Vent

So, today was pretty much a crappy day. I've already been irritated by the discussion of women and how men see women, and skanky Halloween costumes that I had to sort through while men were walking down the aisles looking at the women posing on the costumes. The whole thing disgusted me and I had to leave the store so I wouldn't literally puke.

It started in my Sociology class, where we had taken a survey the week before about traits we would want in someone to date and in someone to marry. First of all, that question irritates me because I think that when you date someone you should see them as someone you would want to potentially marry. The results from that survey showed that personality was most important, but also physical traits were important as well. Men thought that physical traits were more important than women did. And while I should have been expecting something like that, it was still sort of disturbing to me. One of the girls in my class also said that she looks at how attractive someone is when she first meets them and decides to talk to them because of that, and then learns more about them as their relationship progresses. I was just appalled at that statement because I look at the personality of someone before making any plans to potential date them or be close friends with them. To me it doesn't matter what anyone looks like.

I was already feeling really upset and I really really didn't want to go to Leeper's class. I was feeling pretty good towards the end of the class because the videos he showed were encouraging to me, but then he showed the video "Places to Love" and I lost it again. On a different day I'm pretty sure I would've found it to be funny, but I did not find it funny at all.

I'm truly disgusted at how our society views relationships. I don't think of it on the superficial level that only focuses on looks. I wish more people would realize that there is more to a person than just a pretty face. Also, I don't think girls should have to wear make-up. I never do. If you marry someone, are you going to dress up and put on make-up all the time for them? I don't think so.

And yes, this is the world we live in, I understand that. People are going to be people and I can't change them. I'm probably going to look back at this and feel really dumb for posting it. But hey, this is how I feel.