The Perquisites of a Pretty Girl
Everybody knows this, of course, but it’s rare to see a person of the pretty girl persuasion admitting it:
The majority opinion seems to be that through both a lucky spin on the genetic roulette wheel, and a lot of diligent care and maintenance, I am a Pretty Girl. And as I move through the everyday world, that’s made my life easier on thousands of different occasions. University administrators, traffic cops, doormen, job interviewers and employers, apartment managers, auto mechanics, waiters, taxi drivers, hotel clerks these are just a few of the types of men who’ve overlooked small transgressions, given me extra perks, or somehow gone out of their way for me because I’m a Pretty Girl.
But here’s the really fascinating part — this particular Pretty Girl understands why it works. No, Officer Doughnut-Gut doesn’t really think she’ll sleep with him if he lets her off with a warning. But what he does get is worthy:
I gave those men nothing except my smile and wow-you-are-such-a-great-guy gratitude. And most of the time I was perfectly sincere if someone gives me a break, especially when I know I don’t necessarily deserve it, I am grateful to them. So I show them a picture of themselves in my eyes, surrounded by a rosy glow of Great-Guyness.
And that, Pretty Girl, is not “nothing.”
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*grins* ever consistency; however, if it’s worthwile, at least find someone who’s earned such a smile as those you do sleep with.
Actually, you have stumbled on one of life’s hidden treasures, the secret of cognitive dissononce. The easiest way to get someone to like you, is not by doing them favors, but by getting them to do you a favor. And, then they being rewarded for it… et al.
I hadn’t ever thought of it like that, but I guess that is how it works. *chuckles* And that rosy glow is a good reason to be doing something for someone. Everybody wins.
I find it’s best to smile a lot and ask the cop about his gun. But it may back-fire. I have this cop friend that says he gives tickets to hot chicks and lets the ugly ones go. His rationale is that they have a hard enough time in life.
There are a lot of “pretty” girls, but some are real bitches, hence some are treated with disdain. This girl has other gifts, she share a part of soul with those she meets. A genuine spirit is a gift that will always be rewarded. She may be pretty, but that isn’t all.