Cutting the Fat!: Realistic Expectations

So it seems that lots of folks around me are getting married or engaged. My frat brother got married last november, my best friends are getting married in june. Another girl from college just got married last week or so. And my ex-girlfriend just got engaged (ouch! sucks right?)

Now I have female friends who are single, attractive, and young. I also have female friends who are single, attractive and old errr not so young lol. One thing they have in common is their insane "requirements".  Nowadays every news source is talking about the crisis of the single Black woman and how there aren't enough Black men blah blah blah. There's some truth to that. But I think a bigger issue is people with insane "requirements". Some things should be non-debatable like wanting a loving partner then there are other things that are outrageous.  I have a friend, let's call her Kay. Kay's mid-30s and been single for mad long. She has all these requirements about her "type". He gotta be 6'5'', light skinned blah blah blah.  Keep in mind she's like 5'1''. I often ask her what's wrong with a nice 5'7''-5'10 guy? Or a brown skin fella. We all have our preferences. I'd want a 5'7'' 135lb chocolate goddess with 34C boobs and a firm and sizeable culo. That doesn't mean i won't be happy and satisfied with someone who doesn't fit that model. And it most certainly doesn't mean that women who don't fit that model are excluded. I realize that at the end of the day what's most important is being happy. If you're THAT superficial that you can't get to know someone who doesn't fit every one of your physical ideals, you probably should be by yourself.  While my friend in the example is female, this foolish train of thought isn't limited to females. I think Black males are the worst. Most of us take advantage of this "shortage" and start making outrageous requirements for women. She gotta look like Halle Berry/ StaceyDash on her worst day, gotta smash like a pornstar, be elegant like Michelle Obama, and rich like Oprah.  All of this is unrealistic. At some point these people need to wake up and realize that time is running out. You won't be sexy forever so get your mind right.  Or maybe these delusional people need to date each other and live miserably ever after. The End.