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.
There's an old joke buy comedian Mark Gungor, and part of it goes like this: Men have a box in their brain that women are not aware of. This particular box, has NOTHING in it. It’s true. In fact, we call it the “Nothing” box. And of all the boxes a man has in his brain, the nothing box is his favorite box. If a man has a chance, he’ll go to his nothing box EVERYTIME. That’s why a man can do something seemingly completely brain dead for hours on end. You know, like, fishing. They’ve actually measured this. The University of Pennsylvania did a study and men can do absolutely nothing and still breathe. Women can’t do it. Their minds never stop! Zzz-Zzzz-zzzz. And they don’t understand the “Nothing” box…and it drives them CRAZY…because NOTHING makes a woman go crazy like watching a man…doing…nothing!” https://www.littlethings.com/mens-brains-vs-womens-brains/
I have a nothing box and my husband is sooo baffled by this concept! We watched this video and he is so the woman and I am so the man!!!
Load More Replies...I'm not really the type to ask what one is thinking, but usually, when I'm asked so, I get it as the other person is just trying to start a conversation. It's another way of initiating small talk with someone whom you've reached some proximity. Here's an advice ▷ when you don't know what to answer, just say "nothing, you?"
I used to have a screensaver for my mind, if i wasn't thinking about anything it would go to the "birds eye potato waffles" theme song, just on a loop until i focused on something again.
Aaah yes, I saw this one some time ago, and I wondered : if the boxes aren't touching, say the boxes "food", "money", "kids" and "clothing", is a man able to understand that if he spends all the money on pizza, there won't be enough money left for his kids to have new shoes ?...
Load More Replies...And yes sometimes we really are looking at you. Your looks don’t matter and your weight does not matter. We think you are all strange beautiful mysterious creatures. And we want to cuddle you
S**t I wish there were moments when my brain did nothing. Who's with me fellow anxiety/ depression brothers and sisters?
My GF gets that stuff bad. Sometimes I wish I could rent out space in my nothing box to her. Just to put her at ease for a few moments.
Load More Replies...Ah yes,,, the feeling of nothingness occupying your mind... this is so rare in this crazy world.. ;)
Or we are thinking about multiple things but not focusing on anything in particular so when we get asked "what are you thinking about?" we say nothing because it takes too much energy to remember what we were thinking about 20 seconds ago. Lazy comes into play with much that we do. Or don't do.
When we say "Nothing" we mean nothing specific. Our mind sometimes bounce around randomly like " T Rex is cool-pizza sounds good-car oil needs checked-boss is on my a*s-warm in here-shiny pretty-whats on tv-.....etc etc etc"
Yeah, hubby has a blank expression I know nothing is going on in there, but when I ask he always says he's thinking of me.
He may be. I say nothing most of the time, but really its either nothing or to much, and my gal is there when I am thinking and saying its nothing.
Load More Replies...I'm a guy and even I don't understand. There is not a time where I'm not thinking about something. It could be stupid stuff but I'm still thinking about it. If my wife asks, I tell her.
This means they are REALLY enlightened beings. Totally zen. Nothing at all going on...just silence. (I got a circus brain with 10 rings, a crowd shouting, animals running beserk and a fair amount of confetti everywhere...all day long. I guess I am just envious!)
Honestly, nothing in life has been harder to wrap my head around than this. I have 357 tabs open in my brain...on a calm day!
ONLY man can reduce the work in our body just back to basic need a human can live.. breath.. just breath.. as simple as that.
Wow! If only men could bottle this and sell it. I'd love to turn my brain off.
I believe this is true as ::gasp:: women ALSO sometimes think about nothing. But the problem is that when you ARE thinking about SOMETHING, people (men and women both) often don't vocalize what the "something" is. So your partner has no reason to trust when your nothing really IS nothing. So talk to your partners, people!
I don't think our partners own our thoughts. Can we say "none of your business"? Fortunately neither I nor my partner ask this of anyone.
