Men Are Sharing Secrets Many Women Probably Have No Clue About
Does the Loch Ness Monster really exist? What happened to the crew of Mary Celeste? And what are guys up to when they're taking long showers? While we might never find out the answers to the first two mysteries, the latter has just been revealed. Together with a bunch of other men secrets most girls probably have no clue about. Recently, someone on reddit asked "What Are Some 'Guy Secrets' Girls Don't Know About?" and it got funnier and funnier with every answer. Amassing over 80K upvotes in just a few days, this post has become sort of like a diary of the 21st century man, and you couldn't make this stuff up. Scroll down to check out the entries and upvote your faves!
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"We are task orientated" absolutely true! we respond better with, "can you get me a blanket?" our brain process that faster than "I'm cold" statement.
Lucky you. I had my hairdresser tell me I looked like a junkie because I had let my hair grow out. Needless to say I didn't visit her again.
This is no secret, those who do this are heroes and are celebrated.
I laughed at this for way too long, because I can't think of a single time I tied something down and didn't say that.
And it also smells nice. I think shampoo smells better than most of the expensive perfumes.
true! even for those of us who are short. We will jump just to fulfill our primal instinct
It's good to have open conversations about men's insecurities and issues too, and there always needs to be mutual open communication in a relationship, regardless of whether that's a male/female or male/male or female/female relationship because people are different and express themselves and their needs differently
It really is so important. Sadly, there are still a lot of people out there who mock this sort of thing, and it makes me so sad. We're all human beings, we all deserve the same right to express our feelings without fear.
Definitely
Yes, I especially thought that with the T-Rex fantasy. I would have enjoyed hearing that, while I can imagine that If you have a bad day you can easily believe that it's a negative comment on you. I thought it really sad.
We are often ashamed of showing emotion because it's been used against us in the past. "He cries! lol. What a weakling." We go to the bathroom and cry, letting out emotion in solitude and come back with extra Machismo to mask it.
This makes me so mad/sad. I am middle-aged and even in my childhood it was considered normal for girls and boys to cry and show emotions. How can it be that a generation later men still have to deal with being allowed to act HUMAN? :(
I think it's because the previous generation is still around so the source of raising men to hide it is still trying to live that way. Sometimes actions speak louder than words too. I remember my father saying it was ok to cry, but then he wouldn't take off his sunglasses when he met his birth family. He was adopted. I started being less afraid of showing it when I got married. A friend asked my sister if I'd cry or get the sniffles when I first saw my wife in her dress. My sister commented "he's always been a cryer". That told me I was bad at hiding it anyway. Still it's harder when someone is acting macho.
I've always believed the bravest thing a man could do was to trust me enough to cry in front of me
Yes, the same thing, only in a slightly different form happens with girls. We get called names because we're forward or take pride in being strong enough to provide for ourselves. It's exhausting sometimes, the lengths we go to to be the same as everyone else. But still somehow praise the ones who are different.
Like Nicki Minaj said, "When I am assertive, I’m a bitch. When a man is assertive, he’s a boss".
Yep kaisu, here we have a saying : 'heeft een jongen 10 meisjes is hij stoer, heeft een meisje 10 jongens is ze een hoer' or if a boy has 10 girls he's the man, if a girl has 10 boys she's the whore.
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Suck it up, Kurtz! Sincerely - Men
Fuck u John....most women actually like a man who can show their emotions
Also I think, I'm not sure, but I think most men want to be a hero, whether it's in a symbolic or a literal sense, we want the chance to be redeemable and respected. The chance to come to someones aid, to defend someones honor, to save the day - it sounds a bit wanky and can apply to women as well, but there's something to it I think
For years, I've wanted a flight attendant to come out and ask the passengers if anyone can land a plane. I would be there so fast!
Any guy who kills a spider for me is a hero!!!
I think you're right. My husband and I talk about this and he's expressed that same belief. (I believe all of these are accurate and he and I have discussed them at one point or another).
