Phil's Ramblings » Relationships

The Ladder Theory

Phil — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:44:39 +0000

The Ladder Theory The ladder theory is a funny, scientific explanation of how men and women are attracted to each other

Mark mentioned this in a comment on an earlier post. It’s relatively easy to unify the two theories: a woman’s position on the classical ladder is given by Attractiveness – Scariness (or Repulsiveness), and the resultant effect [...]

How men “think”

Phil — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:22:03 +0000

In a comment on Wedding planner needed Jenny stated she didn’t believe that all men find all (or almost all) women attractive.

This is inaccurate: to a man, all women are attractive; however, all women are also scary. These are almost entirely independent of each other, although there may appear to be a slight positive correlation. [...]

What women want

Phil — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:27:34 +0000

Clearly, as a bloke, I have no idea what women really want. Which makes filling out online-dating profiles quite difficult.

In my original profile on OK Cupid I wrote copious amounts in answer to every question. Total response: nil. Honest, well-thought-out answers were clearly not a way forward.

Plan B, then, was to consult a [...]

Describe me!

Phil — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:26:03 +0000

I know who I am, I think, but that doesn’t particularly help when I’m asked to describe myself; I assume that anyone who’s asking that question wants to know what I look like from the outside.

And I don’t know nuthin’ ’bout that. Can you help me out? I’m worried by the mirror & mould [...]

Wedding planner needed

Phil — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:53:49 +0000

OK, so who wants to plan my wedding?

Job one is, I suppose, to locate a bride. I’m guessing that there must be someone out there who is: female, single, similarly inept at sorting this kind of thing out, vaguely regretting that ineptitude, reasonably cuddly, quite nice and who’d probably be fairly good at being one [...]