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.
Yeah - plot twist: you ARE hiding something. Stop it.
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No need to explain this one to me, as I do the same. But, guys, hear us out, the reason we insist you tell us is because we want the fun too. Just this. And we're kinda pissed (someone to a bigger, others to a lesser extent) because we feel left out - not because we want you to obsess with us - but because we just wanna be part of that fun too. It would make no difference whether you're my husband, my brother, my colleague, a friend etc. It's purely about the being included in the fun.
Ok so guys.... Just info back..... When this happens we think you're laughing about or at us. If you just tell us what you're laughing about...? As if someone with boobs can't enjoy a silly joke....
If they're fighting over him not saying it, then his wife is probably the type who wouldn't believe him if he actually said it.
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Great but you could have just told her about it. It is men who make women think that they are hiding something.
Plus they would have to craft a new dashboard so the T-rex could reach the controls...Silly T-rex
You couldn't even say "I remembered a joke" or "I thought of something funny"? You went with the suspicious "Don't worry about it?"
My thoughts exactly. Instead of an explanation, he shuts her out entirely.
Load More Replies... If you are thinking about a t-rex flying a fighter jet, and you don't tell me, I'm going to be pissed. I will laugh at it, too. Then help you expand on it, then before the end of the day, we would already a script outline and well on our way to making this thing a reality.
If my bae was laughing because of exactly this and refused to tell me, and later I found out what it was about, boy would I be pissed. When something's funny, you have to share it, you cheapskate.
so why not just tell her that?! not that it's something to argue about, but i'd have laughed my a*s off as well if i heard something like this. likewise, i've been in similar situations, being the one thinking something silly or remembering something like this & told the inquiring person. i laughed, they laughed, it was a good time
All that discussion... And all I'm wondering asci is if the T-Rex can actually reach the joystick
*wondering about. Goddamn swiping, I keep forgetting to check before sending
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Just tell her. You made her paranoid for no reason at all. She probably would have enjoyed that thought with you. You brought this on yourself.
I would think that some of the 21.8k points were women who laughed at the thought of a t-rex flying a fighter jet on a cool folder!
Yeah, why didn't you just share that with her to begin with? Of course she thinks you are hiding something...because you are! She has absolutely no way of knowing if it's innocent or not, but typically their is no reason to hide something from a spouse, unless it's bad or a surprise (which obviously you share later). You are creating drama for no reason (you say it's her, but really it's you for not telling her, and she is reasonably concerned). Please, just tell her. It is only natural to assume that what you don't share is bad.
The one above this is 'oh tell us what you want' then in this you say 'I'm not telling you what I am thinking about' Double standard. And yes I know the post above is not you. But to me this is typical of the b******t men and woman say about eachother. You are a mystery to us as much as we are to you. Communicate and be a couple. This pitting eachother again eachother is why you're now having a b******t argument with your wife ya fool
Excellent point. I kinda think the dude is just passive-aggressive in taunting his wife into thinking he's got something more interesting on his mind. Which is the equivalent of being a jack@$$.
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You know what? Just tell her about T-Rex. Women dream about weird stuff too. If you two start sharing your dreams, pretty soon you'll both realize that oftener than not they are just stupid. No harm, no foul. If you ARE dreaming something that you're pretty sure will freak her out, either tell her and talk through it (if you dare) or just say something like "I was dreaming about that stupid T-Rex again ... this time he was dating Heidi Klum (my personal favorite, TBH) and driving an aircraft carrier. More than half the time when my wife starts telling me about her dreams, I discovery that she's talking about something that has absolutely nothing to do with me or even her - it's just some random thing. If you've REALLY got issues with your dreams, go see a therapist, who can maybe figure out what's going on. My experience is that dreams are just the brain "defragging" itself, the way you defrag your computer (you DO defrag it sometimes, right?).
I'm always laughing at some crazy scenario that my imagination has created from whatever environment I'm in and I find that if I explain why I'm laughing it seems I'm the only one who thinks it's funny
It was cruel to keep that to yourself and torment your wife with it!
My father CAN NOT STAND to be left out. If you laugh and don't tell him what you just read, or saw or thought, he gets upset. Sadly, I think this is a leftover from his childhood, when his mother thought all laughter was suspicious.
Woman here. This kind of stuff happens to me too (laughing out loud about random stuff, I mean).
I remember being annoyed at my husband because he wouldn't tell me what he was thinking. He said "I'm literally NOT thinking about anything." Men have the ability to compartmentalize everything and sometimes that leaves nothing to think about. Women don't do that. Our brains are going 100 mph all the time with one thought leading on to another random thought.
To be fair, I chuckle to myself about random thoughts too so I can relate to this.
that's not a man thing to do, that's a weirdo thing to do! People who choose a weirdo as a partner know what they are getting into. Share the weirdness my friend, make people laugh. Sincerely, your local weirdo.
Oh, wow, I'm sad for all the men here who have SO's that tell them their thoughts are stupid or who don't believe them when they say something like this. Those women have zero imagination and that's a sad, sad life.
Would you share it with a friend? You are hiding something, not that anyone has to share every little thought that comes into their head, but if you would tell a friend why you were laughing if they asked, you are shutting her out.
Rather have her think you are weird than fighting with you over nothing. That's even more stupid... Goodness...
Telling her not to worry about it suggest you don't understand women. Lol
I absolutely HATE it when my boyfriend says don't worry about it
Sometimes I'll like burst out laughing about something I'm thinking about, and sometimes I laugh so hard I start crying, and my boyfriend tries to pry it out of me, the reason I was laughing. Like he doesn't accept "I was just thinking of something" as an answer. Why does he do that?
And now I too am laughing at a T-rex trying to... well, you know the rest already. Ain't it funny?
my mind works a bit like that. when i'm bored, or just want to "switch attention channel", i play things in my head- jokes i read, funny scenes i saw on YT, or sometimes just play asociation game with myself- one thing leads to another, like we're talking about lights in the living room, i imagine them as headlights on car, go to dumb and dumber, when Jim Carrey saw those headlights, go to when jim played Black swan on SNL, go to SNL's Casablanca, when what's-her-name was overacting- NOOO Richard NOOOO, and then i start laughing(or i laugh along the way)... and it is just impossible to explain to him, how from debate about the living room lights i got in under 10 seconds to McKinnon(just googled her name) shouting NOOOOOO...
This is the kind of thinking I'm having when people ask me ;why are you smiling?what are you thinking about. ? And my answer is ; nothing. Thinks that are only fun for me and my head.
I think that even if he told her about the t-rex, she would think he´s lying. He can´t win. Sorry man.
why doesn't he tell her you ask? because she will just say hes making that s**t up and trying to hid something.
I would laugh my a*s off. I love when my husband tells me about his weird dreams and thoughts. Most of us are not suspicious bitches.
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She will probably still be amazed with how funny and creative is the way that your mind works.
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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.
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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? :(
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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!
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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
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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.
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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'"
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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...
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Aww. .... If you were here you'd get the biggest hug ever!
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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??
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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
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"Women think and assume too much." → talking about assumptions....
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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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