I agree.I am an independent woman blah Di blah, but when a guy takes care of me, swooping me out if the way of the spray of a car or something, I get all gush and cuddly. We should get over this fear of communication and condemnation. I like having a hero. I get that I'm not metropolis, but that only makes it extra special.
And there are those of us who are more than happy to play the villain. Although we never get the girl, and usually end up dying.
That's just not true. We falla for the villains too muchas as it is.
But isn't that an expectation that's put on you from the outside (along with the provider bit and the strong men don't cry bit) ? The way you write it, it feels like a need to be seen in a certain way. (Or I might be misunderstanding, no offence meant in any case)
It's good to have open conversations about men's insecurities and issues too, and there always needs to be mutual open communication in a relationship, regardless of whether that's a male/female or male/male or female/female relationship because people are different and express themselves and their needs differently
It really is so important. Sadly, there are still a lot of people out there who mock this sort of thing, and it makes me so sad. We're all human beings, we all deserve the same right to express our feelings without fear.
Definitely
Yes, I especially thought that with the T-Rex fantasy. I would have enjoyed hearing that, while I can imagine that If you have a bad day you can easily believe that it's a negative comment on you. I thought it really sad.
We are often ashamed of showing emotion because it's been used against us in the past. "He cries! lol. What a weakling." We go to the bathroom and cry, letting out emotion in solitude and come back with extra Machismo to mask it.
This makes me so mad/sad. I am middle-aged and even in my childhood it was considered normal for girls and boys to cry and show emotions. How can it be that a generation later men still have to deal with being allowed to act HUMAN? :(
I think it's because the previous generation is still around so the source of raising men to hide it is still trying to live that way. Sometimes actions speak louder than words too. I remember my father saying it was ok to cry, but then he wouldn't take off his sunglasses when he met his birth family. He was adopted. I started being less afraid of showing it when I got married. A friend asked my sister if I'd cry or get the sniffles when I first saw my wife in her dress. My sister commented "he's always been a cryer". That told me I was bad at hiding it anyway. Still it's harder when someone is acting macho.
I've always believed the bravest thing a man could do was to trust me enough to cry in front of me
Yes, the same thing, only in a slightly different form happens with girls. We get called names because we're forward or take pride in being strong enough to provide for ourselves. It's exhausting sometimes, the lengths we go to to be the same as everyone else. But still somehow praise the ones who are different.
Like Nicki Minaj said, "When I am assertive, I’m a bitch. When a man is assertive, he’s a boss".
Yep kaisu, here we have a saying : 'heeft een jongen 10 meisjes is hij stoer, heeft een meisje 10 jongens is ze een hoer' or if a boy has 10 girls he's the man, if a girl has 10 boys she's the whore.
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Suck it up, Kurtz! Sincerely - Men
Fuck u John....most women actually like a man who can show their emotions
Also I think, I'm not sure, but I think most men want to be a hero, whether it's in a symbolic or a literal sense, we want the chance to be redeemable and respected. The chance to come to someones aid, to defend someones honor, to save the day - it sounds a bit wanky and can apply to women as well, but there's something to it I think
For years, I've wanted a flight attendant to come out and ask the passengers if anyone can land a plane. I would be there so fast!
Any guy who kills a spider for me is a hero!!!
I think you're right. My husband and I talk about this and he's expressed that same belief. (I believe all of these are accurate and he and I have discussed them at one point or another).
I agree.I am an independent woman blah Di blah, but when a guy takes care of me, swooping me out if the way of the spray of a car or something, I get all gush and cuddly. We should get over this fear of communication and condemnation. I like having a hero. I get that I'm not metropolis, but that only makes it extra special.
And there are those of us who are more than happy to play the villain. Although we never get the girl, and usually end up dying.
That's just not true. We falla for the villains too muchas as it is.
But isn't that an expectation that's put on you from the outside (along with the provider bit and the strong men don't cry bit) ? The way you write it, it feels like a need to be seen in a certain way. (Or I might be misunderstanding, no offence meant in any case)