Serial mogamy

The sailor and his many loves...

Our society tends to attribute certain "vices" to some specific "classes" of people, in order to feel exempt from them. The stereotype of the sailor with a long history of failed loves, one (or more) in each port, is only one example.

The "vice" portrayed here is serial monogamy, something that became the rule for the kind of "love process" accepted in our culture. It is indeed necessary, at least in our search for Mr. Right or "the girl for me" (depending on your gender or preferences).

Since we make several mistakes trying to spot those fantastic beings in the crowd, we need to try many times, have many dates and relationships, always playing by the prescribed romantic rules, until we manage to believe we found them, or just give up and take anything within reach while it is still time. The ridiculous part is that we believe that many of them are the right pick and engage in pathetic behaviour before it fails, which could and should make us feel way too embarrassed.

It's good that we forget every time we are ridiculous, in order to be fresh and ready for the next show.

But not the poor sailor, because he tattoes names on his arm. Silly people those sailors...