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CRIED

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The 7 Worst Things About Being a Male

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:44 PM EST
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For those of you who don't have time to read the whole article or can't seem to access it:

1.People want to hurt you.

2. You have problems controlling your impulses

3. For a good portion of your life, you have an irrationally and self-destructively high desire for sex.

4. If you are heterosexual, those sexual partners you desire so much do not reciprocate your urgency.

5. You feel compelled to make money, and then to throw it away in public

6. You have a hard time getting social support for all these problems.

7. And then you die (younger).

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cried

If you're a woman, you may point out that it's no party having to put up with those sexually obsessed angry competitive show-offs. I'd agree that's a reasonable argument. But at least you get to live a few extra years, in peace.

Its not easy being a man, is it?

  • 2 votes
Reply#1 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:45 PM EST
mstanley2265

but but.....that's what makes them soooo attractive to us, bad boys, wild child...macho man...there is that, live a few extra years...snert

  • 3 votes
#1.1 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:03 PM EST
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deepwater don

I am going to think about this one.....

  • 1 vote
Reply#2 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:49 PM EST
cried

Heh, its really not easy being either (M or F) really.

  • 3 votes
#2.1 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:59 PM EST
deepwater don

Still thinking, trying to keep it G rated!

  • 1 vote
#2.2 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:12 PM EST
cried

lol hope you get there soon.

  • 2 votes
#2.3 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:36 PM EST
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grump in NM

Well, that's pretty much true. Painful, but true. And pretty much fun, too.

  • 3 votes
Reply#3 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:29 PM EST
cried

Thanks for your input, Grump

  • 2 votes
#3.1 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:36 PM EST
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deepwater don

Ok, the 7 worse things you listed are also the seven worse things a male can be. Being 100%, WASP, all-American male the seven best things I would list, for me personally are:

1. Respect all women, especially my mother.

2. Open doors for a lady, let a lady enter an elevator first, pull out a ladys' chair when she sits down.

3. Light a ladys' cigarette for her.

4. Know that, no means NO.

5. Have as friends, those who think, act, and do as you do, don't do anything 'just because they did'.

6. Have a job, keep a job, be the best you can be at that job.

7. when you have a wife, lover, one night stand, remember her satisfaction is primary to yours.

While the seed was the WORSE seven things about being a male, I wanted to address seven things I consider to be among seven things I like BEST about being a male. Sorry about being off the wall and the topic. Just my two bits worth ....if you will.

  • 2 votes
Reply#4 - Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:17 PM EST
cried

No worries, Deepwater, I expected a best list as well.

Thanks!

  • 2 votes
#4.1 - Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:50 AM EST
Kim-Mystic Tears

Deepwater Don, I love that list, to bad I have never gotten to experience many on there..lol Chivalry now days is clearly gone with men I have came across..it is nice to know that it has not totally died out yet..Thanks Cried for the seed!

  • 3 votes
#4.2 - Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:28 AM EST
deepwater don

(:-)

  • 2 votes
#4.3 - Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:51 AM EST
grump in NM

Kim, if chivalry is dead, I know who killed it.

  • 2 votes
#4.4 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 1:34 AM EST
cried

No, Grump and Kim, Chivalry is not dead. As long as there are men and women in the world it will not die... may be more difficult to find, but never dead. You will find it in every true romantic.

  • 2 votes
#4.5 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 1:57 AM EST
Kim-Mystic Tears

Oh really Grump? This I would love to hear...;)

Well, I guess for me Cried, I have never personally came across Chivalry much but then again it could very well be the choices of men that I have picked, which I wouldn't doubt..lol I have faith that if you are a romantic that it will remain inside you, Agreed for sure!

  • 3 votes
#4.6 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 8:40 AM EST
grump in NM

Kim, I honestly do try to be a polite old fellow. We have taught our children and grandchildren to open and hold doors, be polite, give a woman a seat.

