That Rule of 10

About a million blog entries, a lifetime of backaches and 1 epidural ago, I used to be a single yellow female, playing the dating game. And when I was not dating anyone exclusively, I played the Rule of 10.

I'm no scientist, but I sincerely believe it takes approximately 10 men to please 1 red blooded Asian girl. I'm not talking about you-know-what --- I'm talking about SOCIAL intercourse. Without 9 other reserves, it would be impossible to look at a single man, in isolation, and really appreciate his qualities. Sometimes the really good ones are all shy and diffident (translate - borrrrring) until about the 10th date. Who on God's green earth is going to wait so long? Only someone with a fallback position. Or 9 fallback positions. With that number of reserves, the single quiet, not so cute guy becomes interesting because he could be a different creature from the others you currently have in your collection. Maybe you're building up your collection and you need another 3 or 4. This one could help you tally up the numbers. In the least, you'll give him a couple more dates before you write him off as a bad investment.

With 10 men, you can have:

- up to 3 bastards
- 2 good looking ones (no personality nair mind)
- 1 or 2 not so good looking, but with great personalities (who inevitably end up being the front-runners)
- 1 who is rich (drive sports car/ rich fambly)
- 1 who is cool (ride motorbike/ models CK underwear)
- 1 is experimental (like, someone you wouldn't ordinarily date but you just want to try. Someone with tattoos/ a criminal record - am not talking about a traffic offence here/ much much older/ younger/ related to you (gasp!)).

I haven't elaborated on bastards. You know why? Because they're indefinable, and they're all different. In my collection of bastards, I've had:

1. Chester the Molester (attempts date rape - in my case not successful - but completely charming the whole time he's trying to get you comatose with the drink)

2. Camel Eyes (smokin' gorgeous, completely disinterested in a commitment but keeps calling)

3. Rawk DJ (married Eurasian deejay with a gorgeous wife and a little girl. Will chase anything that moves).

4. Secret Squirrel (rich, drives black beemer, takes me out to empty restaurants and romantic (remote) places, completely charming and completely lying about his marital status. I did not know he was married until a year after we stopped seeing each other).

All that's firmly behind me now. I miss the excitement but I don't miss the excitement, you know what I mean?