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Being curious about the world isn’t a sin. In fact, it’s a great thing if you’ve got a growth-oriented mindset and constantly push the boundaries of your knowledge about science, psychology, history, etc. That being said, certain topics are a bit more sensitive than others.

Not everyone, no matter who they are, can find the courage to ask the questions they really want to get to the bottom of. However, anonymity can protect you from a lot of that embarrassment. The women of the internet took to two discussions on AskReddit to finally ask men the delicate questions they’ve always wanted to hear the answers to. Scroll down for a whole bunch of honesty and—hopefully—to learn something new.

Bored Panda reached out to u/Emil_Jorgensen05, who sparked one of these interesting discussions for their thoughts on curiosity, anonymity, and learning. You'll find our interview with them below.

#1

Woman in a parking garage, wearing a blue beanie and brown jacket, pondering questions about men. Why do some guys catcall inappropriately and think us women are flattered?

cpizzer:
This isn't flattery. This is a child in an adults body that never learned to treat women with respect.

anon , freepik Report

Robin Roper
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9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being cat called is frightening, especially for young girls. The first time it happened to me, I was terrified. I'm a bit to old to be cat called now, but if it happened, I'd be transported back to that very frightened little girl. There is nothing okay with this behaviour.

Ellinor
Community Member
9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One day I was talking about that with a boy friend of mine and I'm not even joking, a car slowly stop in front of us, the window roll down and the group of men in the car starts to call me a lady who sells her body for money, and then drove away. Oh, and my friends and I were both 13 at that time and those men looked 40.

Matt Richardson
Community Member
9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Catcalling is beyond juvenile, it's shows a distinct lack of class and respect. I never understood the mindset.

Crystalwitch60
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9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or me n its mostly a builders thing to , my 20 yr old lad is a builder n I made sure when he started that work to not do this to women it’s not cool he knows I his mum hates it so thankfully that’s one less as does it lol

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Michael Largey
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9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Guys, never say anything to a woman in public that you wouldn't want a man to say to you in prison.

Ace
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9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whatever the reason may be, it's not that they think you will feel flattered by it.

liam newton-harding
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9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My theory is that it once worked…once…and the legend got passed down from man-child, to man-child that this is a “sure fire thing! It totally works!”

LauraDragonWench
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9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eh, be fat and ugly like me, then you'll never get cat-called.

Laura Deckers
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If that's you in your picture, you are definitely NOT ugly.

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Jacob B
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9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not a woman so my perspective is obviously different but I must say that I have never seen another man catcall a woman in my 38 years of being on this earth. Not once. Either it doesn't happen that often here in Poland or it's just because I was lucky and/or doesn't happen around me. That being said, whoever does this is not a man but a manchild. Catcalling sounds cringe as all hells.

Roshan Kassan
Community Member
9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a daughter and if a dude catcalls her with me nearby, they'll find pieces of the idiot

Nancy Austin
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5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just wave, smile and keep walking. Always works! Take it as a compliment about the genes you inherited!

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According to the author of one of the online discussions, anonymity can be a huge boon for people who are curious about the world but might be feeling a bit shy.

"Embarrassment can get in the way, but being anonymous helps," u/Emil_Jorgensen05 told Bored Panda.

"Most people are just curious, and if you don’t take it too seriously, it’s easier to ask whatever’s on your mind," they gave some advice for anyone who's feeling embarrassed by certain topics.

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    #2

    Woman bartender smiling, shaking cocktail mixer behind bar with bottles displayed, exploring questions about men. As a bartender, I would love to know why men always try to ask me out when I'm working? It's my job to serve you, and you see me being just as nice to everyone else as I'm being to you... I just don't get why it happens so often.

    xMCioffi1986x:
    There are men out there that are so starved for positive (this is key) attention from women that it's not that big of a jump from "she's being nice to me" to "there's something more here". It doesn't entirely register that it's your job to be friendly. Alcohol also acts as a social lubricant and that may also add to a guy seeing things that aren't necessarily there.

    1zzyB_ , freepik Report

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, that's the answer. Goes for almost all women in service roles like bartender or waitress. You are being nice to the man because it's your job to be nice to customers and the man just knows that you're being nice to him and thinks you might like him.

    VikingAbroad
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not just bartenders and waitresses. Nurses, terapeuts, people who does home visits... We are paid to be nice. It doesn't mean, we are in love.

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    Bob Brooce
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm skeptical that being starved for positive attention is a common reason. I think there are a lot of guys who are following Wayne Gretzky's advice and taking the shot even when they think there's little chance of success. I think there are also lot of guys who tend to equate even minor friendliness with an attraction or interest.