Load More Replies...There's a video on youtube called "Men's brains vs Women's brains" by some guy who holds marriage-seminars. It's hilarious, way too accurate and also talks about the ability of guys to think "nothing"
Women are mostly the opposite. We tend to overthink and it can be exhausting. I can have issues turning my mind off sometimes. But I will have a moment once in awhile where I zone out. But honestly, it usually happens when I am physically or mentally tired.
Same with decisions. I don't really always have an opinion. Now I say, "If you want me to develop an opinion I can do that if you want." If I'm not thinking, I'm day dreaming or kind of shut off, resting my mind.
The brainbis like a frozen computer screen, give it a second or a minute to reboot :) Im female bit do the same thing, its quite refreshing :)
Personally, I say "nothing" but I should more accurately say "everything". It's not that my brain is just on standby doing nothing, it is just thinking very fast to a lot of uncorrelated things without any aim to get a sense out of it. It's just random mental noise, which is easier to refer to as "nothing".
There are 3 types of nothing in a Mans Mind: 1. We say nothing because we just mumbled something and need to buy time to come up with a weak lie so we get in less trouble then the truth we just said and now need to explain. 2. Nothing means everything. The fact that [insert sports team] isn't doing well, that thing I need to fix, the stuff i need to move in order to fix it, the starving children of the world, where is my moon base, the world is a lie, whats this pain in my tooth, is blue really the same blue as it is to me as it is to you, am i to selfish for just thinking of me right now, when can we see that new movie, if anit isn't a word how did I just use it in a sentence, I want to play a game with some one, ect.... wait is it ect or ext? 3 dots? 3. Nothing.
If you could hear my inner monologue it would be just be saying "Boobs.....Boobs.....Boobs" in a monotonous Stephen Wright kinda voice.
I have a hard time wrapping my mind around this concept. How can you think of nothing? They probably just don't want to say. Even when you sleep, you are dreaming. The only time your thoughts shut off is if you have been out under general anesthesia, or you are dead.
Nah its really nothing. Just a place where you go so no one you care about gets hurt. Its like when a laptop is in sleep mode. Were are still there using energy and breathing, but we re almost in a meditation to a degree. I don't know about the rest of man kind, but if I didn't have access to this box, I'd wined up some kind of lone gunman.
Load More Replies...If someone asks me what I'm thinking more than once a year, I have to remove them from my life. What a rude and pointless question.
Don't be angry if we say that, it really means we doesn't have anything at the meantime. Maybe we can just simply shut our brain half so that we can stop thinking a lot.
keeping a clear minds also means having nothing & have a blank stare which exactly to opposite to women
Women, never ask that question of anyone. It is inane. Signed, a Woman.
Well if you are thinking of nothing then that is something but it really is nothing but it is something.... So You are correct!
Load More Replies...The great UK comedian Bill Bailey reckons we are in “power saving or sleep mode”.
It's called in the zone. It is not exclusive to men, though how common among women I cannot say. Supposedly it does not happen to women, and yet I go to that neither realm, so oh well.
I can be thinking about a lot of random things at once, or one thing leads into thinking about something completely different
I'm a girl and not thinking is still relatable to me. And to explain what is happening when I'm not thinking. For me it's simmilar to having a pc's screensaver on inside my head but instead of some kind of picture there's some kind of random song playing
Ah ! Yes, me to. It's my internal jukebox. There have been times where it started playing before I even woke up in the morning... Now it's mostly silent because I have an external jukebox going on all day long ! ;-)
Load More Replies...This is a strange phenomena, sometimes our thoughts are there but its like flicking through the channels on a TV, there is information being shown buts it's not there long enough to pin down and process
I'll just add this one here..... Im able to do that but never longer than 2 minutes. After a short pause, the pandemonium, everything, starts again. Don't underestimate a girl's ability to worry over everything.
I just love this, 'cause I do it too.... Brian is tired, resting now.
