I don't claim to be any expert, but I am a girl. Shocking, Iknow, especially when I hear the phrase, "You're one of the guys," on a regularbasis. I'm not particularly concerned with the things that most girls are. Alist of these things is substantial, and I won't bother you with them. FrequentlyI get asked by male friends why girls do what they do. I think it's because Ihave the inside information, and I'm not afraid to share it.
With the release of Breaking Dawn in theaters, I was askedthe loaded question today: Why do girls like Twilight?
The answer:
Stephenie Meyer did an excellent job of portraying theawkward teen. That's the simple answer.
Every teen - especially girls - goes through their high schoolyears desperately trying to be accepted by their peers. Even if they areaccepted by friends they're still in a constant internal battle. They're afraid thatit could all come tumbling down around them. They feel that even despite theirbest efforts, that they are mediocre at best.
This is Bella Swan.
She sees herself as very plain, an average girl, and nothingextraordinary about her appearance. This - if you are lucky - is an averageteen girl. Most teen girls have a lower self-esteem then this. They feel as if "average"is what they are striving for, and are generally in a constant "identity crisis".
Enter the "popular-hot-guy-that-all-the-girls-want" akaEdward Cullen.
He's untouchable.
I graduated from a small high school. I couldn't tell youfor sure exactly how many students attended that school, but I can tell youthat there were less than 100 students in my graduating class. At every schoolthere is an Adonis lurking in the halls. The sad thing is, he usually knowswho he is. He tends to date the really hot chicks, and has a bit of an ego.Eighty-five percent of the female population fantasizes about dating him, buthe wouldn't give the majority of these girls a second glance.
Stephenie took these two very common personalities andflipped the relationship. The untouchable guy swoons over the unlikely averagegirl. Girls around the world squeal at the thought of their crush suddenlyfalling head-over-heels for them. He doesn't just have a crush on her, the dudeis willing to torture himself just to hold her hand.
The willing self-sacrifice for love. There it is guys. Areyou willing to give up your Monday night football to pine over the girl thatyou love? Hell no you're not. How about give up smoking? (I can see you rollingyour eyes now.) It's a basic concept: be willing to do anything for her. If youare married, you have already encountered this demon, and you have eithershunned him, or endorsed him. Some of you – that still don't understand what I'mtalking about – might have heard this referred to as "being selfish".
Don't worry guys, this isn't the entire female population.There are girls out there that are extremely independent, and would find thiskind of behavior obsessive or not very masculine. These girls aren't waitingfor their knight in shining armor to kick in the castle door and rescue them –we are pulling on our armor, lifting our swords, and charging into the battle.It's only a shame there are so few of us.
EXIBIT A :
http://youtu.be/MSNPeJAgBzo


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