I lost a fight with a battle

Actually, I'm not sure if I feel good about that dude hitting on me. Guys hitting on girls they don't know in bars often run through everything that's wrong with male-female relationships in about ten seconds. Ever see that thing where a guy hits on a girl and she'll refer to her boyfriend, and the two guys end up talking each other into a fight over her? What I don't get is this: it's not like if the other guy wins she's going to change her mind and date him. I never understood that in fairy tales, either. Kings are always running contests to see who gets to marry their daughters. Sure, it used to be women's place in the world. But where do people get the idea that that's still valid?