Most of the time, and this is truly sad, a teen holding a door for a middle aged woman or man doesn't even get a nod or a thank you. Just the other day my grandson pulled open a door for an older lady and held it for her. Some folks had walked up behind him while the older woman walked through and, once she was out of the way, they rushed past my grandson without at thank you. We got inside (a restaurant we regularly patronize) and the fellow who seats folks smiled and sat us right away -- before the door rushers -- and as he was seating us he said he saw what had happened and decided to seat us first. They were in a huff but he didn't care.

Yes, oh really, Kim. Rude people have killed chivalry.

  • 1 vote
#4.7 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 12:16 PM EST
Kim-Mystic Tears

Oh I am sorry to hear that happened Grump and I have had people do the same thing to me, so I can relate. I then speak up and say "Your Welcome" so they know that I noticed them not acknowledging me. As, I am hoping that maybe next time they will make a more consciouseffort to say thank you when someone is being courteous. I agree that rude people definitely have made a effort to be just that, rude. *Big hugs*

  • 2 votes
#4.8 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:54 PM EST
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Dowser

I don't know about this list, but it is certainly food for thought! Take care!

  • 1 vote
Reply#5 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 12:07 AM EST
Shub Tnediserp Remrof

I'd like to add to number seven

If our wife dies before us we do not collect alimony of there's but if we die they collect ours.

  • 2 votes
Reply#6 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 10:34 AM EST
T. Fargo

Cheer up Gentlemen, Men are happier people because...

Their last name stays put.

The garage is all theirs.

Wedding plans take care of themselves.

Chocolate is just another snack to them.

They can be President.

They can never be pregnant.

They can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.

They can wear NO shirt to a water park.

Car mechanics tell them the truth.

The world is their urinal.

They never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky.

They don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.

Same work, more pay.

Wrinkles add character.

Wedding dress -- $5,000. Tux rental -- $100.

People never stare at their chest when they're talking to them.

New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle their feet.

One mood at a time.

Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.

A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.

They can open all their own jars.

They get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

If someone forgets to invite them, he or she can still be their friend.

Underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack.

Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.

They almost never have 'strap' problems in public.

They're unable to see wrinkles in their clothes.

Everything on their face stays its original color.

The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.

They only have to shave their face and neck.

They can play with toys all their life.

One wallet.

One color for all seasons.

They can wear shorts no matter how their legs look.

They can 'do' their nails with a pocket knife.

They have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

They can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives, on December 24, in 25 minutes.

  • 2 votes
Reply#7 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 12:49 PM EST
Dowser

Yep. This is more along the lines that I was thinking... :-)

  • 1 vote
#7.1 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 12:51 PM EST
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T. Fargo

WOMEN

A real woman is a man's best friend.
She will never stand him up and never let him down.
She will reassure him when he feels insecure and

comfort him after a bad day.
She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do;

to live without fear and forget regret.
She will enable him to express his deepest emotions and give in to his most intimate desires.
She will make sure he always feels as though he's the most handsome man in the room and will enable him to be the most confident,
sexy, seductive and invincible...

No wait...SORRY.
I'm thinking of whiskey. It's whiskey that does all that stuff.

Never mind.......

  • 3 votes
Reply#8 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 12:57 PM EST
wowed by the force

That is the most true article I have ever read in my life...

  • 1 vote
Reply#9 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 10:24 AM EST
WatcherInTheShadows

8. Having to deal with all the freaking socially accepted misandrists of both sexes constantly stereotyping you into some sort of violent mentally deficient sex maniac.

  • 1 vote
Reply#10 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 5:09 AM EST
cried

Wraith, I don't see anything like that mentioned here, would you please refrain from those types of comments.

  • 2 votes
#10.1 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 6:21 AM EST
WatcherInTheShadows

Right. The entire list cliched and along those lines. But, I shall respect your wishes despite. Good day.

    #10.2 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:03 PM EST
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