Give me a kiss to build a dream on~

Boys Boys Boys.
They tease you, they please you, they make you cry, they make you laugh, they make you feel special, they make you feel like shit, they like you, they like her, they can never seem to make it simple for us.

What are we going to do with them?

Honestly, there's not much we can do. By years and years of observation and study of interaction between the opposite sex, it has been concluded that females are completely inept at figuring out males, and males are INCREDIBLY inept at figuring out females. So really, what's the point of the never-ending chase? What's the point of the hassle, the heartache, the pain, the roller coaster of emotions?

We're hormonal teenage girls and they're hot, that's the goddamn point.

Despite their flaws, their slip-ups, their ceaseless list of mistakes and fumbles, we oversee these dastardly qualities and still INSIST on coveting them! After all, to err is human, to forgive is divine, right? Uhh, yeah, sure, if you want to put our foolish lovesick idiocy into optimistic terms...
But there must be SOMETHING about each and every one of these boys that keeps us begging for more, right? Something deep inside that gives us the will and the strength to take lashing after lashing of their emotional abuse and throw it aside as if it were a meaningless piece of paper that floated onto our shoulder in the wind. Well, it's either that, or we're all completely mad...
No, no, there definitely is something. But what? What exactly is it?
"Well Charlotte, maybe we should examine some examples from your own life to deduce this answer."
Ah yes, quite.

For the purpose of this study, I would like to exemplify three specific gentlemen, who shall henceforth be referred to as Boy A, Boy B, and Boy C.
How original, you're thinking.
Yeah well no one asked you.

Boy A is one who has been in the picture for years. He is a charismatic fellow with a sparkling personality, capable of making a joke out of any situation, able to bring a smile to one's face whenever one is down, and a constant issuer of compliments and little "sweet nothings" if you will. What seems to be the problem here, might you ask? Well let's see...
His true personality only comes out in one-on-one situations, in all circumstances involving other people he treats you as if you are invisible, when forced to recognize your existence he treats you horribly and mocks you constantly, he leads you on for days and days and then drops you for months at a time as if you never knew each other, and frequently causes you to profess your feelings for him only to tell you that he likes another girl more.
Yeah, he's a REAL winner.
Now let's look at Boy B:
Boy B is a shy and timid creature. He's very polite and dreadfully cute. He'll always greet you in front of his friends, he'll smile at you and make you feel like you mean the world to him, he makes each moment special, and is an all-around gentleman.
Problem time!
Due to his incredibly timid nature he also never makes a move. He'll find it inappropriate to kiss you, even too far to simply give you a hug where people can see. Although he looks innocent, he's an experienced flirt who you'll be head-over-heels for one second, only to find he went and asked out some completely different girl the next.
And lastly, Boy C.
Boy C is a newcomer to this competition with not nearly as much history as Boys A and B. He is shy at first, yet with some time and patience, was prodded out of his comfort zone of merely discussing school to having discussions about other things as well to further the relationship. He's incredibly smart, doesn't ignore you in front of his friends, and is an all around genuinely good guy.
**Author's note: no cons are to be listed about Boy C for, due to his naivety to this situation, there are so far no cons to be found about him. But, based on common knowledge and experience, I'm sure we can all agree that there definitely are some lurking beneath that seemingly perfect exterior.

So why do I go back to Boy A? Why have I, for the past 3 years, let him play me constantly, leading me knowingly up and down a path I know too well, when I am completely familiar with the outcome? Why do I put up with his vile treatment when he texts me and acts as if everything is fine?
And why do I even find myself once again considering Boy B, who surprise attacked me with his random girlfriend, and then proceeded to ignore me once he broke up with her for a reason that was still never revealed to me? Why do I feel that with a simple apology over facebook, that he is forgiven of all sin and now a contender whose sweet remarks and cute smiles are now worthy of giving me butterflies?
And WHY, most of all, don't I just focus on Boy C? Why don't I just drop the other two jackasses and stay with the guy who things are quite obviously working with and develop a, what I'm sure would be, great relationship with him?!

I know it is expected of me to give some insightful "solve all" answer right about now...but to be quite frank, I have absolutely no idea. And I don't think I ever will. I could talk about how I will stand up for myself and not let them twirl me around like some toy found under the Christmas tree, but it would be a complete lie. These boys have and will play me, and I really doubt there's anything in my power that could stop it.

But I will leave you with this...
Perhaps, ladies --just perhaps-- these boys who we deem stupid and ignorant; the ones we claim can't figure us out, or love for that matter; the ones who we say are inept at all relationships and the processing of...

perhaps they've got it a little more figured out than we give them credit for.