Friday, November 21, 2014

Shallow Narcissist finds Perfect Woman


Four years, 4 months and some days ago I responded to this Craigslist add and it changed my life forever.

"Shallow Narcissist seeking Perfect Woman - 23 (St. Louis)
If you are reading this you either A: have a personality defect B: are merely "curious" as to what it means to be a narcissist or C: are keen into sarcasm. A and B need not respond, and for your sake, go find some "normal" guy that sounds amazing, (fyi, he's lying) is tall, handsome, and actually fits the title of this post. For those C girls, I may have somewhat intrigued you.
In all honesty, I don't go for the "normal" girl, some bleach blonde reality TV show watching, Pop/rap music listening, designer clothes wearing, idiot who NEEDS someone to complete them. My ideal girlfriend would be a self-confident, ORIGINAL (a lot of people claim to be "real" or "the most original person you'll ever see" which leads to drastic disappointment) intelligent person who cares little for how other sheeple perceive them.
For example, if you do things in public that scares of confuses people on a regular basis, I already like you. If people call you "weird" for lack of a better word or simply because they didn't get the reference you just used, we need to hang out. If you like Invader Zim and are sickened by the way Hot Topic exploits clueless tweens and their fascination with Gir, even when they've never seen a single episode of the show, we need to discuss things. If you rant to your friends, (online or otherwise) about how much you wish zombies were real, I love you. This is an extremely small demographic, I realize. The chance that anyone that fits this description exists and moreover reads this post is nominal. However, my optimism amongst all this negativity breeds hope. I look forward to your response. Pictures are welcome, but not necessary."

Today Ryan posted this on craigslist:

Shallow Narcissist found Perfect Woman:

If you are reading this you either A: have a personality defect B: are merely "curious" as to what it means to be a narcissist C: are keen into sarcasm or D: You are the one I've chosen to spend the rest of my life with. A B and C need not respond, and for your sake, stop looking on Craigslist for the love of your life. I'm hear to say I've already found the one girl that uses Craigslist that's worth a damn, and she's taken. If you're D, this one's for you.
In all honesty, I don't go for the "normal" girl, someone who keeps up with the Kardashians or needs to get another pair of Ugg Boots to match the color of her Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice Latte. Some twittering, faux-nerd social justice warrior who think all men are pigs because they're too myopic to realize those are the only ones they attract.
My ideal girlfriend is a self-confident, ORIGINAL (a lot of people claim to be "real" or "the most original person you'll ever see" which is the hallmark of the opposite) intelligent person who cares little for how the headphone wearing hipsters perceive her.
For example, if you playfully hit your boyfriend in the arm in a Wall-Mart and he crashes to the ground screaming assault, and this makes you freak out and run away, I already like you. If you take a sleeping bag to a park so we can play "human burrito," we need to hang out and hug some ducks. If you like watching Invader Zim in a tent in the living room, we need to discuss things. If you rant to your friends, (online or otherwise) about how much you wish zombies weren't just a manifestation of the blase attitude toward the world and the intrinsic desire to have the world crash so we can start over, I'd sympathize with you. If you like to smash pumpkins into a crash test dummy I think we need to share a bad touch. If you had the bravery to drive halfway across the country in a packed Geo Metro to turn a crack house into a home, I'd share it with you. If you had to kick a drunk stranger named AJ off our couch at 3:00 in the morning, I'd let you kiss him. If you've got the tenacity to stick it out through imprisonment, depression, unemployment, unappreciative house-guests, success, fear, lack of sex, too much sex, overreacting about not enough sex, and cold showers, I love you. This is an extremely small demographic, I realize, considering I'm actually only talking to one person. The chance that anyone that fit this description and read this post is nominal yet somehow, miraculously it happened, and I've cherished every single moment from the day I first met you 4 years ago. I look forward to your response. Pictures are welcome, but not necessary.