Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl, Boy...

The stereotype that what a girl wants from a boy is stability; the relationship, the doting, the presents, the constant reassurance. Then there is the stereotype that what a boy wants is essentially physical; nothing clingy, but faithfulness, or maybe no "relationship" at all, and just some handy benefits.
Alright, so that's the general stereotype, and you know what? a lot of people generally are that way... but what about the boys and girls that have a serious case of role reversal? I'm talking about the boys who are so infuriatingly suffocating - who want the commitment, the white picket fence, the happily ever after, the whatever is supposed to happen when they ride off into the sunset. And the girls who don't want any of that, don't want to be tied down, who want freedom and simple company.
And so we have Dragonette's "Take it Like a Man" - you gotta take it like a man. Is it really such a deep cut that I have to come and stitch it up? A woman, who does not want to take care of a man, and a man who loves her for that but wants her to change. In my experience, this is essentially the trend with the beings called "boys". Neyo writes a song termed "Miss Independent", singing about how refreshing and attractive it is to find a woman who is anything but needy, who can take care of herself. What he doesn't croon on that particular record is what happens within a reltionship between such a boy and such a girl. Yes, the male component finds it incredibly appealing that this lady seems not to need him, what he doesn't make public notice, however, is that she is a challenge. He wants her to need him, and so the chase is off. This girl though, is never going to feel the way about the boy that he wants her to, and so this is basically a failed relationship. And since most boys are looking for someone to take care of, where the hell does that leave this girl?
I have no idea, actually. Perhaps looking for someone who she does need, and leaving the boy looking for someone who needs him. Yet, since people are creatures of habit, I find that generally this relationship becomes a cycle of changing people, with neither the boy, nor the girl changing their ways or realizing what they need.