Life > February 28, 2008

By Teddy Aronson | Staff columnist

In response to last week’s She Said column, you are on to something with the notion of bad boys. They will tear your world up, replanting it with unlived excitements and thrills, all the while pull off a less than mediocre rendition of Vin Diesel in The Fast and the Furious.

But to be fair, there are two slices of bread to this bad-ass sandwich.

For all the bad boys in the world, one can find their counterpart in each and every bad girl.

The bad girl is the impassioned fire stokers of testosterone-based coals.

The coals all males hold dear, from each pubescent victim of biology to those whose flames have seen brighter days filled with memories of emotional, physical and interpersonal ups and downs. My friends, bad girls are here to stay. They’ve been around since the days of Cleopatra and Ceasar.

Take cover and brace for impact for these girls will nevertheless give the bad boys a run for their money.

Now there are certain stereotypical associations that I don’t need to elaborate on of this exotic taxonomy, many of which relate back to sexual prospects.

They’re fun, exciting, willing and, not to make any broad generalizations, but typically they maneuver their good looks in their favor.

At this point, any member of the male gender may ask, well what’s the problem here?

For many dudes, there simply is no problem.

They have the looks, the personality most guys dream of .

They also have a sex drive whose sole rival is that couple across the street who seem to have been breeding a sloth of grizzlies and throwing them into a pit of screaming death in their room each night around 11 p.m.

I must submit a forewarning, however.

Most girlfriend horror stories you hear through the grapevine stem from these types of girls. One must weigh the costs with the benefits heavily before even considering getting involved with our deceptive delights.

For one thing, you can’t be too comfortable with someone who knows every guy she sees wants her and who isn’t exactly shy around strangers – in more ways than one.

Also, there’s a good chance she’s, in a word, crazy.

From psychotic stuntman driving to partying that makes Studio 54 in its prime resemble Happy Cuddly Snuggle Bear with Rainbows Daycare Center, you will never see a dull moment.

Of course, one can find the offshoot personalities of select bad girls, ranging from the self-obsessed to the extroverted, full-scale, grade A, stalkers.

But the correct use of a sharp mind equipped with a pair of quick feet can get anyone out of this dilemma.

Now we have a fork in the road. Should guys fight their instincts when faced with the baddest of bad girls, or should they strap themselves in and hope for the best?

When it comes to serious relationships, most guys will look towards the more wholesome girl with a bit of unchecked spice every here and there, sort of a moderated version of the bad girl who provides a spice which consists of a dump truck filled to the brim with the hottest cayenne peppers you can find.

On the bad girl scale I can’t narrow down what it is exactly each man is looking for in his ideal mate, though.

Some desire the perpetual adventures of the most raw bad girl experience, while some hope for the most innocent of innocents.

Every guy is looking for something different

Whatever the case may be, bad girls have as much to bring to the table as any other girl, it’s purely a matter of tastes and preferences.

But what guy doesn’t love a little craziness in his life every now and then?

Just make sure to bring your thick skin, a high tolerance for pain and probably any sort of riot-defense weaponry.