Every Guy Wants "the Candid Girlfriend". is She Right Though?
Summary
A straphanger delivers a sharp diagnosis of what men *actually* want in New York dating. Forget the cool artsy baddy with baby bangs and daddy issues. The real winner? The "candid girlfriend," a 5'5" and a half woman from New Hampshire with mousy brown hair, probably studied art history, whose entire personality revolves around loving pomegranate. Her boyfriend finds this quirky and adorable. She's never the center of attention, but she's always featured in those #35mm film photos he posts on Instagram. Kareem agrees. The take rings true with an uncomfortable specificity that'll make half the city check their partner's camera roll.
Full Transcript
My take is that all guys think they want to date the like cool hot artsy baddy girlfriend with like baby bangs and a bad father, but that's actually not the case at all. What all guys in New York want is to date the like candid girlfriend. You can trademark that.
Candid girlfriend is a girl who's like 5'5" and a half, naturally thin, has mousy brown hair no longer than shoulder length. She's like from New Hampshire, maybe studied art history. And I would say the biggest part of her personality is that she like loves pomegranate, and her boyfriend thinks that's like so quirky and adorable. 100% agree.
She's never the like overt center of attention, but her boyfriend is always posting film photos of her—#35mm on his Instagram story. And she's always just kind of like, so what's your take?