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think you're both right. For some men they have a woman's attention, so they'll shoot their shot. For others, they're unable to judge interest from friendliness. We're not a monolith

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    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem I have is I just think all women are being kind. Apparently I have frustrated a few women with my obliviousness. I am just incredibly... incredibly dense. Subtleties are lost on me, it's either a direct approach or nothing.

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm really good at not picking up on a lot of signals, so if a woman is interested in me her best bet is to be really direct. In any situation similar to a bartender, waitress or store clerk I expect them to be friendly, or even a little bit flirty as part of their job or to angle for a better tip.

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    Michael Largey
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry if I'm being obvious, but at least one reason men ask the OP out at work is that's the only place they see her. They could contact her off the job by following her to or from work, but I don't think she wants that.

    AsylumWalker
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If thats the only place they see her, she clearly has no interest in finding him otherwise, so he shouldnt ask her out ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    Amy S
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also think there are some people who are only nice to those they find attractive/want something from, and they assume others are the same.

    Nancy Austin
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's face it Anna Nicole met her husband when she waited on him-it does happen. Find a graceful way to reject the gent with a thanks anyway and wear a ring if it bothers you. Of course you are being good to him because he is a customer, but that doesn't mean you might not like to go out with him. Stop searching for things to be upset about and just thank him for the compliment and tell him you are involved if you want to.

    Daddy’s Girl
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a young singer, it seemed every man in the audience thought I was available to them. It was our job to schmooz and unfortunately that just made it worse. I actually ended up kicking a guy in the nutz one night because he would not leave me alone. Tough for a woman to be in a service industry.

    Sean Stimson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gilbert actually had a strip on this; customer service agents being nice cuz it's their job, and guys misinterpreting that to think they're flirting

    Liz Mary
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's so cringe. I remember the dude who tried to impress me when I was working in a hotel. When being nice and cumplimenting being nice didn't work, he went: "I'm a secret agent". (we had some hot shot politician in house. Me "humm, not so secret any more". Also, he thought I hadn't noticed the ring.

    Lena Flising
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Happened often to me when I was young and worked at McDonald's. Late night/early morning shifts on Fridays and Saturdays often ended with some desperate guy wanting to have SOMETHING with him back to his bed, and then even a tired, sweaty, french-fry-grease-stinking vaguely female-shaped person in a gray dirty McD uniform might do. They often said "I'll wait for you outside after closing", and we said "Sure, you do that". What they didn't know was that we had to clean the restaurant and do all the dishes etc, before we could go home, so often another 3-4 hours before we were off duty. And, the staff went out the back-entrance. It wasn't a separate-building restaurant, it was a whole block with many different restaurants, opening onto the city's main avenue, so it was hard to find the back door to our particular restaurant.

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    #3

    Man wearing jeans with hand in pocket and a smartwatch, representing style-related questions women have about men. Why do you tug on your junk every couple of minutes? Are you afraid it’ll fall off or go wandering?

    eddyb1207:
    It sticks to the inside of our legs, or our b**l sack, or some other random part of our lower genitallia area - and it is very uncomfortable... so we move it to prevent it from packing its bags and leaving us for another man.

    bg48111 , freepic.diller / freepik Report

    Norm Gilmore
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's bloody gross as well. I have never, EVER adjusted myself in public... Put up with it until you get to a restroom..

    Ge Po
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the problem there would be that it happens quite often, so that would mean a lot of bathroom breaks, if a bathroom is available at all. But honestly, do you never subtly tug at your bra-strap, where it runs over your shoulder, when no one is watching? Pretend you scratch your back while pulling your bra down a little at the back? Roll your shoulders in an attempt to get those straps back in place?

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    Alicia M Goodner
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok , but do it more privately. Women don't pull on their nips in public or pick out frontal wedgies ... Yuck. It's also very rude if you are a guy that talks with your hands and suddenly grab yourself to adjust... Makes the other people look , even when they don't want too.

    SlightlyTarnished
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen more than a few women habitually adjust their bra strap, and others pull too tight pants or leggings out of a camel toe situation. Not just a man thing.....

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    Shane S
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Visiting South Asia, I was so surprised how often guys unabashedly grab their junk. And this was a conservative Muslim country. It’s a comfort thing but cultural acceptance also plays a part.

    Ellinor
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genuine question : Hypothetically, if our society would stop to gender clothes and no one never cared of what someone wear, would you guys wear skirts ?

    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I try to do it privately but 'repositioning' is not a uniquely male. The equivalent for women is adjusting your bra so your 'ladies' are more comfortable. Once in a while it is overt, but I've seen so many women "discreetly" adjust their bra / breasts, apparently thinking they were being sneaky about it and nobody would notice. And that's just with casual observation, I don't go looking for it. And with the rise in popularity of thongs, honorable mention goes to women adjusting their butt floss. TLDR: Not all clothing is as comfortable as we would like. Live and let live.

