Failed Flirting in the Shadow of the Guitar

People play, perform, and listen to music all over the world. Music is just part of everyone’s life, and everyone has their own opinion of music; likes or dislikes. You can find a guitar in almost any genre of music whether you like it or not. The guitar is a very iconic instrument and is found in several different genres of music, and everyone is familiar with its beautiful music. Many famous artists and celebrities are professionals at this instrument, and it causes normal people to be attracted to that iconic instrument.

The guitar has made a large footprint in today’s culture. But what about the ukulele? The guitar has overshadowed the ukulele for centuries. The ukulele has the same shape as the guitar. It has the same ability to be electric or acoustic. They both use strings to make music. Even though they are not the same strings, and don’t perform the same pitches, they both have strings. They both take time and practice to learn and master, so why can’t people be interested in the ukulele just as much as they are on the guitar?

You can’t deny that the ladies love a man who can play the guitar well. That’s just a fact. I was informed, while on a date, that the top three attractive instruments a man can play are the cello, the piano, and the guitar. When I told her that I played the ukulele she said, “Oh…” Nothing more! She just said “oh…” and then silence. I could only imagine what she meant by that. Perhaps she meant, “ oh…that’s kinda cool.” Or “oh… I thought you were cool, but now you are just a pathetic little boy who can’t handle the real thing.” After a little bit of silence, I said, “I would like to learn how to play the guitar someday.” Only after that statement of interest in playing the guitar, did she start talking to me again. When I said that I play the ukulele it was as if I had insulted her by saying she looked fat in her dress (which she definitely did not), or something of the sort. Because she was not interested in me anymore after I said that I played the ukulele, it was as if someone had pulled the plug out of the outlet; turned off instantly.

I can’t explain the power a guitarist has over a ukulele player. The mere presence of a guitarist overshadows a ukulele player. All they have to do is say, “I play the guitar,” and suddenly all ukulele players are sent into a deep and dark lonely hole, from which it is impossible to escape from as long as the guitarist is still in the room. There are only three reasons that a girl would say that they like the ukulele more than the guitar. Number one is that they don’t know what a guitar is, or second they don’t know what a ukulele is. Or number three would be because they think ukuleles are “cute”. Girls don’t want a cute boy, they want a manly man. Guys hate being called cute.