At Least They're Committed

I don’t know why I always think of this SNL skit when I see Tom Brady except, of course, there’s a lot of truth to it. The moral of the story is that to avoid sexual harassment claims, one needs to:

• Be Handsome
• Be Attractive
• Don’t be unattractive

But with the Patriots’ bizarre loss to the Cleveland Browns, I’ve pondered it a bit further and for the record, I love Tom Brady’s hair long! But back to my point, it’s not being attractive that gets you by. Honestly there are plenty of men out there (and women likely too but I don’t notice) who are moderately attractive or maybe simply well-groomed who thus avoid charges of sexual harassment.

The key is ‘be interesting!’ And, importantly, ‘stay interesting!’ A well-groomed interesting man — preferably with longer hair IMO — is always intriguing. Here’s how to be interesting:

• Have a hobby — woodworking, podcasting, jogging, painting, whatever.
• Have friends — coming home after a night out with the guys is always interesting to the significant other. New stories, new places, no complacency.
• Be interested — yes, being interested in the woman you want makes you a great deal more interesting.

Not too tough, really, at the outset anyway. But what seeeeeems to be tough to men is to stay interesting. I swear every man I’ve ever had a long-term relationship with was fascinating at the outset . . . and ended up dissociating from friends and hobbies, sitting on his butt in front of the television, gaining bunches of weight and losing all ambition.

Too late for some, but not for you. If you’re only well-groomed, interesting and interested for the first couple years of the relationship and then you let everything slide, bye, bye! Complacency is a commitment killer. Don’t blow off your hobbies or your friends. Be attractive, be interesting . . . and would you pleeeease fucking stay that way!