It starts with woman…

James Brown told me this is a man’s world, but decided that it would be nothing without a woman. I’ve decided the same.

Women run the world and that’s the end of it. In movies, women are the only beings able to calm beasts, and in the Bible, woman is Samson’s downfall. Almost every action that man takes can be directly traced back to woman. From headaches to heartache, a lady can be found in the center of it all. It’s often argued that the Trojan War was started over a woman. The religious war that Henry VIII started was over a woman. Even the war on drugs can be traced back to women–men sell drugs to acquire riches to buy things to attract women. Well, that one may be a bit of a stretch, but the earth wouldn’t rotate with just the smell of brut. The world requires the sweet scent of femininity. Women, we love you–entirely too much. We take showers and get fantastic haircuts for you. We do homework, get good grades and go to college to get great jobs to better ourselves to provide for you. History proves that there is nothing man won’t do for woman. But the problem is most of us men do all the wrong things.

For as long as humans existed, men have chased after ladies. Some succeed in their quest, but many have fallen short of the goal. From watered-down love potions to cupid’s broken arrows, men have been in search of a solution to attract the lady of their choice. Well look no further. The secret to attracting a lady is simple. The huge hidden and coveted solution to getting her is to simply be you. That’s right, no fake gold chains, corny pickup lines, or rented foreign cars necessary. A man at his very best will attract the exact lady that is meant for him.

Gentlemen, there is no longer a need to front. In fact there’s never been. Be exactly who you aspire to be. Don’t fake it until you make it. Benzes and Bentleys parked in front of broken down buildings are simply unbecoming. Don’t buy the car before you buy the house. Stop that please.

Gentlemen, this is for you: There is a saying that there is someone for everyone. This saying is usually directed at the “ugly person,” but God didn’t create ugly. Everything that God created is beautiful. It is, however, up to you to accept that.

Ladies, this is for you: Adam let Eve eat the apple so what makes you think we wouldn’t do allow the same? Don’t you realize the power you have? If you said you would only date men with four toes, we would all get the scissors out. Do tap into your power, but don’t take advantage of it. The solution is being you.

-Happy Woman’s Month! Pleasantries.

– Enitan Bereola, II

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Bereola is the go-to style and etiquette impresario, public speaker and entrepreneur. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed BEREOLAESQUE: The Contemporary Gentleman & Etiquette book for the Urban Sophisticate. He is working on his follow-up, Guide to Ladies’ Etiquette from a Gentleman’s Perspective. Find him at www.twitter.com/Bereolaesque and at www.facebook.com/Bereolaesque