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.
Load More Replies...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? :(
Load More Replies...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!
Load More Replies...I was expecting more brutal truths. But glad to see the fraternity stayed strong! ;)
i would have LOVED to see some brutal truths--some of us actually learn from them
Load More Replies...I think one of the greatest "secret" I've learned about men is that they get anxious about starting a family as well. In my culture, there is this whole scheme they feed you, that you as a woman should procreate no-matter what, that you are worth only your reproductive capability, besides you have a shelf-life, etc. etc. I guess it just never occurred to me that men could possibly get worried about such a thing.
My husband never tells me he liked my food. I have to watch and when he takes seconds, it means he likes it. But if he just finishes his plate and doesn't take seconds, it doesn't mean that he didn't like it, it can also mean that he just isn't that hungry, that he ate too many cookies and ruined his apetite, or that he is in a hurry and will take seconds later in the evening, or that he was just thinking about going to the loo, or that he sees a blue elephant, or.......
I need whatever ingredient you used which made him see blue elephants.
Load More Replies...To be fairly honest, I'm a woman and can still relate to some of these, like the ones about zoning off and thinking about opening a brewery in the middle of nowhere and the story about the T-rex. Also, the two drops rule ending up on your pants is valid for both sexes. Not having toilet paper at hand(because someone else finished it and didn't put a new roll)sucks.
I loved this post. Sometimes you guys seem so sure and unassailable, that I feel superfluous. It's very very nice to hear sometimes that what's going on in your head is actually pretty similar. And that you also worry if we like you back and stuff. (And that it doesn't matter that I cut my hair) And just to share, I had an American boyfriend once and he was always raised with the idea that men and women were fundamentally different. We're not. We're all human first and are insecure and shy and trip and stuff. Only after that comes the gender thing. And even though I knew it, you still tend to overlook it. That's why it's nice to see posts like this from time to time. And trust us, we usually operate on the premise that you aren't attracted to us. Please let us know, only take care of where so if the girl turns out to be mean you have a buffer. Also most of us dislike the high maintenance b****y girls too, don't judge us all by their a*s backwards behaviour. Thanks!
It's very true. I was raised with 'men are from Mars, women are from Venus' where really it should be "The solar system is big and empty, all life is amazing'"
Load More Replies...I'm so fed up of this 'be obvious' bs. Your wives and girlfriends are not your carers, mothers or nurses. If you see something needs doing, do it. You do not need to be asked. Some men like to hide behind a wall of 'stupidity' in order to get out of things. 'You're better at it than me anyway' or 'I'd just do it wrong so you should do it' etc etc. You are not idiots, but have been conditioned by society to act this way.
I think I explained 500 times not to mix whites with colors when he does the laundry. His answer is always: then do it yourself. Gives him an excuse not to do it at all.... But then next time same thing happens...
Load More Replies...Aww. .... If you were here you'd get the biggest hug ever!
Load More Replies...Im older and I used to be fit, my hair used to be black,I had no wrinkles,etc. I know it happens to us all but no matter how I work out the skin still isnt youthful any longer. I eat/drink healthy and I have still gotten cellulite now. Im still adjusting and some compliments from her would go so far. Believe me I know what my issues are but Id like for everyone else to pretend theyre not there or Im just being OCD.
Quite curious how a lot of these comments are along the lines of "women, change how you communicate, so that we don't have to."
And if the post was 'women tell men things they don't know' it would probably be reversed..
Load More Replies...I feel like a hero when i fix something she asked me to.The more witnesses the better.
Women need to learn where the guys G Spot is.... and no its not what you think. This will take the guy to a whole new level. Ask your guy..... and if he doesnt know..... prostate ladies prostate.....
I like the aroma of your own body, not the perfume's or the deodorant's
Most men can't stand reality soaps (TOWIE, Geordie Shore, Made In Chelsea etc), and even more men think the cast are not worthy of the status of "celeb". And they're not. They're famous for what, exactly. On the flip side... Dangermouse and Bagpuss? Legends.
