Recently, when fans of the HBO hit series Girls find out that I also watch the show, this seems to be their common reaction, "Yey! Don't you just love Adam?! This reaction is laden with sap, punctuated by a giddy kind of satiating kilig.
The reaction is oddly similar across different kinds of girls—hotties, plain Janes, fashion mavens. Many, it seems, are smitten over Adam. Who would've thought that the once-unattractive-slob-of-an-average-Joe would managed to do the unexpected: sweep women off their feet?
It's hard to imagine that everyone's talking about Adam—the same Adam who made us collectively cringe in season one. Now, it isn't like he underwent some drastic transformation. As season two drew to a close, he was still the same Adam whom we met in season one. He was still inappropriate, still awkward, and still a bland, pasty white. No, it wasn't like he cleaned up; his hair was still greasy, his stubble, still dirty. It wasn't like he grew charming overnight either; he was still painfully and engagingly awkward and inappropriate. Yet still, some time in between weird sex antics and heartbreak, through odd habits and odder dialogues, he was still able to wiggle his way into women's hearts.
This begged me to examine: Does this really happen in real life? Can a guy—a seemingly shwangit, "latak" one, at that—really grow on a woman?
Much to my single male readers' luck, I must say yes. [Disclaimer: I'm not saying single males are "latak," k? I merely exaggerated to stress a point. Now, moving on...] The main gist is this: This does happen in real life: Guys can really grow on women. I've seen it happen, been there, and felt it before. Even men who aren't exactly your type can end up on your like, love, and lust lists. Heck! I even have friends who've admittedly married their real-life Adams! With the right combo of cool confidence, endearing effort, and proper timing, all made sturdy by dependable devotion, a guy can definitely win over the girl. These real-life Adams, even in all their odd glory, can be rather irresistible.
You see, women are pretty easy. Even in these times of high standards and hyper-independent superwomen, many of us are simply just looking for someone who will rush to be there when it matters. Similar moments like these tweak the game and change the tide. Modern and complicated as love may be in this age of casual flings and weighty Facebook statuses, uso pa rin pala ang ma-develop—greasy hair notwithstanding.
I wonder, though, if it works both ways. Can women grow on men, too? What do you think? Hmmmm... I have a feeling that'll best be discussed over buckets of beer...or during another night in with the Girls.
The reaction is oddly similar across different kinds of girls—hotties, plain Janes, fashion mavens. Many, it seems, are smitten over Adam. Who would've thought that the once-unattractive-slob-of-an-average-Joe would managed to do the unexpected: sweep women off their feet?
It's hard to imagine that everyone's talking about Adam—the same Adam who made us collectively cringe in season one. Now, it isn't like he underwent some drastic transformation. As season two drew to a close, he was still the same Adam whom we met in season one. He was still inappropriate, still awkward, and still a bland, pasty white. No, it wasn't like he cleaned up; his hair was still greasy, his stubble, still dirty. It wasn't like he grew charming overnight either; he was still painfully and engagingly awkward and inappropriate. Yet still, some time in between weird sex antics and heartbreak, through odd habits and odder dialogues, he was still able to wiggle his way into women's hearts.
This begged me to examine: Does this really happen in real life? Can a guy—a seemingly shwangit, "latak" one, at that—really grow on a woman?
Much to my single male readers' luck, I must say yes. [Disclaimer: I'm not saying single males are "latak," k? I merely exaggerated to stress a point. Now, moving on...] The main gist is this: This does happen in real life: Guys can really grow on women. I've seen it happen, been there, and felt it before. Even men who aren't exactly your type can end up on your like, love, and lust lists. Heck! I even have friends who've admittedly married their real-life Adams! With the right combo of cool confidence, endearing effort, and proper timing, all made sturdy by dependable devotion, a guy can definitely win over the girl. These real-life Adams, even in all their odd glory, can be rather irresistible.
You see, women are pretty easy. Even in these times of high standards and hyper-independent superwomen, many of us are simply just looking for someone who will rush to be there when it matters. Similar moments like these tweak the game and change the tide. Modern and complicated as love may be in this age of casual flings and weighty Facebook statuses, uso pa rin pala ang ma-develop—greasy hair notwithstanding.
I wonder, though, if it works both ways. Can women grow on men, too? What do you think? Hmmmm... I have a feeling that'll best be discussed over buckets of beer...or during another night in with the Girls.
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