It's March Madness Time, Please Be Patient

Starting at noon EST today, the Road to the Final Four, otherwise known as March Madness begins. Over the next four days 64 college basketball teams will play a total of 48 games to reduce the field by Sunday night to 16!

Then over the next two weeks, 15 more games will be played until a national champion will be crowned the evening of Monday, April 6.

I predict that many couples will be bickering quite a bit over the next few weeks. And I beseech people (mainly women, but not necessarily) that if you are in a relationship with a guy who is constantly obsessed with staring at and analyzing a sheet of paper with his bracket pool picks, be patient. Let him (or her) have his (or her) fun.

Yes March Madness is truly an illness of sorts for many people, but the best present you can give your fellow (or lady) is to just leave them alone.

After all it is an illness that is sure to be cured no later than April 6!

Another Complaint From a Short Man

Months after writing a column about women's discrimination against short men, I am still receiving emails from short men. Here is the latest, with an interesting "twist" at the end:

"That was an excellent written article. It's disappointing for me ( I am 5'5"), but it is definitely true. When I occasionally talk to close friends about this subject, they're quick to point out that it's only some women that are insecure. Then I get the old speech about how someday I will find a great girl who won't be bothered by my lack of height. Then I let them know that I'm not bitter, that I truly understand and accept this since I do the same thing with women. Instead of height, it's breast size. Just like in your situation with the personal ads about one man being 5'10" and the other 6'0", it is the same scenario if a guy were to see a woman with an A-cup bra compared to a C-cup. It's a good thing that men aren't given that option on personal ads to select women on cup size and if they're natural or not. "

Hey, I didn't write this, I'm just passing it on.

'The Bachelor' - Much Ado About Nothing!

I guess there is a lot of hoopla about the fact that on the recent Season Finale of "The Bachelor," Jason changed his mind about proposing to whomever. I understand that a lot of viewers (probably almost all women) are very upset with Jason.

Now let me say that I have never watched one complete episode of "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette." I do admit I have caught a few minutes of these shows while channel-surfing and feeling completely bored. But a few minutes is about all I can take.

I think what bugs me most is the premise that after a short series of dates with a number of women or men, people are supposed to "fall in love" and decide to spend the rest of their lives with a fellow "contestant." Then viewers are actually surprised when someone changes his mind or one of these relationships doesn't work out? I think Jason should be commended for having realized how silly the whole concept of proposing to someone within the time confines of a TV series is!All I know is that the message such shows send obsessed viewers is that "true love" is something that can be identified over a relatively short period of time.

Of course many of these same viewers then emulate the "bachelors" and "bachelorettes" and fall in love and propose to one another after a relatively brief courting period.And people wonder why the divorce rate in this country is so high!