    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It sometimes shifts to uncomfortable positions.

    Jallamedalla
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call it "the caramel sticking to the wrapping".

    Michael Largey
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A groin bra for men has yet to be invented, but it would have its buyers.

    Tropical Tarot
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have seen an ad for men's boxer briefs that have a second pouch for the boys.

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    Billo66
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do some walk around with their hand stuck in the waistband all day? Why are you marinating your fingertips in the ball sauna?

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to work for a man that I just adored but he was constantly adjusted himself. The joke among our staff was that someday I was just going to start talking to him, with a serious face, and start scratching my bosom. I don't even think he was aware of it, and I hope to God he didn't do it outside our office but since I don't think he was aware-who knows! I have adjusted my panty hose in an elevator by myself but only up to a point. Just so high! Everything was decent-it just needed to be done, and I didn't have time to take a break to the bathroom. I hated hosiery!

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    We were curious to get the author's perspective on how the school system could be (re)structured to empower students to learn about sensitive but important topics earlier on in life.

    "I think schools could help by creating a space where students feel comfortable asking questions without fear of judgment," u/Emil_Jorgensen05 said.

    "Maybe some kind of anonymous Q&A exercises or discussion games would work—something that lets them be curious without the awkwardness," they suggested.

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    Meanwhile, u/Emil_Jorgensen05 also opened up about the inspiration behind the intriguing discussion. "I was just curious to see what questions women had for men, so I threw it out there," they said.

    "I think it took off because it gave people a chance to ask things they might not usually bring up."

    #4

    Man with a beard and glasses shopping in a grocery store, holding an orange basket, reflecting on questions about men. I’m a cashier and I try to compliment guys as much as I can at work since I have a brother and he says he never gets complimented. Do you guys like non-creepy compliments from strangers?

    PunchBeard:
    We love it but you need to be careful because a lot of guys will take it as a sign that you're into them.

    anon , hryshchyshen / freepik Report

    April Pickett
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I worked, there were 4 guys in the office sitting together, I always said "Good Morning, Gentlemen" to them.

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am an attention and affection starved dweeb, I love compliments. As long as they know I only ever perceive compliments as kindness and nothing else.

    Onan Hag All
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love them. But I'm old and ugly, so rarely get them.

    Another Panda
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone deserves compliments! It was great you spoke up,.

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    Sam Lombardo
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The last compliment I got was from that old lady who told me, thar I am sweet little gentlemen when I was about five y.o.

    Doctor Strange
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See my comment above. But the last time I got an unsolicited compliment on my looks, I was 6 years old. I'm over 40 now, but I still remember that moment.

    🇺🇦 🇵🇸 TribbleThinking
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was the last time I got a compliment about my appearance from my mother.

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    Heras buddy
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A simple that's a nice shirt or haircut will make our month.

    Sparkle
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a female it's super easy to say to another female I like your hair, nails, shirt ECT. How do you compliment a man.

    CertifiedCatServant (he/him)
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any of those work (though nails might be less relevant) but personally, I love getting compliments on shirt, pants, outfit in general, hair, etc.

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    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once was stopped by a man when I was in college and he remarked on my dark hair and very blue eyes. I told him it was nothing more than good genes but I thanked him for it. It made my day and he didn't want anything more than to compliment me. After I thanked him for the compliment, his response was, "Wow-and you also know how to accept a compliment gracefully". Again, I thanked him, laughed, and told him he'd made my day! I try to always be complimentary to everyone. I hold doors, even for men and I like it when my chair is pulled out for me and even when my date orders my dinner order for me. I think it is gallant and says a lot about the quality of man that he is inside. When men used to open car doors for me, I would always reach over and unlock his door from my side. A boy I knew said that that single act told him a lot about what kind of woman he was taking out.

    Jane Hower
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I can I like to give a man a compliment while in the grocery store and keep moving - that way it's not likely to be misundersood.

    Lena Flising
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will try to give my colleague a compliment when he has cut his hair. Both his wife and my husband work there too, so we are all safe from seeing more in that than a nice compliment.

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    #5

    A man in a blue shirt and a woman in a white top smiling at an outdoor café. Would you be ok with random compliments/hugs throughout the day?

    Edit: For every person who replied(and any male who sees this): you are amazing, you are valued, Your feelings are real and you can rant to me if anything is wrong, you look great and you deserve to get hugs. Have a good day/night! Stay safe

    ctzu:
    A lot of men are starved for compliments and will not only appreciate that, but also remember it for years.

    anon , freepik Report

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who doesn't want compliments and affection?

