Boys and Toys

The quickest way to man's heart is through his...gadgets.

By Liza Persky

There's something weird happening in the world of technology, and I'm not talking about the fact the people still have rabbit ears on their televisions.  It seems me, and several of my girlfriends are finding, that a way to man's heart is through his gadgets. That sounds a lot more sexy than it is, but I'll give you a specific example:

I had three dates with a very cute guy recently named Adam.  The first two dates were good, and then last week on the third date, I got the sense that he was losing interest.  About half way through the date my Blackberry rang.  I just got it so I'm still bad at things like turning it to silent. I pulled it out and apologized and told him about my problem learning how to use it. Well, his face lit up. You would have thought I told him I just got a new vibrator and didn't know how to use THAT!  He asked me to hand the phone to him and then he started fidgeting with it, which I found sexy. (Women are so easy to please).  He asked me why I had no email addresses in my contact list and I told him I didn't know how to load the software. Well, guess who's coming to dinner on Friday?  

I'm already trying to figure out what other machinery problems I might have in my life that he can help me with?  I like him so much I'm literally thinking about buying a printer after our next date so I can be sure to get another night with him.

I asked around and it turns out that I'm not the only woman who is using technology to get a guys attention. I was on the phone with my friend Melissa the other day who I hadn't even posed the question to yet, and she said, "I wonder why Michael hasn't called for our date we're supposed to have Saturday.  He was so excited about coming over to help me with my iPhone."  Eureka!

I asked my single friend Danielle if she's experienced anything like this recently and she said, "Why do you think I'm spending the weekend at Best Buy?  I have a date on Monday and 'I'm thinking of buying a the new Mac Pro,' is the perfect icebreaker."

In the end I'm not sure what this really says about women. Is the reason these guys are so anxious to help us with our technological needs because they like showing off so we'll like them, or is really that, ultimately, given the choice, men would rather play with their toys?