Thursday 17 May 2012

Wrong Man For The Job

    By Bugz Maingi

Every gay man’s fantasy is to find a good man who loves him, protects him and provides for him-Ok, this last one is pretty boys’ biggest fantasy. But the world seems to be running short of such men and finding them and keeping them proves to be an uphill task that many can't manage. Here’s an extract of a conversation I had with my guy friends. The big question was: Are there good gay men? Good is a relative term here.
 
Ray Sean: Guys, let’s look at this from another point of view. Why do we attract the Mr. Wrongs?
 
Bugz: Ray, it ain't that we attract Mr. Wrong; I think we fear being alone and want to belong thus jump on the first guy 

Charlz: It’s like it’s destined that right people get the wrong ones and vice versa

Ray Sean: Nope, I do not agree. We are the cause, we see what we want to see but not what is true and deception starts there!
 
Bugz: …and why do that? We’re desperate to belong. Reason I’m re-evaluating my priorities 

Ray Sean: That is another perspective. And we do lie to ourselves mostly and get to over rate ourselves and others
…and lots of wishful thinking that we choose to perceive as the truth.

Bugz: The pressure of wanting to be loved can blind you not to see the faults of the potential man.

Ray Sean: Besides, we just do not want to cultivate our own standards and values and be loyal to them 

Charlz: I am loyal to mine…

Bugz: Charlz, no offence taken but you want to tell me you've got Mr. Right? Most guys in relationships are there coz they don't want to be single. 

Charlz: Nope...not right but I feel despite all that we go through together we are able to sit down talk n come out as one...
 
Ray Sean: Bugz, if you love yourself in the first place and appreciate your self-worth and not enslave yourself to brainwashed beliefs... I think you will maximize your HBP

Bugz: Charlz you have a point but not all issues can be talked through especially those to do with trust and honesty. Too many personal standards and values take the back seat when it comes to love resulting in guys selling themselves short. 

Ray Sean: What I know is that Mr. Right comes from within you. Know who you are, love and accept that and your matches will appear before you!

Charlz: Embracing dialogue is the most important thing in a relationship. Accepting ones’ mistakes and to be corrected is a plus.
 
Bugz: I couldn't have said it better bi*ches. Know what you want and don't compromise…Just don't set your standards too high and also don't compromise in the name of love. Don't take shit, unfaithfulness in the name of making it work. Honey, you’ll be doomed. 

Ray Sean: …and it would be a whole different story, the fairytales we talk about would be a reality. (Smiles)
 
Charlz: You fail if from the beginning you were not committed. Who said a relationship is a bed of roses? To make it stand u got to sweat....

 (Ooops, let's get your usual Music going....)







The above conversation got me thinking, many of us are looking for the good men but they are hindered by:-
 
·         Fear of being alone.
·         Desperation (Even the pretty boys’ code detests this)
·         Overrating ourselves and others. (Just because you want to look cool)
·         Pressure from self and peers.
·         Lack of self-worth, values and standards. (Honey, you must define your fine self)
·         Lack of trust, honesty and communication in relationships. (Do I even need to explain this?)
·         Compromising and justifying shortcomings and faults in relationships...Oh and excuses when the relationship is on the rocks!
 
These reasons and others make us fail to find good men to love us. So, if you've been wondering why you keep falling for Mr. Wrong or out of all the frogs and toads you’ve kissed, none of them has turned into a handsome prince. It's time you re-evaluate your life and love priorities, and don't you lose hope yet your PRINCE CHARMING is waiting on the horizon…The others are wrong for the job!

"I’m not single. I’m not committed. I’m simply on reserve for the one who deserves me…"

Bugz M. 

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