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are plenty of people who have difficulties with being touched. It should go without saying that depending on previous history/interactions asking first may be mandatory.

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    Brian Droste
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, I .Iike compliments and hugs. I also like giving hugs.

    Doctor Strange
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Supposedly you need 8 hugs a day to maintain mental health. I don't even get 8 hugs a YEAR. And compliments? The last time I got an unsolicited compliment on my looks, I was 6 years old. I'm over 40 now.

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    8 hugs/day sounds excessive. Most people don't get hugged everyday. And men don't get complimented on our looks unless we're models. We get complimented on other aspects of our lives, usually work related.

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    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kindness never goes out of style. I would love to know I am appreciated, the hugs though, would take some getting used to.

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i am from the deep South and we regularly hug pharmacists, doctors, friends or really just anybody. A little kindness goes a long way.

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    CrunChewy McSandybutt
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I try to compliment men whenever I can. Since I'm now in my 50s, I don't have to worry about it being taken for flirting.

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still remember the compliments that I've received. A total of 3. We don't get many so when we do they stick. When it comes to hugs rarely do men receive them unless they know the person well.

    Jan Olsen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don not appriciate hugs from people I don't know well. But maybe that's just me.

    Wm Wherry
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 80 years old and get tolled how good looking I am. I also get hugs and kisses all of the time from all ages. Except from my girlfriend. lol Go figure.

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    #6

    Two women intimately kissing, exploring questions about men in relationships. Why do some men think women being lesbian is a turn on?

    Quillo_Manar:
    I like one chocolate, you know what’s better than one chocolate? Two chocolate.
    It’s just that our simian brain doesn’t really understand that the two chocolates prefer to eat each other.

    iamanxiety9 , freepik Report

    Peter Bear
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because on a primary level, men are visual creatures; we like what we see. Most straight men like b00bs. Two girls = four b00bs, thus more to look at. It's the same reason many women read gay male p0rn. And if you don't believe that's true, look at BookTok.

    Bob Brooce
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. P**n in general is very popular, and if you swap out the guy in a standard man and woman p***o and replace him with another woman there are twice as many naked women having s*x to look at. Solo girl pornos are common enough, but not as common as man and woman, so I have to assume that either the typical guy wants to see a random stranger with the woman or the guy is a stand in for the male viewer. In that case rather than replacing one of the women the typical fantasy would be to add a man, and one man in particular is the obvious choice.

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    Ron Man
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because those men somehow think the 2 lesbians will want them (the man) to join in for some reason.

    Bob Brooce
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoever downvoted Ron must be clueless about how men think. A t*******e is the #1 sexual fantasy for men, so it's very easy to imagine yourself joining the party.

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    Just Another Karen
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i'm a married lesbian. I HATE IT WHEN RANDOM GUYS THINK IT'S NICE TO ASK IF THEY CAN JOIN. seriously. stop it.

    Charity Angel
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...just... no... It's one thing if an established couple asks someone to join them, but you don't just try and barge your way into an established relationship. Whatever the flavour of gender the individual people in said relationship are.

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    Luke Branwen
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see lesbians and I'm like that old knight in Indiana Jones: "You have chosen... wisely."

    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alternate take (as a male): I am not turned on by lesbians. Nothing against lesbians per se, just the rational realization that if they are lesbians, then by definition they are "not into me". So, basically the same reason I am not into strippers and prostitutes. Any interest in me would be purely financial / pretend, and I don't find that arousing.

    Bi.Felicia
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nevermind the post was strictly about lesbians. Don't mind me, I ate an edible about an hour ago...

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    Sally Moen
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lesbians living their lives are not p**n for the average guy, not to stare at, make comments or comeons to, not to drool over. Take that fantasy and bring it to the privacy of your own home.

    Trophy Husband
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have fantasized about this, but in reality I would never want a t*******e. I'm a monogamous person and even when I was not married I wouldn't have actually wanted that.

    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lovely, soft and curvy in the right places? and two of them? Even better. It's twice as much beauty.

    Lena Flising
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    P0rn often show two "lesbians" being into a lone male. Some men might hope to be that lone male. But, then they must find two bis*xual women, who both like him as well as each other. Slim to none, I'd guess the chance is of that happening.

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    Like it or not, if you truly want to get to the bottom of serious questions, you have to be able to weather a bit of discomfort and embarrassment. It’s easier said than done, but you can’t let those feelings get in the way of you learning more about the world. If all you ever did was study what was easy and comfortable, you probably wouldn’t know all that much about biology, history, psychology, and other important subjects.

    At the end of the day, science revolves around facts, not how all of us feel about asking certain questions. And if you don’t ask questions, you’ll only restrict your entire learning process and potential. There are two main ways to move past this dilemma: you can either develop the habit of courageously embracing your discomfort, or you can look for ways to feel more comfortable asking the questions that matter to you.

