I've been thinking about this subject a lot recently: I've had a few nights where I've had to do a lesson with more than twice as many women as men
I think it's football matches or rugby as numbers have evened up a bit later.
The gender balance at weekenders is just a multiplication of what happens at the classes. Just about every class you attend has women over - and those women seem to complain to everybody that there's not enough men.
I regularly get women complaining to me that there aren't enough men for them to dance with. And, I get them complaining that there aren't enough good men for them - some women even complain to me that there aren't enough eligible men!
What am I expected to do about it?
I used to feel guilty and apologise to these ladies. Now I've realised that it's not my fault - and I'm a bit annoyed
From the data I have collated, the most common reason a guy hears about and comes along to dancing is because a woman brought him along. If I advertise I get far more women responding than men, the same goes for posters and leaflet drops - it's even worse for busking!
Now, when there's an imbalance, I tell the women that the solution is in their hands. They are women after all, they were designed by nature to be attractive to men - so go out and attract!
What do they expect me to do? Go out and drag men in off the street for them to dance with? Why should I try when there's purpose built man attractors who are so much better suited to the job
Of course, the ladies could just learn to accept the current situation
I feel so much better now
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