I realized today that there are actually perks to having a boyfriend or live in male roommate, both of which I have recently lost. I'm not very handy when it comes to solving "men" problems. I'd like to think of myself as independent, but really, I'm pretty dependent. I need someone to help take care of me. My dad taught me how to change the oil in my car and change over a tire, but the complicated stuff, I'm lost.
For example, today I locked my keys in my car. Not only my car key, but my house key as well. Now, at my house I have my remote unlocker thingy that comes with your keys when you buy your vehicle, but I'm responsible and lock my house when I leave. Therefore, I am now officially locked out of my car and my house. I could call a tow company and they could unlock it for pretty cheap, but I'm broke, so spending money is something I don't care to do. When I used to lock my keys in my car in the past, I had a boyfriend who came to me with a wire hangar and would unlock my car for me. That was a nice perk. Now, I have to depend on...well, myself.
I also have a clog in my bathroom sink. Drano doesn't work very well. When I had a male roommate and got a clog, he used his magic with some tools and the pipes and voila! the clog was fixed. Or my light went out in my bedroom and I'm a pretty short girl without movable chairs or any stools, when I had a male roommate, he would change it for me. Now, I've gotta do that stuff.
Also, I have issues with my car and some parts are going out. I don't know anything about axles and joints and such things. When I had a boyfriend, he took a ride with me around the block, pinpointed what was wrong based on sounds and told me what part to buy, then fixed it. I don't know how to do those things. My car is a complete mystery to me. All I know is that it sounds funny and things are beeping at me. And if you know me at all, you know that I can't drive worth crap, so there's ALWAYS something wrong with my car.
Now I'm not saying that I like a man to do everything for me, I like being as independent as possible. BUT, it's nice when I don't know something for someone to teach me how. I can appreciate that I'm not handy and if you show me how to do something, I'm willing to learn. All I'm saying is that if I was never appreciative of having a man around before, I most definitely am now. I am officially now NOT one of those women who state, "I don't need no man". I know I need one, in any capacity: boyfriend, best friend, roommate. It really doesn't matter.

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