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    #7

    Man in a yellow sweater holding flowers, gestures with hand on chest, symbolizing questions about men. You’re always getting us flowers. So what’s your favourite flower(if you have one)? 🥺👉👈

    NewBeginningRS3:
    I probably speak for quite a few guys when I say I've never been asked that question before

    Smoolest:
    Yup, I’d love to be asked one day. I think I’d answer violets

    auror1705 , Drazen Zigic / freepik Report

    zatrisha
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know why, but the thought that the men are now sitting here and thinking about what kind of flowers they like I find somehow incredibly cute

    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somehow this has never been asked in my entire life... but I suppose pansies are. I just always get a kick of their grumpy little faces. I sat here for several minutes pondering this.

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All purpose flour. I'm a huge fan of cake, brownies, good bread, and biscuits.

    S Bow
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine too, although 00 flour is great for pizza crust .

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    Chewie Baron
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love tulips.

    UKGrandad
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As in 'I like roses on my piano, but love tulips on my organ'?

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    Norm Gilmore
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ones probably thought of as old fashioned. Sweetpea, Pansy, Marigold. Hollyhock, amongst many..

    Judy Reynolds
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the ones you will never see at the florist! Me too!! I would prefer dandelions to florist flowers.

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    Peter Bear
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm allergic to many flowers (not severely, just annoyingly) but I love roses. The deeper, darker, almost-black ones are my favorites. In fact, I used to grow them in my family's garden when I was a kid.

    Auntriarch
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've got one in my garden like that, it's called Deep Secret. If there could only be one rose in the world, it would be this one

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    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spring flowers. Daffodils, crocuses, etc. Anything that tells me winter is over

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    #8

    Elderly couple smiling and embracing outdoors, woman in a striped shawl, showcasing joyful companionship and connection. Do you think you will still be able to find your SO attractive when you're getting older and older, compared to all those younger girls?

    lurking_bishop:
    Yup. We come for the t*ts, we stay for the personality

    BeardedRainbow , boggy / freepik Report

    Bob Brooce
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My personal experience is that young women are still attractive, but the upper age that I find attractive has advanced with my own age. There are plenty of women up to 10 years older than me that I find very attractive, and 50 can be downright hot.

    Amy S
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting. I find my overall bracket of attractiveness has moved up as I age, not got bigger. So I wouldn't look at a 25 year old and think he's attractive to me.

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    Auntriarch
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mr Auntriarch says he's still here for the tïts as well as the personality. Bless his little cotton socks.

    Chris Riccardino
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As I've gotten older 'desirable' and 'attractive' have come to mean slightly different things; That curvy 20 y/o model? Very attractive. That 40 y/o thats easy to talk to, has nice hips, can cook, and isn't a pain in the a$$? desirable

    Onan Hag All
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm happily married to my 62 year old wife, I find her incredibly s**y. (But maybe that's just "toxic masculinity".;-) )

    Tamra
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing at all wrong with finding your wife s*xy.

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    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, but I have always (at least in adult life) prioritized personality over looks. Barring a health problem like dementia, a person's personality rarely changes with age. A bit more mellow perhaps but the core person is generally the same.

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kind of find that looks are in the eye of the beholder. I once had a friend from college that always raved about her husband's good looks. When I met him, I didn't find him attractive at all! My husband was gorgeous compared to her hubs. It always been about the funny for me. My hubs and I can exchange a whole conversation in a look we share. We have history and there are too many inside jokes to keep track of them all. I just love that man!

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    Jan Olsen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When making a statment like that - please speak for yourself, not for all men.

    Sven Horlemann
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am married 34 years. We are soul mates. Nothing beats that.

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    #9

    Man in a blue shirt looking at a woman outdoors, discussing questions about men in a serene setting. Are looks as important to (the majority of) men as everyone says?

    RoboMK47:
    I’ve learned that, as I grow older, I’m more looking for someone I can get along with (personality wise). To me, personality amplifies looks so much. That being said, some form of physical attraction is obviously needed, but that all fades away with time anyway.
    My gf is one of the few people in the world that I don’t mind being in the same space with 24/7, to me that’s a definite indicator that she’s a keeper.

    anon , freepik Report

    Peter Bear
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Men are primarily visual creatures; we're kind of hardwired mentally to react to things we see first. So physical attraction is usually the first thing we notice. But it's far from the only thing.

    David
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peter, EVERYONE notices looks first unless the other human being is performing some action that really stands out. You can not see personality or moral traits so when you first look at someone, "looks" is all you can see. The wisdom is knowing outward appearance doesn't define the human being.

