By Nicholas Asego

A casual look around and you will realise that in all honesty, very few gentlemen exist in our society. And I don’t mean the society we see on telly, I’m talking about the real world.

True, most men are not born with the gift of making women laugh and giggle or sweeping them off their feet, but there is a general lack of good taste and etiquette among guys, me included.

And women have belaboured this fact, making men go overboard in their attempt to be gentlemen.

In their attempt to turn us into gentlemen, women have ended up emasculating Kenyan men and pouring the testosterone out the window.

They then turn around and innocently ask, "Where are the real men?" In their struggle to make men more sensitive like Alejandro (a soap opera character), they have turned us into wimps.

Fine, some of us will still be polite, open the door and call once a day — given the way some men have forgotten how to use a phone this is greatly appreciated.

We hug at the right time and, when in a restaurant, we maintain eye contact. No need for her to see that we are more interested in the hot waitress over her shoulders.

We will also shake her dad’s hand and compliment her when necessary. But that is as far as it goes; the rest of the time we are hopeless wimps.

The sad part is, after turning us into wimps, women are no longer interested in us. She may think you are a nice guy and a good friend, but she doesn’t see you as a potential lover or husband material.

Are you a wimp? Wimps are ‘nice’ guys who do everything toplease. They will spend eternity on the phone until the girl gets tired. Even when they have nothing to say, they will be there.

"I just want to hear you breathe on the phone," they will coo.

In fact, a wimp calls her darling, honey, sweetie et al so many times that he might have actually forgotten her real names.

Such men suffer from a desperate urge to be liked and, therefore, will do everything to capture the girl’s attention.

Even when she’s wrong, the guy is afraid to tell her. He fears he might be rejected in case the girl does not like what he’s saying.

So he ends up agreeing with everything she says, even when deep down he knows she’s wrong.

So ingrained is it that when the girl looks terrible (and women know it when they do), the guy will insist that she looks hot. And often when the fellow would rather join the boys for the Chelsea and Man United match at the local pub, he will be made to stay home for some chic flicks.

Bear in mind the fellow would rather go wash the toilet than watch the soap.

wimp’s mind

Wimps always think in terms of what flower, chocolate or a cuddly-toy to take to their women.

In fact they know all the different types of chocolates in the market, their prices and where to get them in town. They even know where to get the best deal on teddy bears in town.

The saddest thing is that a small misunderstanding between the two could signify the end of the world to wimps.

Given their clingy nature they will cry, moan and grump all day. He will only feel safe in the company of the woman; otherwise he imagines that she’s being drawn to some other guy somewhere.

They then get shocked when she opts for another guy. Mr Wimp, she will just hug you and tell you that you are a nice guy, before dropping the "let’s just be friends" line. In fact next time a girl describes you as ‘nice’ be very afraid.

If you thought being a wimp will earn you more sex, longer kisses or a long-term relationship that might lead to the altar, you are in for the shock of a lifetime. Majority of Kenyan women will never settle for wimps.

Do you know why the legendary movie star James Bond is such a success with women? He’s cool, calculating and intelligent, with money to spend; but most importantly he kicks ass and enjoys it.