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On the anniversary of the legendary John Lennon’s death, AskMen has published a condescending article about Lennon’s relationship with Yoko Ono. The article is titled Bros before Hos: Lessons From John Lennon. If that’s not an amazing way to memorialize one of the greatest musicians of our time, shit. I don’t know what is.
The article offers 5 tips on how men can avoid behaving like giant pussies while in a committed relationship with a woman. The 5 tips include:
1. Keep her away from guy group activities
Clearly, a woman has no place at guy events – she should be baking the cookies you take to such an event. The author pointed out that during Beatles studio time, Yoko was John’s constant companion. Despite Yoko’s presence leading to some of the Beatles most successful music, she annoyed the other band members. Apparently, John should’ve kept her far away because, you know, girlfriends are lame and ruin everything.
2. Regularly schedule “guy time”
Scheduling “guy time” on a regular basis with your pals — whether it is watching the ball game, downing a few at the local watering hole or whatever — lessens the chances that you’ll go bonkers during a night on the town.
Women are demanding and men deserve a break lest they become tempted to cheat. Or go “bonkers” during a night on the town. Besides, you aren’t supposed to spend time with your girlfriend, you’re just supposed to look at her pretty face and have sex with her. A real man’s free time should be spent hanging out with the guys. Just look at Yoko and John. She demanded John’s attention so much so that he briefly moved out and partied super hard to make up for lost time. And then he died. See what women do to you?
3. Don’t neglect your prior commitments
I knew it was coming – this is the point where the author blames Yoko Ono for the breakup of the Beatles. All of her demands, of course, forced John to neglect his previous commitments and, more importantly, his band. Let this be a lesson to the men out there not to be like the wildly successful John Lennon. Who needs power, fame and success if you have to spend all of your time with a woman? Don’t let the Yokos of the world breakup the band of fun-loving men!
4. Don’t take your friends for granted
The explanation for this tip is hidden somewhere within the two-paragraph rant that the author goes on yet again about Yoko. I get the feeling that perhaps this guy’s best friend has a girlfriend that the can’t stand. Maybe this entire article has nothing at all to do with John Lennon and is really a passive-aggressive dig at the author’s BFF. Seems way more plausible then a grown man being this upset over Yoko Uno and John Lennon’s relationship.
5. Hold your tongue
“Hold your tongue” is actually some pretty decent advice. Sometimes little said is easy mending. I have never fully learned this lesson because I tend to be pretty impulsive and lack a filter, but hey. It’s a place to start!
And John was no shrinking violet when it came for sticking up for his relationship. Apparently fed up with the drama surrounding the Beatles, John uttered, “I don’t believe in Beatles. I just believe in me. Yoko and me. And that’s reality. The dream is over.” Harsh, but perhaps this was more about the Beatles drifting apart emotionally then having anything to due with Yoko.
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Ok, so the initial points (mostly) have some validity. It’s important for both members of a relationship to be independent and have their own activities, including hanging out with their friends. However, AskMen’s application of these points seem rather bitter. Maybe they’re bitter because friends of theirs have matured and begun spending time NOT getting drunk and puking on sorority girls?
So I agree with the one line advice of 2-5. I can’t judge number 1 because I don’t have gender segregated events.
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But 2 yeah, I may be nuts about you but I still need time both to myself, and occasionally time just hanging out with my friends (if we came into the relationship with different sets of friends that is) just time away from you and I don’t mean offense but we didn’t get fused together in a radioactive mess when we started a relationship and I don’t need you with me constantly to survive.
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3, seriously don’t neglect your prior commitments, especially work related ones because you’re fucking up everyones life when you don’t show because you can’t bare to leave your snookums alone for an 8 hour work shift.
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4. I agree with the one liner of don’t take your friends for granted, after all who hasn’t had the friend that falls off the face of the earth until they’re single again. But on the other hand, duh your going to see this particular friend less when they have a bf/gf relationships take up a lot of time that can’t be spread to you anymore. Both sides need to be reasonable and not obsessive.
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5. FOR GODS SAKES PEOPLE HOLD YOUR TONGUE. Everyone can develop self control, use it unless you want to alienate everyone in your life. Not just your current spouse but your siblings, parents, friends, co-workers, children. If you wouldn’t say it while calm just shut the fuck up.