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    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Physical attractiveness always catches my attention first... but unless there more under that facade, I will lose interest pretty fast. Kind, warm, funny are going to be what hold my interests in the long run. And if they are insanely smart, I mean like genius level, Einstein type, I am somehow rendered even more stupiderest than I am naturally. Looks = Eye catching, Actually having a kind soul with wit and warmth = heart catching. Hyper intelligence = me being hopelessly rendered dumb and smitten. If I ever met a tall redhead with all the above... it would be all over. Appearances matter for catching men's looks, but not for catching men's hearts.

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Each of us have different tastes in women. We each have an opinion on what looks good to us. I've always been a fan of women who aren't large chested and don't wear a lot of makeup. The kind who are comfortable with the way they look.

    Space Invader
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Physical attractiveness is not an absolute. We may learn to find someone attractive if they are nice, and discover that we consider their features attractive in other people too afterwards, since they conjure up pleasant feelings.

    David
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My primary attractions are intelligence and kindness. Over the years I have found myself attracted to that in various "packages". There are some looks I find more attractive, but they factor in a lot less than the personality side does. I was once married to someone everyone thought was very pretty. It didn't stop her from being a morally bankrupt shrew.

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally agree. I once went out with a man (not my type in the looks dept) who was pestering me to go out so I figured I'd go out with him once and that would be that. We wouldn't really suit each other. We dated for a year. He was bright and funny and a great date! He was as comfortable eating a hot dog as a steak. He knew how to play the devil out of the piano and he loved to laugh! He knew how to have a good time, and he made sure to show me a good time, so I appreciated him.

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    b9nh7pd77s
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When it's true love. you'll see beauty where most others don't. I see my wife more beautiful than any other woman in he world no doubt. All women are beautiful ,but my wife is the Queen of all you all you Uglies. My wife is more attractive period! Regardless if she cares for me!

    Silberwolf
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks are important for the first impression and also somewhat for sexual attraction. If the personality is horrible the best look wouldn't do anything if the goal is a long term relationship. Also as said, personality amplifies looks A LOT.

    Michael Largey
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Men like beautiful women who don't know they're beautiful. Best of both worlds.

    keyboardtek
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a 70 year old male, a warm smile from any woman is what I find attractive. And being fit and not overweight. Older women with wrinkles and gray hair are attractive if they have stayed in shape, get regular exercise, and do not have a personality that constantly finds fault with men.

    Crystalwitch60
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beauty is only skin deep !! The most stunning person ( goes for men to ) can be vile ugly people on the inside !! N that’s the bit that matters not the eye candy !

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    In the former case—developing your courage—you’re focusing on changing your character, personality, and how you react to certain situations. You might feel embarrassed to ask tough questions at school or university at first, but with enough practice, you’ll get into the habit of speaking up in public. It’s a good skill to have, no matter what you end up doing later in life.

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    In the latter case—looking for ways to increase your comfort with asking certain sensitive questions—you can do a lot of independent studying. In this day and age, it’s easy to have access to the internet. There are tons of free and paid resources on every topic imaginable in text and video form. Meanwhile, you can always go to your local library to brush up on biology and psychology, too.

    #10

    Man in beige pants holding his groin area, standing in a bedroom, addressing common questions about men. What does it feel like to get hit [between your legs]?

    10_pounds_of_salt:
    This is the best way I can describe it. When the pain first starts if feels like if you were to put a lot of pressure on your eyeball. Then it starts to feel as if you were being stabbed with knives. The pain goes from the b***s into the stomach. You also get nausea. The pain can last a while depending on how bad the hit was. TDLR: It sucks

    KayOh19 , krakenimages.com / freepik Report

    Shane S
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once was at my desk and I pulled a heavy spiral book off the shelf and into my lap. I didn’t anticipate how heavy the book was when it landed in my lap. It hurt and was totally self inflicted lol. I had to laugh later at my dumb self.

    liam newton-harding
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cliche of tv shows, and movies…a hit to the balls, you bend over, take a few breaths, get back in the fight…reality: curled up in the fetal position, vomiting.

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Playing football/soccer once and our goalkeeper slid out to try to clear the ball and an opposing player did the same. They slid together and his studs on his boots ripped the skin on the sack of the other guys testicles. Cue ambulance and over twenty blokes grimacing as the poor bloke lay sobbing.

    Bi.Felicia
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my goodness that sounds awful. Wouldn't wearing a cup help prevent something like this from happening or at least not make the injury as severe? Please excuse my ignorance, being a woman and all.

