Dear Mann Landers,

As a single man, I find myself in many flirting situation. My biggest problem, though, is that I find that few girls able to flirt with me in a way that is as funny as the banter I have with my male friends. I laugh at every exchange with my friends, but few girls are able to compete on that level. What’s the deal? Are all girls not that funny, or am I doing something wrong here?

Sincerely,

Humour Me in Halifax

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Dear Humour Me,

This is a classic problem. Your male friends may make you laugh like no one else, and yet you are drawn to a mystical creature they do not own – the vaginer.

I have heard many guys bemoan that women are simply not as funny as their male friends. This might be true, but keep in mind that you have spent many years filtering and selecting your friends. It has likely taken you years to audition numerous characters, and selectively surround yourself by the people that are similar to you and have the most similar senses of humour. The chances that you will run into a random guy you can banter with, like you do your friends, isn’t very high.

Finding a girl like that? Well, let’s be honest… Their senses of humour are often different. They likely don’t think Will Ferrell or Jackass is as funny as you do, just as I suspect you don’t find Bridget Jones’s Diary as funny as they do. Yes, I am aware that this is a massive generalization, but different life experiences will breed different senses of humour.  (I am even tempted to argue that most men are more likely to pleasure themselves to BJD than laugh at it… but I won’t).

I’m not saying that you shouldn’t be on the lookout for someone you can laugh with – I certainly believe that’s important. But, looking for a lady that is as funny as your best guy friends? Well, consider that your friends’ offering in place of having those special naughty bits.

You’re welcome,

Mann Landers