregard of his partner, I feel obliged to point out a few things.
First, even though this is probably not an isolated incident, it may not be indicative of other situations in which the male may actually be attentive.
Second, everyone's relationship is different. The two may have an understanding that he is still listening to (and able to retain) all that she is saying while at the same time playing his game (despite the male population's poor skills in multitasking).
And finally, most males are like this, so I am not entirely surprised. I just went to a birthday party for a friend. The host, whose HUSBAND was also having a birthday, was running around cleaning and being a generally good hostess. Her husband took a select few of his friends downstairs and played video games all night, surfacing only to have cake and open presents. I think he talked more to me then he did to his wife over the course of the whole evening.
In the end, if it works for them, then there really isnt anything we can say.
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