The Story Of The Two Bulls On A Hill
Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
by Scot McKay - Dating Coach
X & Y Communications
I’ll never forget the first time I ever heard the story of “The Two Bulls On A Hill”.
It was told to me when I was about 22 by a guy who was probably nearly 50, and who also happened to have a beautiful and very sweet wife who flat-out ADORED him.
The story goes like this.
And old bull and a young bull are standing on a hill looking down below at a valley full of cows, all of which were just grazing away…as usual.
Soon, unable to contain himself, the young bull blurts out, “Oh WOW, man! Look at all those hot, sexy cows down there! Let’s RUN down there and GET ONE!”
The older bull pauses for a second, then looks casually over at the wide-eyed younger bull.
Slowly and calmly he responds, “I’ve got a better idea. How about we WALK down there and get THEM ALL?”
As funny as that joke is, it offers some valuable insight into why women often prefer “older guys”.
I’ll give you a hint: It’s NOT simply because they’ve had more birthdays.
If you’ve ever watched the wildly popular TV show “Mad Men”, you’ve seen the key principle we’re talking about here played out on every episode.
If you HAVEN’T seen the show, the first four seasons are available as “instant downloads” on Netflix.
Anyway, at the fictional Sterling-Cooper ad agency where the show is set there are some “young bulls” like salesguy Pete Campbell and some “older bulls” like Don Draper, the Creative Director.
And just like in the story, the “young bulls” may THINK they’ve got some smooth moves, but they usually just cause the women to roll their eyes.
And on the occasions they DO see some minor success with women, they tend to make VERY costly mistakes.
Meanwhile, the likes of Don Draper truly ARE smooth with the ladies, and are for the most part careful and deliberate in their dealings with them.
Now for those of you who watch Mad Men, make no mistake. I’m not at all advocating that anyone become a cheating womanizer per se like most of the characters in the show.
What I’m calling attention to is the general DEMEANOR of the Don Drapers of the world as opposed to the Pete Campbells.
There’s a maturity there that straight-up PAYS OFF when it comes to creating attraction and managing relationships with women.
The “older bulls” have experience which has caused them to learn EXTREMELY valuable lessons on what will work with women as opposed to what will fail miserably.
At the very baseline, they know that if you RUN at a woman like, well…a bull in a china shop, you’ll freak them all out and cause them all to run away.
But if you move more deliberately and gracefully, you’ll put them at ease and come off like a man who’s in control of both himself and the situation.
And that’s the moral of the story of "The Two Bulls On A Hill”, for sure.
It was told to me when I was about 22 by a guy who was probably nearly 50, and who also happened to have a beautiful and very sweet wife who flat-out ADORED him.
The story goes like this.
And old bull and a young bull are standing on a hill looking down below at a valley full of cows, all of which were just grazing away…as usual.
The older bull pauses for a second, then looks casually over at the wide-eyed younger bull.
Slowly and calmly he responds, “I’ve got a better idea. How about we WALK down there and get THEM ALL?”
As funny as that joke is, it offers some valuable insight into why women often prefer “older guys”.
I’ll give you a hint: It’s NOT simply because they’ve had more birthdays.
If you’ve ever watched the wildly popular TV show “Mad Men”, you’ve seen the key principle we’re talking about here played out on every episode.
If you HAVEN’T seen the show, the first four seasons are available as “instant downloads” on Netflix.
Anyway, at the fictional Sterling-Cooper ad agency where the show is set there are some “young bulls” like salesguy Pete Campbell and some “older bulls” like Don Draper, the Creative Director.
And just like in the story, the “young bulls” may THINK they’ve got some smooth moves, but they usually just cause the women to roll their eyes.
And on the occasions they DO see some minor success with women, they tend to make VERY costly mistakes.
Meanwhile, the likes of Don Draper truly ARE smooth with the ladies, and are for the most part careful and deliberate in their dealings with them.
Now for those of you who watch Mad Men, make no mistake. I’m not at all advocating that anyone become a cheating womanizer per se like most of the characters in the show.
What I’m calling attention to is the general DEMEANOR of the Don Drapers of the world as opposed to the Pete Campbells.
There’s a maturity there that straight-up PAYS OFF when it comes to creating attraction and managing relationships with women.
The “older bulls” have experience which has caused them to learn EXTREMELY valuable lessons on what will work with women as opposed to what will fail miserably.
At the very baseline, they know that if you RUN at a woman like, well…a bull in a china shop, you’ll freak them all out and cause them all to run away.
But if you move more deliberately and gracefully, you’ll put them at ease and come off like a man who’s in control of both himself and the situation.
And that’s the moral of the story of "The Two Bulls On A Hill”, for sure.
This Article has been viewed 644 times. (Not updated in real-time.)
No comments yet.We want your comments! If you can read this, you don't have javascript enabled, so you can't use this comment system. Please enable javascript.