Now, I know I wasn't mentioned specifically in the various cases of guys talking about girls who like *******s and ignore the advice of their friends, and all that, but I can't help but feel like at least some of it was implied, so allow me to defend myself on some of these points here.
a) I don't really have overprotective male friends. I have male friends, don't get me wrong, but very few of them are particularly overprotective. They're there 100% when I need them, but they generally work under the (correct) impression that I can generally take care of myself. In the event that they do offer unsolicited advice, I generally listen to them. My friends are awesome, so I don't make a habit of ignoring them.
b) I'm not attracted to jerks. In any way. Maybe I like a bit of an acerbic wit, and confidence is always attractive, but that's as far as I would say. Most of the guys I've been attracted to have been pretty good guys.
c) I wasn't particularly attracted to this fellow. He was actually a friend of a friend (said friend didn't warn me because said friend didn't know he was going to ask me out) who happened to be in town for a few days and said "hey, you wanna go see a movie?" and I said "sure, why not?"
d) I wasn't even entirely sure it was a date until I was actually on the date. (and I'd wanted to de-datify it, like I'm usually pretty good at doing, by buying my own ticket and being as platonic as possible. obviously didn't work out.)
Just as many men go for crazy b****es as women go for a**holes, so there's no need to be so bitter towards the female gender.
(wasn't directed at any one post, just the vibe I get from a collection of them)
Fincham: Where are you going?
Me: I have no idea
Fincham: I meant where are you sitting. This wasn't an existential question.