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    francispmurphy
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once I was looking at a rival boy from a different street, I was riding on a bike, he made faces at me. I made faces at him as passing by. Smashed the bike head on into the stationary lamppost. Buckled front wheel but my balls were in total agony as I smashed into the bike’s steering column when went from 20 mph to 0 instantly. Still to this day it was the worst one. I was on the ground lost to the pain for a while. After a while I got up and hobbled home with hobbled bike.

    SlightlyTarnished
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids, toddlers in particular, have an innate ability to rack your balls.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cousin's kid, love him to death, but that little bugger needs to come with a warning label! *Danger, will randomly smack you in groin area at unexpected times* Completely unintentional, but he got me five times at our last family function.

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    Broccoli
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a man, it hurts a lot. There was this time when I tripped and my c****h hit the corner of a table…it didn’t feel very good

    Bobby
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually read something about this recently, if I can find the article again I'll link it. Apparently feels mostly the same for women.. sorta. The fact our testes are external makes them more vulnerable to trauma, but an accurate hit to a woman that focus a majority of the force on the clitoris itself, not any surrounding tissue, has similar pain

    Bewitched One
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How were these tests performed? Women getting paid to get hit in the clit and hooked up to some eeg machines while it happens? Interesting lol

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    Silberwolf
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Difficult to describe. It's a very unique kind of pain, extremely unpleasant, it emanates quickly into your stomach area, can make you nauseous...overall about 10 times worse than a fist to your face.

    Nancy Austin
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once saw a guy get hit in the giblets playing baseball. He got hit with a line drive and he went down like a brick. His night then went to the ER-he was in so much pain. He ended the night with a lap full of frozen peas after they determined he was not permanently damaged. He went on to have two children, but that night, I have never felt so bad for a guy-he was writhing and retching in pain. It was awful.

    SheamusFanFrom1987
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True story: I was holding my late dog up to my face and getting some doggy love while sitting on the couch when suddenly a parcel delivery guy rang the gate bell. Imagine how it felt when pooch got excited, jumped from my grip and landed pretty much almost solely on my lap and c****h area. That day I learnt to hold him lower and that despite my dog being on the smaller end, it's like he took a wrecking ball to the boys -_- XP

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    #11

    50 Women Finally Work Up The Courage To Ask Men The Questions They Were Embarrassed To Ask Do guys notice cellulite?

    Dkeh:
    notice? yes. care? no

    peacebypiece , mari_draiser / freepik Report

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's a little secret. All women are beautiful. All of them. Ladies, you are hot AF. And most women have some cellulite. But they are still women, ergo still hot AF.

    Nikole
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You continue to be awesome, Bees.

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    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely. But above a certain age, some of it is just part of life. Stretch marks are too for most women. Especially if they have born children and/or experienced growth spurts.

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Notice and it depends. Huge amounts are a turn off for me

    Tom Nagel
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My requirements for a partner include good hygiene, and average intelligence.

    Nancy Austin
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tell the little boys in my family that my stretch marks are my tiger stripes and I earned them! They don't know the difference.

    Jan Hyde
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Notice? Yea sure. Care? Not at all. But I'm older and (allegedly) wiser

    Lena Flising
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cellulite is due to us having lots of estrogen. To not have cellulite, we need A LOT of testosterone, and most men would probably not like that.

    The Darkest Timeline
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Estrogen is part of it but that isn’t the only reason

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    Just Another Karen
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a lot of tattoos (70+), but none of them cover my cellulite. I like to think of cellulite as "natural tattoos" that my body gave me.

    Roshan Kassan
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    Think you spelled cellular incorrectly.

    merlin
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never heard of cellulite bud? This comment should go on those confidentally incorrect comment pages lol

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    #12

    50 Women Finally Work Up The Courage To Ask Men The Questions They Were Embarrassed To Ask Guys, what will you think of us if we ask for your number?

    couchmunchies:
    Our self confidence pretty much goes from a 4 or 5 to a 10 instantly.

    anon , nomadsoul1 / freepik Report

    Bored Seb
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From 2 to 16 ; then drop to 8 with confusion. Back to 1 if no news quickly.

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would wonder what type of scavenger hunt was going on. Beyond that, there are no thoughts about it.

    Chris the Bobcat
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't know. No one has ever asked. (Not whining either, it's just a simple fact.)

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Flabbergasted, have never been asked for my number or if I would like to go out.

    David
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless there was a build up to it, I'd think you were trying to scam / sell me something.

    TotallyNOTAFox
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd ask what prank or scam the woman is trying to pull off on me

    Panda McPandaface
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my case I'd think you were barking up the wrong tree.

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never have, never would. I think that men are the primary pursuers by nature and I liked it that way before I was married.

    Jan Olsen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be really confused. If you are interestedx in me ,why wait?

    Gvozden Buzdovanovic
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Down to zero ... at once ... I'm the hunter ...