Wow @tjler sounds like you got run over by angry femdomme with pms and kicked to the curb for being too pussy and moany. Issues much?
We are NOT mind readers! You need something? Ask for it! Want to say something? SAY it! "Something wrong, hun?" Don't say no if it's the opposite! For me, No and nothing realy means NO and NOTHING.
Reading the responses from women to these, it's clear why so many men are starting to be happy being single. You're all showing your toxic femininity.
So good to know, though we're on a break ,really hoping that I could kiss him back
These are kinda funny and kinda sad, but true of most of the men I've known. Basically we're all just people and the same things.
a lot of these should be common sense--times have changed from the male of the 40s-50s that didn't share their feelings or cook or have more involvement in raising their kids. a lot of these can be said for males as well as females--like, stop hinting and just ask for what you want. Men are people too & need compliments & affirmations just like women do. Give me a man that's not afraid to open up & be himself around me ANY day!
No advise/comment/how girls should react on the famous " I'm naked , but your d**k is sleeping" or the "how come that you finished if I didn't even started ?". On a way that don't hurt men's
Everybody saying “its a ppl thing” just shut up. Having these men express their “secrets” are actually pretty awesome and having u s**t on it saying “ohh duhh me too!” is aggravating. This is about them FOR ONCE. Damn it🙄
This is a social media site where people are sharing their own experiences for solidarity's sake and to show men that "hey you're not alone in this, everyone does this" because it can make you feel alone and misunderstood if you feel like people can't understand where you come from. So I don't understand how it's s******g on it to say "me too" when this is a social media site where people are supposed to share their thoughts and experiences??
Load More Replies...Ga away you annoying f**k. People like you keep the problem going. It's not pitied and not gentle it's finding common ground. If you're so narrow minded you can't see that just go away
Load More Replies..."Women think and assume too much." → talking about assumptions....
Load More Replies...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.
Load More Replies...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? :(
Load More Replies...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!
Load More Replies...I was expecting more brutal truths. But glad to see the fraternity stayed strong! ;)
i would have LOVED to see some brutal truths--some of us actually learn from them
Load More Replies...I think one of the greatest "secret" I've learned about men is that they get anxious about starting a family as well. In my culture, there is this whole scheme they feed you, that you as a woman should procreate no-matter what, that you are worth only your reproductive capability, besides you have a shelf-life, etc. etc. I guess it just never occurred to me that men could possibly get worried about such a thing.
My husband never tells me he liked my food. I have to watch and when he takes seconds, it means he likes it. But if he just finishes his plate and doesn't take seconds, it doesn't mean that he didn't like it, it can also mean that he just isn't that hungry, that he ate too many cookies and ruined his apetite, or that he is in a hurry and will take seconds later in the evening, or that he was just thinking about going to the loo, or that he sees a blue elephant, or.......
I need whatever ingredient you used which made him see blue elephants.
Load More Replies...To be fairly honest, I'm a woman and can still relate to some of these, like the ones about zoning off and thinking about opening a brewery in the middle of nowhere and the story about the T-rex. Also, the two drops rule ending up on your pants is valid for both sexes. Not having toilet paper at hand(because someone else finished it and didn't put a new roll)sucks.
I loved this post. Sometimes you guys seem so sure and unassailable, that I feel superfluous. It's very very nice to hear sometimes that what's going on in your head is actually pretty similar. And that you also worry if we like you back and stuff. (And that it doesn't matter that I cut my hair) And just to share, I had an American boyfriend once and he was always raised with the idea that men and women were fundamentally different. We're not. We're all human first and are insecure and shy and trip and stuff. Only after that comes the gender thing. And even though I knew it, you still tend to overlook it. That's why it's nice to see posts like this from time to time. And trust us, we usually operate on the premise that you aren't attracted to us. Please let us know, only take care of where so if the girl turns out to be mean you have a buffer. Also most of us dislike the high maintenance b****y girls too, don't judge us all by their a*s backwards behaviour. Thanks!
