Who You Callin' a Playboy?

What exactly is a "Playboy"?
Is a compliment?  Is it derogatory?

Urban Dictionary humorously defines a Playboy as " A playboy is a man dedicated to chasing pieces of ass around, while sworn to a life of debauchery. He professes his love to all and commits to no one." 

YourDictionary.com shows a little more class when they define a Playboy as "A usually wealthy man who spends much of his time pursuing leisure and romance"

And OxfordDictionaries.com uses a similar line of thought with "A wealthy man who spends his time enjoying himself, especially one who behaves irresponsibly or has many casual sexual relationships."

So is it a good thing or a bad thing?
That probably depends on your opinion of casual sex.

That being said, the focus seems to be on MORE than just the sex.
Look at words like "debauchery" and "wealthy" ... phrases like "pursuing leisure and romance".

The Playboy is fulfilling ALL of his fantasies. He's living live to the fullest.
He travels, he lives luxuriously, he appreciates the finer things.
(or, at the least, the things HE feels are the finer things).

And...he gets laid.

Why does he get laid?
Because he's confident. He's sexy. He's doing well for himself.

The Playboy isn't finishing a Big Mac on a park bench.
He's eating seafood on an oceanside restaurant, or a steak on a restaurant that overlooks the city.


Playboy isn't drinking cheap liquor out of a bottle that's wrapped in a brown paper bag.
He's sipping scotch in a glass as big as a boxer's fist.

The Playboy isn't wearing a rumpled shirt and jeans with a hole in the knee.
His clothes are crisp, like he just took them out of the dryer.


The Playboy doesn't have that hairstyle that looks like it hasn't been cut, much less combed, for 3 months.
In fact, even on the days when Playboy doesn't shave, his 5 o'clock shadow is still even in length and growing only in the right places on his face.


And this is because the Playboy CARES about how he looks, how he conducts himself, where he's seen and what he's doing.


Is he a little smug?  Not really, he's just confident.
Is he a little stand-offish?   Not really, he just doesn't care to make a fool of himself.
Is he a little opinionated?  Not really, he just has a taste for the "finer things".


And as a result, he has a taste for women.
Beautiful women who want to be in his company.

It's not a bad thing at all.
It's a lifestyle.

So here's to YOU, Mr. Playboy.
With your clean clothes, great watch, perfect haircut and an expensive adult beverage.
Here's to all the things you accomplished to get to where you are...and all the ways you plan to celebrate your successes.