Conventional

"Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known."- Chuck Palahniuk

con·ven·tion·al [kuhn-ven-shuh-nl]

adjective 1.conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.

I'm a very conventional person. This probably stems from the fact that my grandmother was Emily Post herself (not really, but she would give Miss Manners a run for her money). I like convention. I like having rules that govern what is right and what is wrong in polite society. I grew up in a small town where tradition rules that day. And let me tell you, it was an amazing place to grow up. So excuse me if I'm a little old fashioned. But I just can't shake some of the more deeply ingrained expectations I have. For example, one that seems to keep getting challenged is who makes the first move. People keep telling me that it is okay for the girl to make the first move. I disagree. Let me tell you what I believe. I agree to push a baby the size of a bowling ball out of my body- is it so much to expect that a man do the heavy lifting at the beginning of a relationship? Is it so much to ask that a man take some initiative and pursue a girl rather than sit at home and wait for the ladies to flock to him? That's the problem with society. Girls are so anxious for love and attention that they'll do anything to get it and so men have gotten lazy. I don't know what's to be done about it, but I do know this- I'm not about to start chasing men down. I'm the catch. :)