Side Chicks

To abuse a cliche: Sharing is caring. This has given rise to side chicks. I'm not saying the side chick trend is a new thing; it has long been there. The only new thing is the coining of the name "side chick". Side chicks also have other names like the mistress, side bitch etc.

A side chick is the chick or woman a man has on the side, and she comes second to the main chick or the wife.

Some women settle for being side chicks because they want to drive away the main chick, and therefore mar a beautiful relationship, and some are simply attracted to the guy, despite the fact that he has another woman in his life. These two reasons are very much similar, with the former building up on the latter.  What it means is that chicks that are in it for the second reason, are the ones that are willing to to go an extra mile in terms of  doing all the nasty and dirty stuff that the main chick or wife does not or cannot do. They would desperately campaign to the guy with the intention of impelling the main chick off the throne. Another reason why women settle for the side chick level is because they simply want to have fun and pleasure.

Having a side chick can be either a good or terribly bad thing, depending on whose pair of glasses you view it from. To a guy who has a side chick, it obviously is a good thing, or at least a bad thing that feels good and right to do. Now, if you look at it from a one-woman-man or an outsider's point of view, it is nothing but a blatant and outright fancy trend of "cheating". From this standpoint, one may employ the moral values to the argument.

There are different categories and types of side chicks. For classification's sake, let us call them "coherent" and "incoherent". A coherent side chick is pretty much on par with the main chick. What makes these two similar is that they are both being lied to by the guy, and neither of them knows of the other. They are both 404. The side chick thinks she is the main chick, and the main chick does not know that to some extent she is a side chick. I really feel pity for females in such a position. In simple terms, the "main chick" may be so called merely because she was the first to date the guy, but to the guy's heart she is nothing but a side chick. When a coherent side chick and the main chick finally find out about each other, they both would cry foul because they feel cheated on. Dumb and inane women in such a situation would fight and accuse each other of stealing one's man. They are too blinded, and perhaps also obsessed with the guy to see that they have both been played like fools.

On the other hand, wiser women would handle the situation differently. They would acknowledge the fact that neither of them is better than the other and they have been both on the same boat that is being captained by an unfaithful man. They would therefore cooperate and sort the guy out.

Looking on the other type of side chicks, an incoherent side chick knows damn well that she is a side chick, and she unashamedly wears the title. She is well aware of the main chick or wife. An incoherent side chick is like home away from home. This is the type of side chick that jumps whenever the guy snaps his fingers (remember she either wants to impress the guy or outshine the main chick). She would even put up with all the crap from the guy, and she is usually there to emotionally and sexually support the guy - duh - that is practically the job description of the side chick post.

Having a side chick may all be fun, games and pleasure - but wait until she catches feelings. A side chick that develops deeper feelings is every guy's nightmare. The number one side chick rule is DO NOT CATCH FEELINGS. Shit hits the fan once she catches feelings. I mean, you can catch anything else but feelings - rather catch flue because it will disappear in one or two weeks. But, feelings gradually build up and they don't just varnish overnight. They just can't! Catching feelings is like breaching the contract. The contract being that when you sign up for being a side chick, it's like clicking on the "I Accept" box of the terms and conditions. To some extent, though, a guy may be responsible for the chick's catching of feelings. I mean, don't you dare say "I love you" to a side chick. Gee! You might as well wife her and dump your main chick.

That leads us to the following side chick rules.

1. No feelings shall be caught.
2. Why sleep with her without protection? Are you mad? Oh, you wanna impregnate a side chick now? Don't you also forget that HIV/AIDS and STD's are real. This shouldn't be even a rule at all. I put it on the list because there are careless and irresponsible palookas out there who take condoms for granted. 
3. Don't flirt with her openly on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. There are inboxes and DM's, use them!
4. Don't spend extravagantly on her. It's acceptable to buy her things, but if you start to spoil her like your main chick, you might as well make it official.
5. Dear side chick, February 14 is not meant for you. The day is meant for lovers not time-pushers. Don't expect to receive anything, and don't buy her anything.

Reasons why men have side chicks

1. The side chick may be simply more attractive than the main chick.
2. Lack of sex in the main relationship. Nobody can deny the fact that sex keeps the relationship alive, and it also resembles affection in the relationship. So, if there is bad or insufficient sex in the relationship, the guy may resort to the side chick.
3. Some guys are habitual and serial cheaters. It's in their genes to cheat. He may have the prettiest and most loving woman, but that won't stop him from getting a side chick (a side chick that is plain ugly, and nowhere close to the main chick in terms of beauty)
4. Trust issues. Trust is the glue that holds relationships together. If there is no trust, the guy is likely to find a side chick.
5. Lack of love. If he does't love you, the probability of him finding a side chick is 9/10.