reinventing a stereotype: assholes get all the women

it's been said over the years that assholes get all the women and that women find assholes more attractive for some reason. and this is why a nice guy can't catch a break in this cold, cruel world. they'll tell you that's just the way it is (who's the 'they' in this scenario exactly? some assholes). either continue being nice and suffer the consequences or be an asshole for once in your life and get the girl.

but i'm almost certain it doesn't have to be this way. this is all based on some silly stereotype and the great thing about that is we can do whatever we want with stereotypes. they're not built on anything more solid than the collective assumptions of many people. what kinda foundation is that for a belief? that's bullshit if you ask me. just make up your own stereotypes. pick up the clay and mold it till it fits you best.

example:

did you know that when assholes get the girl, the relationship always squanders into complete misery within the first two years? by the end of year two, arguing becomes the preferred form of communication. it's no longer about building each other up, but tearing each other down and trying to make each other feel as guilty as possible about as much stuff as possible. there's a whole lot of sadness and way more crying than laughing. they'll eventually come to the conclusion that this tragic lifestyle can somehow be magically transformed with a baby, maybe two babies, maybe more. but with each baby comes more problems, more worries, more stuff to fight about, more misery. and then they raise miserable, asshole children who grow up to become asshole adults who in turn date other asshole adults and the viscous cycle rolls on.

and that's the thing... it's not that assholes get ALL the ladies... they just get the assholes. assholes naturally attract other assholes. it only seems like they're hoarding all the available options from the rest of us cuz unfortunately there's a ton of assholes in the world. assholes outnumber everyone else 10:1. if you go by this ratio, assholes date ten women for your every one. and you could feel bad about this but you shouldn't cuz they're dating ten assholes and that's nothing to be happy about at all.