One day last week while I was working diligently into the evening hours, Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” blasted from my little speakers. She sings “If he liked it then he should’ve put a ring on it.” Of course I’ve heard the song a gazillion times but for some reason that night I gave those words some thought.
If he liked it then he should have put a ring on it…
I’m transported back to 9th grade and truth tables for a moment. P → Q If p is true then so is q. So now I apply this to real life. I tell my coworker, “They all tell me they like it but still no ring.” I’m perplexed. LOL. It is true that they like it but I suppose that I should take a few things into consideration: How much does he have to like it? (Fellas, what scale do you use to rate how much you like it?); How many times does he have to like it? (Upon realizing he likes it, I suppose he has to continue liking it in order to want to keep it for a really long time but what’s the magic number? LOL); lastly and closely related to the previous question – How long does he have to like it? (Is there a time frame where he says to himself “It’s been 2 years. It’s time to put a ring on it!”) I’m not sure if you have to have the time, length and quality or just one or two will suffice. My coworker and I did a very quick, non-scientific study that resulted in some statistical data that was skewed at the time this happened. We asked our custodian these three questions and of course he laughed at us and told us that he doesn’t believe in marriage and although he’s been with his girlfriend for like 7 years now, marriage has never entered the equation. We wondered about the girlfriend…doesn’t she want to get married? He laughed and explained, “She’s not ready.” Hmmm, is that right? Well I guess the search for answers continue for all the legally Single Ladies. I encourage you all to conduct your own surveys and get back to me LOL. I need to get down to the bottom of this!
P.S. After his mini interrogation, the custodian informed me that my problem is that I listen to too much Beyoncé LOL☺☺. Darn it! Beyoncé, to the recycle bin you go LOL!!!!
Confessions of a Thinkaholic 
February 25, 2011 at 10:23 pm
I can soooo see you and the rest of the clan conducting your “survey” in the office. You asked many plausible questions……that is all.
February 25, 2011 at 11:54 pm
Brother Haas, so no answers out of the married man? LOL
February 26, 2011 at 10:26 am
Twin, and we are still left with little to no answers to our questions. Smh!!!
February 26, 2011 at 12:58 pm
I’m not sure what “it” refers to 🙂
Let me go by what I understood of the song
“It” being the girl in question
How much does he have to like it?
– “Much” enough to ask the question.
What scale do you use to rate how much you like it?
– A bit, quite a bit, a lot, just plain stupid.
How many times does he have to like it?
– 😀 No idea what you mean by this… but if “it” is a girl, then most of the time
What’s the magic number?
– Mine would be 1, cause I’d have to be the most important thing in her life
How long does he have to like it?
I don’t think “we” go by that.
Honestly, since I believe the institution of marriage is man-made, I don’t feel the need to get married,
but if the need arises… 🙂
February 26, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Men don’t marry women because they “like it” because they think and believe they can get “it” whenever they can or somewhere else(words of my mama).
I’m sure that the custodian loves his girl because they wouldn’t be together for that long but how does he know that she is not ready? Please ask him for me the next time you see him LOL.
It’s hilarious how men think they know when women are ready to be “wives”
as far as I know and from reading the bible, we were born to be wives and mothers, we just need men to not just “love us” but “be in love with us” so we can get rings.