[DamnRight]

Girls are like apples;
the best ones are at the top of the trees,
the boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they're afraid of falling and getting hurt.
Instead, they just get the rotten apples
that are on the ground, that aren't good, but easy.
So the apples at the top think there's something wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing..
They just have to wait for the right boy
to come along the one whose brave enough
to climb all the way to the top.

Discuss: This. Is this true? explainify D:

[ssulja]

man, have you ever fallen from a tree? that stuff can break your neck. especially if the apples are on the ground.

[Phosphate]

Haha -.-

Anyways..er

What are the good apples? The girls who don't get asked out? If so...
then what makes them better then the rotten apples? All girls are the same.
Eventually the ones who dont get asked out will. Or perhaps they should take the lead
instead of wait for prince charming to sweep them off their feet.
I don't quite get it..

So once we get asked out...does that mean we are a rotten apple?

[XangelXtranX]

^ No. This is basically a comfort sorta saying. For girls like myself. People who are wondering how come they don't have a S/o. Its to make them feel better pretty much. Either way I dont care. I'm single and still alive.

[pinkxlilies]

^^I think it means once you get asked out, he's the "brave one who's willing to climb to the top of the tree"?

This quote reminds me of a Two and a Half Men episode..when Charlie explains to Alan how the prettiest girls are usually the loneliest because the guys are afraid to talk to them.

I don't know...I think this quote is somewhat true...even if it's just based on the fact that most guys are TERRIFIED of rejection (who isn't? ). This also reminds me of my guy friend talking about this girl in our class..."No way I'm asking her out! Do you know how embarrassing it's gonna be if she rejects me?!" and then a few months later he ends up going with an "easy" girl.

[xNAT]

o.o

the best ones are at the top of the trees, (i,e. the really nice, good girls that dont cheat etc)

the boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they're afraid of falling and getting hurt. (scared of rejection)

Instead, they just get the rotten apples
that are on the ground, that aren't good, but easy. (the sleazy bad type that are easy to get)

So the apples at the top think there's something wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing.. (girls then think guys just want an easy sleazy girl)

They just have to wait for the right boy (the one who isnt scared of rejection and actually want them)
to come along the one whose brave enough
to climb all the way to the top. (the one who isnt scared of rejection and actually want them)


thats how i understand it anyway.

[ParappaRappa]

aww, it's kind of a sweet saying. i want to say this to my friend because she's been sad over wanting a s/o. haha

to OP: your signature scares me a lot :[[ lol

[mz_imperfect]

I really hate this saying... I mean, it's comforting for those girls that are 'at the top' and aren't chosen. It does give back to them how amazing they are, because I think a lot of them forget...

But what happens when you're picked and dumped? When you move onto the next one, are you a rotten apple now? What if you're a rotten apple in the eyes of the girl that a guy picked you over her? And how does that make the girls who never wanted to be the rotten apple feel?

*rubs chins* so many questions...

[tofu plushie]

I hate it when people quote that saying, lol. It's like, who's the rotten apples? What makes a person so special that they are considered the apple at the top?

[muffinx3]

I agree with XangelXtranX and mz_imperfect.

Maybe the "apples" that never get picked don't get picked for a reason. It doesn't necessarily mean they're at the "top".

I'm sure that when you actually go to an apple tree (or any fruit tree), you'd pick the best one that you can find. You don't want the nasty ones on the floor but you don't want to go through the difficulty of climbing the tree just to find the same damn apples if you can find a pretty one that you can just grab. Sure, there may be better ones at the top or whatever, but there might also be worse ones. Like ones that birds eat or bugs crawl into.

[4y3paragon]

why even climb if you can buy a fresh one for a dollar.

[witchery]

True...not all boys are scared of reaching for the top ones.
It depends on the guy's level of confidence, whether they want to climb up the tree or not.

But what separates the top apples from the rotten ones anyway? In reality there aren't really sharp distinctions or categories, and girls can't be graded based on a hierarchy from ground level to the top of the tree.

And there are many reasons why the apples on top aren't often picked, not just because people aren't "brave enough" to approach them. Attraction may be a totally subjective and inexplicable thing, and this saying would suggest we choose to be or subconsciously are, attracted to only the "perfect" ones. And that brings up the question again, of what "perfect" is, or what constitutes a "good" apple

[unwritingyou]

I'd say that each person's tree is different, but I essentially agree with a few of the things. This is how I see it, if we're going to continue the apple/tree analogy:

A girl who is easier to get/ ie. on the ground, might not necessarily be "rotten" or something, but they might just be the convenient option for a guy. For example, the girl might already like the boy, or they already have a very established relationship. In other words, there's a degree of comfort in this, which does make things "easier", which is how I choose to interpret the adjective "easy" which was used.

The girl who is higher up in this case, would be the one which is more suited for the boy, but he might not see it because they don't talk, or she's more unapproachable or he doesn't open up so easily. Basically, there are more complications in their relationship than the girl who is "on the ground".

At the same time, a girl which might be "rotten" on one person's tree, might be at the very top of another, and possibly for the same reasons. For example, if you look at the classic love-square in drama:
If Girl A liked Boy A, but Boy A is really a better match for Girl B, Girl A would be at the bottom of the tree, Girl B at the top. However, Boy B might be a good match for Girl A, but because Girl A already likes Boy A, that places her at the top of Boy A's tree. At the same time, if Girl B really likes Boy B, that would place her at the bottom of his tree.

The ideal situation, is that one person isn't doing all the climbing, but whoever's at the top of the tree, comes down to meet the person climbing up halfway.

[PhunGar]

im very sure this same quote has been said before here

[fortyone.]

lol! i don't like this at all.
so if no boys are brave enough,
the 'good' apples would gradually become rotten apples.
that doesn't really change any thing does it? .___."

[Shuga]

^ Good point.

That's why I love this analogy. The princes should hurry and make their move! :B

However, I think girls should help the guy see she's approachable. But even if she's the one to say hi to him first, seriously, it's up to him to make the next move.

Given he hasn't lost interest because there was no chase. -__-

Ah, boys, so difficult.

[Mannosuke]

Ironically, because the ones at the top have an overview of all the boys that are loitering below, they actually reach for those that are at the bottom. It's easier to fall than it is to climb, and that is exactly what happens.

ie: you're in high school, you're naive and want some experience, so you jump down for one of those losers at the bottom and get yourself hurt. Then you want to be with someone that's already up there, but he doesn't even bother looking at you cause now you're just a rotton apple at the bottom.

[Miki_Moon]

I think it means that the apples on the ground and midway up the tree are the girls that the boy is going to date to get to the top of the tree, where their soul mate/true love is stuck. It takes time and it's not because they worry about having bones broken, but why get an apple at the top when you can get one at the bottom just as well? I believe the women that cheat are the sour apples, while the good women that don't cheat are sweet apples. Just because they are on the ground, doesn't mean they are rotten. As for the ones that are dumped, their apple seeds sink into the ground and they become a new tree so they can start a new process.

That's how I see it.

[xo_sugar_ox]

it can be true it some ways but i just don't think girls should either be classified as a "good apple" or "rotten apple"

[kg123]

Thats why I hate apples...so complicated