A Young Man's Fancy.....

I believe it was Alfred, Lord Tennyson who wrote:  “In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love”, making it obvious he did not live in Ohio.   If he had his poem might have read more along the lines of: “In spring a young man’s fancy turns to fishing and the stalking of small animals that happen to be in season”.

If Lord Tennyson had done his homework he would have known it is females who have romantic thoughts come spring.  Actually, women are susceptible to these thoughts 365 days a year.  From planting a flower garden to planning a wedding, women are the ones who work to create a candle lit existence for two.  It’s just a fact of life, we are the romantics.

The difference between men and women is really apparent when

you take a look at the pictures we have taken.     Nothing makes a man happier than having his picture snapped holding up a string of fish, grasping the antlers of a dead deer, or a standing beside pile of dead pheasant.  It’s the “hunter-gatherer” thing. 

On the other hand, many women see a camera as an opportunity to capture a romantic moment.  A woman’s pictures often include wine glasses, flowers and fireplaces.  It’s the “nesting” gene.  

When I became engaged “back in the day” it was the custom to have a formal picture taken and placed in the local newspaper.  The engagement picture was always the same; the future bride, alone, usually wearing helmet hair and pearls.  The lucky groom did not have to endure having his picture taken until the wedding day, likely one of the few times he would be forced to wear a “monkey suit”.   Now, like so many other things, this custom seems to have changed and, as I thumb through the occasional newspaper, I see the lucky couple posed together for the engagement announcement.

Maybe the change says something about how couples view marriage today…..maybe not.

I am a person who understands the real story is often one that must be read between the lines, so allow me to share this with you.    If you’re not paying attention you might jump to the conclusion that the picture of a man holding a dead deer by the antlers and the picture of a young couple poised to begin their life together have nothing in common…..but you would be wrong.  In truth both pictures should bear the same caption:

                                                       Look What I Bagged!!!

               It would seem women and men are not so different after all……..Life is Good