If you’re a girl, or know one, braving the current dating landscape, you’re probably well aware that good men are hard to come by. I’ve been there. Well … not really, but I’ve been the shoulder and pseudo-therapist for my girl friends who have been emotionally maligned by many a man.
Through texts and voice notes and alcohol-induced gossip sessions, I’ve listened to them chronicle the fiery initial attraction, the traumatic whiplash of the situationship and its frustrating dissolution. Oh well! I’ll be there to support her when she’s ready to dust herself off and give it another go!
Sabrina Carpenter croons about this painfully universal experience on her latest album, “Man’s Best Friend,” through her newfound knack for catchy, country pop hooks. While her previous effort, “Short n’ Sweet” put the highs and lows of modern dating to song, “Man’s Best Friend" is Carpenter’s hard-won admittance that, after all, boys will be boys and she’s better served having fun before they drive her completely insane.
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On the lead single “Manchild,” Carpenter takes aim at immature men, but can’t not feel attracted to them. “Why so sexy if so dumb?” she asks the age-old question. “I like my boys playing hard to get / And I like my men all incompetent.” At least she’s honest!
