?!? Bad Boys

Bad boys - the type with scars on their faces and more woman than an NBA baller even in the time of AIDS. I find myself completely distracted with what I would call a bad boy, at 29++. You would assume that that intrigue is something that we grow out of. Imagine 50 Cent or Marlon Brando in A street Car Named Desire. They are bad - men that smoke and drink to the point of abandon while oozing charisma and sex appeal. Skilled at dangling the carrot of love over the woman of the moment, naturally they are superior lovers. There is often the association of lowly dealings as far as income is concerned - the mafia is not far off the grid. They know all the back alleys and which drugs are funneled on which city corners. They've shot or been shot at. There is a hefty amount of womanizing and cheating; so then what makes this particular type of man so attractive to females?

"Don't ask me where I've been," he would say, "and I won't ask you." I'm reminded of this great book that I read years ago called Doctor Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation by Olivea Judson. Inadvertently, the book is a study in human nature. Written from the perspective of various insects and molds that were having trouble with their love lives, the wise Doctor Tatiana breaks it down. I was fascinated to discover that insects cheat on one another. Alpha bugs get all the dame bugs to keep nest while the beta bugs sneak in the back door to molest their woman. There is the usage of chastity belts and aphrodisiacs in the bug world. What's most interesting is that most organisms on the planet are not monogamous, but then most organisms don't have religion!

To the woman's defense, it seems that woman who love thuggish men subconsciously are looking for that provider who could deal with something like an apocalypse or a stock market crash. Fierce and strong, they own traits like physical prowess, the attitude of indifference, which is beyond emotional dictation while they have the ability to survive outside of the constraints of square society. Narmer, in Canaan's Labyrinth, has these characteristics. He is an unconventional leader, a strong man that will not follow somebody else's rules if it would not be conducive to the goal at hand. Unlike most bad boys, however, Narmer has transcended the need for drugs and is an avitar worthy of the attention. Also, Narmer is the ideal bad boy in that he only loves one woman.