Maybe it's a male thing.
"I'm a tough guy,lone wolf,dependent on noone.
Noone can tame me"....an implicit challenge for
anyone (especially some fair maiden) to try.
At almost 53 years of age----I'll translate it for you:
I've accomplished nothing,the few times I've tried I've gotten my
teeth kicked in by the competition.So I play this BS game that I
DON'T WANT the goodies that EVERYBODY wants.I'm the lone
ranger,'ya know.....can't get TIED DOWN by things like a mortgage
or kids........(neglecting for a moment that his history would not serve
up a single reason anyone would offer to loan him a dime).
What phony,transparent schtick.
Like I said......the view from 53 years.My daughter had the good sense to
cut one of these 'winners' off lately. I was so proud!
I know,I know......someone is going to point out...."no one is ever going
to be good enough for Vale's daughter!"
Au Contraire! Someone with a solid grip on life....going somewhere.....not
some coulda/shoulda/woulda who habitually finds all sorts of reasons to keep
checkmarks out of the WIN column.......would be great.
In point of fact,she has one on the line now------good fishing my precious
little daughter!