Amongst many girlfriends, there is always the one friend who serves as a voice of reasoning to all others. She is typically the one who gives advice on how to keep a man in check. And most times she is the one with the least experience (ironic yes but it makes sense as she is the least jaded). However in this film, her ideals are challenged when her man, threatens to stray. Like a lot of successful and well educated women, she feels that when it comes to men and their tricks, she knows them all. On the other end, her man is being led by his friend, who thinks he knows all the tricks that women play (another point, behind every game playing man is a clueless friend, who turns your man into your worst nightmare). When their relationship hit the rocks, the battle of the sexes begins. Though at the end of the movie they get back together when they realise in love, there shouldn't be any rules (or games).
Realistically, the conclusion of this movie should hold true BUT we all know better. It was during a heart to heart with an ex-colleague of mine that I found out I am one of those women who needs games to be played (still not 100% sure about that). According to him, my low attention span means I will forever need a man to remain mysterious and almost invisible, to remain interested. But he forgot another big trait of mine, my impatience! Granted, games keep things fresh and to some extent entertaining but knowing how to play the right kind of games and when, is what most people lack. For men, I believe game playing is an inbuilt thing, almost like swag. You either have it or not. Of course, both factors get better with experience but do you really want to end up with a man who has been around the block waaaay too many times? My answer is heck no! I am a stickler for quality not quantity and I apply this to every aspect of my life (although in some cases quality and quantity are not mutually exclusive). I digress as always, but yes men do play games because women respond to it BUT what happens when a woman tries to play games? Can we really pull it off successfully?
After much deliberation and speaking to a bunch of people, the answer is YES WE CAN. But you have to be prepared to master the ropes and the possibility of giving your dog a kiss goodbye because most men can't handle it. Double standards but hello! Have you seen the world today? Men cheat and we take them back. Women cheat we get labelled. Men tell you they will call you back and never do. Women do the same and get dumped. Men keep their Single status on their Facebook profile and women proclaim they are dating on Facebook, Twitter and oh BB messenger. Men withhold their emotions and women cry if an eyelash gets stuck in their eye. I could go on but I seriously believe majority of women can't play games and although imitation is the highest form of flattery, it is just never quite as good as the original. So yes we can play games but men do not respond well to it and at such the object of our game playing scrams, leaving us game-less. Also some words of wisdom for the guys, women read game playing as a sign of confusion. If you know what you want, you don't need to cheat to get it, after all, game playing is simply a reassurance or validation of your significance to your love interest (yes I said it! :p).
