Mr and Mrs Perfect?

After some non-extensive research I have found that, shock horror, the sexes disagree. Seems there is a Mrs Perfect, just not a Mr.
After leaving a question on Facebook I got various replies. I asked friends if Mr Perfect would get boring. The overwhelming answer from women: yes. From men, that is different. It was more extensive. Men are more willing to overlook certain flaws in a potential partner than women.
Women see a man as work in progress, what they can do with him. One poor sod, who shall remain nameless, unknowingly volunteered himself as the male guinea pig. His opinion on it was that he is usually so besotted he doesn’t notice any flaws in Mrs Perfect. This was a sweet thing to hear from the ‘dominant’ sex.
Do we just believe all the fairy tales and expect Prince Charming to be Mr Perfect as well? Tall, dark, handsome, witty, intelligent etc etc. Does he exist? If he does, would he slay dragons for your hand in marriage? Or would Mr Not-so-perfect risk his life for your love? Why do we have a list of requirements when looking for potential partners? Why can’t we just be happy with being happy?
Surely that’s all that matters?
Or, maybe feminism is to blame. Over the years women have been empowered and told that they don’t have to settle for anything less than perfect. It’s what we owe ourselves as strong, independent women. And look where it has got us: high divorce rates, and more single women than you can shake a stick at.
Comedian John Bishop made a point on his recent appearance on Michael McIntyres Comedy Roadshow. With the invention of Ann Summers, how is any man ever going to live up to our over-inflated expectations? How can any man compete with a vibrating, gyrating, pulsing rabbit?
So, men, in order to be Mr Perfect, basically, you have to be everything she wants, which is impossible because she’d get bored. Also, have the ability to do things that are physically impossible to entertain her after dark.
Men of the world, you have my sympathy.


Many Thanks to Jamie xxx

Miss, Ms or Mrs?

How can such small words become such a loaded question? Freelance journalist Kelly Rose Bradford did an article a few months ago which got me thinking.

The first definition of Miss in the Oxford dictionary is the verb. Fail to hit, reach or come into contact with. Pass by without touching, chance not to hit. Fail to notice. Fail to attend. Fail to see. Avoid, escape. All of the above are definitions of the word Miss. Most of which involve failure. How interesting.

Miss (noun):
Definition one: a title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.
Definition two: used in the title of the winner in a beauty contest.
Definition three: used as a polite form of address to a young woman or to a waitress or female shop assistant.
Definition four: a girl or young woman, especially one regarded as silly or headstrong.

Mrs (noun): the title used before a surname or full name to address or refer to a married woman without a higher or honorific or professional title. Origin: abbreviation of Mistress.

Ms (noun): a title used before the surname or full name of any woman regardless of her marital status (a neutral alternative to Miss or Mrs)

Most women are unaware that Ms is a neutral option and feel that which ever option they choose will define them. Mrs obviously means you are married. Miss means you are single, and judging by the definitions above, a silly failure. Ms means ambiguous. Why is it so important for a woman’s marital status to be confirmed? Men have one option, Mr. There is the other of Master whilst they are children, but once they hit adulthood they automatically become Mr. Why don’t women get to change when they hit adulthood? Do we not become adults until we get married?
One can’t help but let the feminist inside loose on such subjects.
When you next fill out a form asking you to tick a box, think about what that little box says about you.
Happy being a happy go lucky Miss, good for you, you tick that box.
Happy being a married Mrs, good for you, you tick that box.
Happy being an ambiguous Ms, good for you, you tick that box.
How can one small box define a woman? According to the dictionary, which box defines you?

Mr (noun):
Definition one: a title used before a surname or full name to address or refer to a man without a higher or honorific or professional title.
Definition two: used before the name of an office to address a man who holds it.
Definition three: used before a surname to address or refer to a male surgeon.
Definition four: used in the armed forces to address a senior warrant officer, officer cadet or junior naval officer.