Couples in public transport

Well...things seem to be back to a state of normalcy again...but when could one ever say that huh?

I am a frequent bus commuter. Since I have no personal vehicle and do not think I can afford the luxury of even a small car (what with international oil price hikes and all that!) I often am provided with the eye-sore of either sitting next to a smoochy lovey-dovey couple or right in front or right behind!

And sad are those days when I am unfortunate enough to be stuck like that. But one must tolerate anything just to get a seat in our crowded buses!

Has anyone ever noticed how territorial members of a couple can get? In the case of guys, it's as bad as raising their leg and peeing on the lamp-post (like dogs do...in case you didn't get the comparison!) and the GIRLS?!?! Talk about INSECURITY! The moment they see you calmly, minding your own business, oblivious to the rest of the world and walking towards them, the girl grabs the arm of the guy and hangs on to him for dear life! Lest he should fly away like a little fly I suppose!

It makes me wonder. Are we girls so insecure of our capabilities of ensnaring a guy that we hang on to the one we have and don't let go? Even if he isn't the best match for us?

Aren't there enough fish in the sea?

Or maybe it's our conception of an ideal marriage or relationship (fuelled by the many Barbra Taylor Bradford and Danielle Steele novels and movies) that makes women so desperate! On the other hand most guys just want to be able to say, "I have a girlfriend and boy! Is she a hottie!"

MIGHT I STRESS - MOST GUYS...NOT ALL!

I suppose it is basic animal instinct in all of us! To mean territorial I mean! Not boastful! Or who knows? Maybe being boastful is another animal instinct we all have?