trying too hard

adj: used by women to describe men that behave appropriately and exhibit all of the qualities they desire. purpose is to veto potential s-x candidates and prove that women can’t accept positive attention. undisputed proof that women don’t know what they f-cking want, but are pretty certain that they prefer being treated like sh-t.
woman1: reggie maintained a witty and intelligent conversation with me, took me out to a nice dinner, paid for everything, didn’t try to get me drunk, and didn’t take advantage of me when i p-ssed out on his couch. i’ve been screening his phone calls all day because he was trying too hard.

woman2: my boyfriend hits me during s-x and not during s-x.

woman1: lucky.
this occurs when someone attempts to prove how they possess a perceived desirable quality by over-exerting themselves which results in the quality appearing unnatural and contrived. generally, the response to this action is negative and has the opposite effect.
guy 1 – john thinks he is so tough because he grunts when he lifts weights.
guy 2 – ya, his napoleon complex is showing, he is totally trying too hard.

girl 1 – andrea is trying too hard. she thinks she is so hot when she pops her cleavage and shows her -ss.
girl 2 – whatever, that sk-nk doesn’t realize we can see her cottage cheese thighs in that mini-skirt.
the phrase itself can be used as a noun, verb, or adjective, and defines something that is very obviously forcing an image onto its observer. this can be presented in a number of ways, including:

1) a person trying to convey an image that is unlike his or her actual self typically through large amounts of makeup.

2) something, such as a television show, attempting to mimic a more popular counterpart.
amy is a trying too hard; she’s wearing a shirt meant for a 15-year old. it’s too bad she’s very obviously in her 40’s.

adam is trying too hard to convince us that he’s slept with amy, the cl-ss wh-r-.

mission hill is trying too hard to be king of the hill, as evidenced by its very t-tle.