boundcreature

Dating is like capitalism; you think you have a strong consumer relationship and then, out of nowhere, a couple of mediocre scavenger businesses pop up on the peripheray seeking to capitalize on your major weaknesses. Now, in business, this is just fine, it forces the top businesses to respond to the challenge of the underdogs to remain competitive. It doesn't matter that the top business has a stronger relationship with the consumer and incredibly sexy sideburns; the challenge is presented and it must be dealt with.

Of course, in dating, it's a bit upsetting because it renders the "guy code" toothless and forces a near-Darwinian show of dominance to retain the "consumer." In days past, a duel might have been a requirement to sort the matter.

Luckily, in capitalism, a strong brand can retain loyal customers in the face of cowardly under-bidding, the "facade" they put on until they feel they have safely snared the consumer (after which, they quickly settle into the same routine that made the original company undesirable in the first place and then the process starts again). Thankfully, my relationship is such that I don't need to worry about the consumer receiving direct offers and I can be reasonably confident that if I improve my services I will not be abandoned.

Of course, another way of saying this would be to say that my girlfriend is hot and it's awesome that she lets me touch her naked parts.