Louis Vuitton- Fall/Winter 2010 = Lady

Bourgeois

Light reading:

Preppy Handbook: (A revamp from the 1980's edition.)

http://www.vanityfair.com/society/features/2010/09/the-new-preppy-201009?currentPage=2

True Prep: Its a whole new old world

http://www.amazon.com/True-Prep-Its-Whole-World/dp/0307593983/ref=pd_sim_b_1

The Game- Neil Strauss (A must for any pick up artist or woman trying to understand the pick up artist.)

http://www.amazon.com/Game-Penetrating-Secret-Society-Artists/dp/0060554738/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282571051&sr=1-1

Movies:

Sabrina- Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart. A peak for how men treated women in the 1940's and 50's. Some great ideas of how to be a gentleman. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047437/

Casablanca- Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart. The most famous love story in film history.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/

The Rocky Horror Picture Show- The 70's was a horrible time for film. This film shows a transition between conservatism and the counter culture.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/

Metropolitan- Upper Middle Class yuppies falling in love.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100142/

The Last Days of Disco- Upper Middle Class yuppies fresh out of college who frequent a manhattan disco.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120728/

Evelyn.

CSP's

I have thought about this topic for a while but was never exactly sure what kind of opinion I had on it. I always knew that I wasn't the kind of girl to go for these types of relationships but a lot of my acquaintances were in relationships like these.

I know many feminist women believe that by having sex with many men that they are 'in control' of their destinies. I would beg to differ. Women who don't have sex with men on the first date (or lots of men) can usually have any man they want. Men like to chase for things that they can’t have instantly.

I have sort of deviated a little from the initial topic. Moving on, what I would say about 'modern casual' relationships is that they don't benefit women in any way and abstractly they don't benefit men either.

It is pretty obvious why they don't benefit women. The reason for this is that typically, unless you are Samantha from Sex and The City, women become attached to men during sex. Therefore a woman can never have meaningless sex and usually want their casual relations to turn into something more. They never will.

For men the benefit of these relationships is to have meaningless sex and not suffer the consequences of if they were committed. Abstractly casual relations can be negative for men. The reason for this is attachment. We discussed this in the previous paragraph. Women can become obsessed with the man after an encounter. This can create all sorts of nuisances from a male perspective.

It is best to steer clear of these relationships. They might be thrilling for a minute but at the end of the day you will just be branded a slut or a bastard.

NB: Watch the film 'The Graduate'.

Evelyn.

Kiwi's don't break hearts

Last week I took a trip to New Zealand. I wasn't expecting New Zealand to be too much different from Australia but it seems it is. I think the most interesting difference is how they approach romance.

Here in Australia I am constantly hassled for dates in my day to day dealings. From my dog's vet, the GP giving me my flu shot, the local plumber and the guy at the fruit store. Just to name a few. This doesn't happen in New Zealand.

I was a little disappointed that I wasn't getting as much attention in New Zealand so I decided to find out why. To cut a long process short it seems that in New Zealand you need to be introduced to someone before they will ask you out. The Kiwi men are not as confident as their Australian friends.

I found this out by attending the Auckland club. Once I had introduced myself to the locals they took an interest in grabbing coffee and exchanging details.

Evelyn.