Sex And Grades...

While many of us slog it away at our books during the years when we are/were studying, it is not difficult to find some who would depend on others for their grades. A situation which I encountered once in a computer laboratory, while working on a programming assignment.

Girl: So you see... . And you know hor, I actually... (talks in a very lusty tone)

Guys (2 of them): ... *replies to her*.

Girl: Aiyer, you know I... (resumes the conversation in her child-like, baby-talk tone)

There was another guy in that group, but he was hard at work whacking away at the keyboard in front of the computer he was sitting at, while the girl was conversing with the other two guys, with the solo guy doing all the work.

The above might not be an appropriate example, but here's another incident which I witnessed, at the same venue, at a different time.

Guys (group of them, huddled in front of the computer): So we should... go about doing this. Like this... this.. that..

Girl (sitting with the group, dressed in the latest trendiest clothes, coupled with make-up and earrings and what-have-you's): *sits behind the guys and does not speak at all*

This resumed for the next couple of hours (I observed, since there were not many people in the labs at all). I can probably come up with the conclusion that in situations like these, there are probably a few ladies out there who sure knows how to make use of their looks, to fish for (stupid) guys, hook, line and sinker.

In the first place, just to get the score right, the assignment (that we all were working on) was not one in which there was no choice for your own group members. You could choose your own group members. Also, everybody would get the same grade in the end (which would deter people from choosing freeloaders into their group).

So what IS the reason why such a situation occurs? I can probably come up with a few:

1. The simplest reason. For the girl's looks. Which guy wouldn't want the chance to oogle at a pretty girl, while doing boring assignments?

2. To impress the girl (because one of the guys have an interest in the girl)

3. The girl actually took points 1 & 2 to her advantage, jumping on the chance to get a group for herself. This would be the most cunning and scheming type of girl we guys should all be wary off.
In any case, having a (pretty) girl in the group, who doesn't contribute to the work at all, simply seems odd. Bringing us back to the first question posed: Who, in the right mind, would want a freeloader in their group, except for the above 3 reasons? Maybe I did miss out some minor points, but I believe we can categorise the reasons for the occurance of the above circumstances to broadly adhering to the above 3 reasons.

While it may not be appropriate to use the word "sex" here, there is no other alternative word here.

Friendship? Oh come on, why would a guy in the right mind befriends a pretty lady friend *just* for friendship? Ever seen a guy who has a friendship with a lady friend who is less good-looking than himself?

Out of pity? "Oh you poor girl, you have no group members to work on the project with? You can join me, I'll take you in. I'll do all the work for you, I don't mind that!" (now why doesn't the guy mind doing all the work?) Plus, it seems weird that all the "vases" (pretty girls) I witnessed among the group of guys are all in "perfect" (good-lookin' babes) condition.

The fact is, these women *do* exist. While the term "sex" here does not mean bedding the guys literally, it would mean (in the scenarios that I've related) using their looks to take advantage of the situation for themselves.

Let's look at it from the girl's point of view: Why would a (pretty) girl, want to be in the same group with a bunch of guys, who are all, obviously (based on looks), not even fit to stand beside her, let alone get close to her?

Do you ever see a pretty girl who likes talking to an ugly-looking guy? I'm not generalising; the guys I saw had looks akin to bullshit, with the flower (the girl) stuck in it. (Or maybe it's the girl who is too pretty, that I feel the guys are ugly).

Seriously, I cannot think of a good reason why a pretty-lookin' girl would want to be in the same group with a bunch of nerdy guys who are good (in doing the work required) with their stuffs (that I have to admit; they're good).

Give the guy the tip of the carrot to lick, then take it back once the objective's achieved. No biting please, just a lick.