It's very true. I was raised with 'men are from Mars, women are from Venus' where really it should be "The solar system is big and empty, all life is amazing'"
Load More Replies...I'm so fed up of this 'be obvious' bs. Your wives and girlfriends are not your carers, mothers or nurses. If you see something needs doing, do it. You do not need to be asked. Some men like to hide behind a wall of 'stupidity' in order to get out of things. 'You're better at it than me anyway' or 'I'd just do it wrong so you should do it' etc etc. You are not idiots, but have been conditioned by society to act this way.
I think I explained 500 times not to mix whites with colors when he does the laundry. His answer is always: then do it yourself. Gives him an excuse not to do it at all.... But then next time same thing happens...
Load More Replies...Aww. .... If you were here you'd get the biggest hug ever!
Load More Replies...Im older and I used to be fit, my hair used to be black,I had no wrinkles,etc. I know it happens to us all but no matter how I work out the skin still isnt youthful any longer. I eat/drink healthy and I have still gotten cellulite now. Im still adjusting and some compliments from her would go so far. Believe me I know what my issues are but Id like for everyone else to pretend theyre not there or Im just being OCD.
Quite curious how a lot of these comments are along the lines of "women, change how you communicate, so that we don't have to."
And if the post was 'women tell men things they don't know' it would probably be reversed..
Load More Replies...I feel like a hero when i fix something she asked me to.The more witnesses the better.
Women need to learn where the guys G Spot is.... and no its not what you think. This will take the guy to a whole new level. Ask your guy..... and if he doesnt know..... prostate ladies prostate.....
I like the aroma of your own body, not the perfume's or the deodorant's
Most men can't stand reality soaps (TOWIE, Geordie Shore, Made In Chelsea etc), and even more men think the cast are not worthy of the status of "celeb". And they're not. They're famous for what, exactly. On the flip side... Dangermouse and Bagpuss? Legends.
Wow @tjler sounds like you got run over by angry femdomme with pms and kicked to the curb for being too pussy and moany. Issues much?
We are NOT mind readers! You need something? Ask for it! Want to say something? SAY it! "Something wrong, hun?" Don't say no if it's the opposite! For me, No and nothing realy means NO and NOTHING.
Reading the responses from women to these, it's clear why so many men are starting to be happy being single. You're all showing your toxic femininity.
So good to know, though we're on a break ,really hoping that I could kiss him back
These are kinda funny and kinda sad, but true of most of the men I've known. Basically we're all just people and the same things.
a lot of these should be common sense--times have changed from the male of the 40s-50s that didn't share their feelings or cook or have more involvement in raising their kids. a lot of these can be said for males as well as females--like, stop hinting and just ask for what you want. Men are people too & need compliments & affirmations just like women do. Give me a man that's not afraid to open up & be himself around me ANY day!
No advise/comment/how girls should react on the famous " I'm naked , but your d**k is sleeping" or the "how come that you finished if I didn't even started ?". On a way that don't hurt men's
Everybody saying “its a ppl thing” just shut up. Having these men express their “secrets” are actually pretty awesome and having u s**t on it saying “ohh duhh me too!” is aggravating. This is about them FOR ONCE. Damn it🙄
This is a social media site where people are sharing their own experiences for solidarity's sake and to show men that "hey you're not alone in this, everyone does this" because it can make you feel alone and misunderstood if you feel like people can't understand where you come from. So I don't understand how it's s******g on it to say "me too" when this is a social media site where people are supposed to share their thoughts and experiences??
Load More Replies...Ga away you annoying f**k. People like you keep the problem going. It's not pitied and not gentle it's finding common ground. If you're so narrow minded you can't see that just go away
Load More Replies..."Women think and assume too much." → talking about assumptions....
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