Bryce Gruber’s Thoughts of the Day (confusion edition)

Today’s thoughts are brought to you by Ashley and me hanging in my living room with her freshly baked cookies and doing “research” for the new line of vagina-related products that Completely Bare will be debuting this Spring.

1. Drinking Tea Only Sorta Works. For ages I’ve been the biggest supporter of the ole “drink a cup of tea to fight snack cravings” but today it’s just not working. I think I’ve gone through like 9 mugs of tea already, and still all I can think about is that plate of cookies that Ashley made. Recipe here, BTW, but this isn’t good for me considering I know I have absolutely zero intention of working out today.

2. Are Men Romantic by Nature or Only the Right Relationship? I had a long talk yesterday with someone about this and haven’t been able to get it off my mind. First, what’s more important- a man that’s generally respectful and eager to see you or a man that’s thoughtful and showers you with sweet nothings, attention, and small gifts? Or is the perfect relationship some careful hybrid of the two? In the past I’ve somehow been in relationships that have resulted in oodles of unexpected (and often under-appreciated) gifts including expensive jewelry, shoes, trips around the world, electronics, etc but I think the point is that those men were somehow tailoring their gifts towards what they knew I liked- and they were frequent. That’s the important part that men seem to miss… women like frequent, thoughtful gifts and the secret is that the gift that’s $1 is often just as meaningful and thoughtful as the one that’s $1,000. In fact, I think most women feel inherently MORE comfortable with the idea of small gifts (a small bouquet of flowers, candy, a cute scarf, etc) in the first few months of a relationship because they can trust that the man is somehow not an over-enthusiast that spills his emotions and gifts to every Sally, Sue, and Mary. If my boyfriend showed up at my door with my favorite candy bar that’d be just as worthwhile to me as a new bracelet (I don’t need a new bracelet, I do need chocolate every single day). I guess I’m sort of lost in the understanding of how men decide when and where to give these gifts- do all men instinctively give gifts when they’re in love or really want to be with a woman? Or do some men just never even think along those lines?

3. I Need a Rest. Seriously. I feel like I’ve been burning the candle at both ends the past month or so. Being a mom. Working like a bandit. Seeing friends. Making time for the boyfriend. Regular life maintenance, etc. It’s a lot sometimes, and I’m super lucky to have an awesome team with me… but I’ve definitely been burning the candle at both ends. I got the flu last week, and I suspect that it’s because I haven’t had a full night of sleep in nearly a month. Tonight’s big plan is dinner with my out-of-town cousins from LA followed by a long, glorious night of uninterrupted sleep. I will sleep a full 8 hours. It will be fantastic, and I plan to have all sorts of wildly sexual dreams just to top it off. Maybe my boyfriend will even show up at my front door with a candy bar in one of these dreams. Who knows.

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