The gist of a blog entry previously written and deleted.

I previously wrote a blog entry about men taking initiative which I later deleted. But -- seeing as how I missed my morning class today, I have a little time to spend on the topic this morning.

There are a couple of reasons men should take initiative with the ladies. Firstly, we like to feel wanted. Mere availability reeks of indifference, and indifference doesn't make us feel good about ourselves or about the man in question. Yeah, it sucks to put something out there; rejection isn't fun. I've learned to deal with it and so most men can, too.

Secondly, it's no secret that women are the more emotional gender. Women open their hearts much more readily than men do, most of the time. A man taking the initiative signals to a woman that it's okay to like him, it's okay to think about him, it's okay to feel anything at all. Lack of initiative on his part and things simply won't get off the ground. And most of the time that's a good thing, since a man lacking in initiative probably isn't that into her, anyway.*

Thirdly, there's still a bit of gender imbalance. Sure, women can solve their own problems, and take care of, well, ALL of their needs. But that doesn't mean we want to all of the damn time.

*I still stand by this theory. A man who is interested will do something; interference causes a confusion in which a man convinces himself he's interested (there's a cookie on the counter so I'll eat it syndrome) even though he isn't.

Anyway, that's the gist of it. Go ahead, roommate, send it to whoever you want.