Bane

All a girl ever really wants is to see a guy exert that extra effort, go that extra mile. Maybe that's why some girls have simple dreams for their romantic lives. Because just a glimpse of that extra effort is already more than enough.

I'm not saying that men don't contribute enough to their relationships. Everyone knows they give so much already. It's just that maybe, just maybe, aside from what they already give, they don't give that occasional, extra something that would leave the girl smiling for days.

A smile, a note, a little piece of chocolate, or some flower picked up on the street. A little extra something out of routine, nondescript, a shared secret.

Once again, these words lead to only one conclusion.

Women are really the bane of men.