The Law of Diminishing Ass
Econ 101, anyone?
law of diminishing return
After a certain point has been reached, each successive application of a factor of production will add less to total output than before
source: American Marketing Association marketing terms guide
Have you ever been in a situation where one person is trying so incredibly hard to impress you (or vice versa), that you hit a sore spot and end up as friends? I have been seeing this happen pretty often lately, and felt the need to share my thoughts on it.
If you're like me, and you believe that men and women can never truly be friends...well, you're right. There will always be sexual tension, there will always be someone who wants more, even if only in the slighest capacity. Even, sometimes, if they don't even consciously realize it. Otherwise, what attracted you to that person in the first place? Something had to.
So, once a guy and a girl get acquainted (and this applies outside of a bar, concert, or any drunken venue), there is always an awkward period of time where they're trying to figure out what the hell is going on. And, if you spend your time in this window being "too nice", and trying too hard, you're going to end up busting your energy and sleeping alone. So heed this warning: do not surpass the law of diminishing returns, or you will get burned. It's simple economics, people.
So, once a guy and a girl get acquainted (and this applies outside of a bar, concert, or any drunken venue), there is always an awkward period of time where they're trying to figure out what the hell is going on. And, if you spend your time in this window being "too nice", and trying too hard, you're going to end up busting your energy and sleeping alone. So heed this warning: do not surpass the law of diminishing returns, or you will get burned. It's simple economics, people.
Let's take it back to sophomore year, Econ 101. Not to be confused with Anthropology, which was where the hot guy/girl sat on your left, or Microbiology, where you hooked up with that annoying person at the beginning of the semester and then he/she ended up in your group for the term project (which did happen to me with this guy in my Management 111 class senior year, but I digress). Now unlike, say, marketing, frequency and effort don't actually increase your odds of rendering something effective, and should encourage you that more is better. It's not like the more special events you have with your brand name on it, the more people will notice, and therefore the better off you will be. There is a law out there - one that is called "the law of diminishing returns" - that applies not only to our economic system, but to the sex life. Trust.
I've seen this happen a lot lately...I can name at least three friends off the top of my head who have been bending over backwards for a piece of ass, but end up in the "friend zone" because they give just a little too much. Sure, it's nice to dog-sit while he's on vacation, or to install her ceiling fan because she's too short, but make a habit of this, and you're bound to get stuck in a category. A category that does not keep you warm at night.
See the above chart? It's an efficiency chart. Energy vs. elapsed time. Think of "energy" as all the nice shit you plan to do for the person in the hopes that they'll notice you, and "elapsed time" as your window of opportunity to show some flair (or whatever else strikes you). Dates are okay. Cooking? Okay. But plan to help her buy a kitchen appliance set at Home Depot and you're in as good as Frank the Tank in "Old School". Next thing you know, you'll be begging for some time for fro-yo, or perhaps a meal. Am I clear on this?
Consider yourselves warned.
posted by KA @ 11:54 PM
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