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    Something else that can help is having a discussion about those topics with generative AI programs. Though they are far from perfect (they still have issues with ‘hallucinating’ certain ‘facts’), they can provide a safe space for you to ask whatever you want.

    And if that’s not your jam, well, the internet is full of forums and communities where you can anonymously talk about whatever you want. It’s easier to feel brave and confident talking about something sensitive when you don’t use your own name and photo. Though, as we mentioned before, getting into the habit of embracing discomfort has its upsides, too.

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    #13

    Man with beard reflecting in mirror, appearing thoughtful, related to questions about men. Why are you guys always so hard on yourselves? (Obviously because of societal pressures or the expectations of being a *man* ) But why do so many of you kings/princes always give yourselves s**t for no reason? Has society really made it so you guys can't be happy without some sort of doubt lingering? Do you truly know what unbiased happiness is? Why do you think you deserve anything less than true happiness?

    Leapylicious:
    Basically you're right on the point, vast majority of men don't get that kind of support (hence why a single honest compliment can sit with us a lifetime. Girl in highschool told me I had nice eyes and I still hold it dear) and and beaten over the head with competitiveness and the polar opposite of the above. Society's an a*s to men too, just in a different way and it sucks.

    metaphoricalasshole , freepik Report

    Peter Bear
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You nailed it. Society has trained us to be miserable and unhappy and constantly discontented with our lot it life. And it's very hard to unlearn that habit.

    Another Panda
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve heard far too many men repeat learned behavior of putting themselves down in comparison to women. Now, it’s one thing to admit your spouse / friend / partner / whomever is better at something than you, but the false “we men are all dogs**t” attitude that has been pushed onto them is just as wrong as the “women are just property/inferior” attitude. We are all equals, we all have value, we are all unique.

    Doctor Strange
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because, when your whole life, everyone around you has constantly treated you like you weren't good enough, it sends a clear message. I'm not good enough.

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Advertising and movies are the main causes. Yes ladies it's even hard for men to live up to those standards.

    Roshan Kassan
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Society has deemed that 'most men' are deadbeats and womanisers. Then SOME women feels the same and aren't afraid of voicing it.

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We’re not kings or princes and I wish that would die.

    Nikole
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ummm this is not a gender thing. Women feel the same.

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Living up the ingrained images of what being a man is according to societal standards, is an impossible task with an impossible goal, and yet somehow I believe that is still attainable. Anything less than reaching the total embodiment of what "being a man" means I do not deserve anything except utter self hatred and self loathing. My failure means I deserve misery. Happiness is for those who achieve societal ideals of being a man. Do I think that it's a realistic and reachable idea;? NO. But will I keep doing it, and thus making it my own version of Sisyphus's torment? YES.

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lately I feel like white older men get a really bad rap. All this "toxic masculinity" commentary is just so much garbage and noise from MSM. That is who I'm going to be with when things pop off. Men are lovely creatures, and I find them easy to work with. My career was male dominated for most of my life and I was used to that and fine with it. The most attractive thing about a man is when he knows who he is and doesn't take garbage from anybody!

    Craig Reynolds
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Happiness is being married to the right woman.

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    #14

    A couple embracing outdoors, illustrating questions about men in relationships. Do men miss their first loves as much as we think they do?

    darthmeteos:
    I don't know how much you think, but my first love is a soft spot in my heart that won't go away.

    adoringyousm , EyeEm / freepik Report

    Bored Seb
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss most of my exs. Even when I was the one who got away. I don't miss them in a "I want to go back with her" way, but in a "we shared something, it's sad we don't share that any more". In this context, I'm not sure I miss my first love more than other exs. That maybe because I had two first love at the same time (complicate story, with no infidelity)

    David Houde
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't miss my first love one bit! She turned out to be the most toxic person I've ever met in my life. I think about the other women I dated far more than my first. I mainly feel bad for not being able to emotionally there for them. That ruined more than one relationship. My first ruined me for many years. It took me a long time to become an emotionally available partner after her.

    Pferdchen
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one definitely does. I still remember Becky and I scooting our nap mats closer together in first grade so we could sneak a little kiss. This would have been around 58 years ago. But alas, our region (DC) was very transient and she moved away. Decades later, I moved 1,000 miles away to a beach town in Florida. I was tending bar and picked up a table taken by a family during lunchtime. I mentioned that one of the women reminded me of a crush from elementary school (not Becky, someone else.) I mentioned the girl's first and last name. It was her, 30+ years later. She was flattered. Her older brother, who had always seemed to hate me for no reason, was less thrilled 🤣🤣🤣

    Doctor Strange
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, not at all. Being a loser, my first love wasn't until college. She was my first in a lot of ways. We were together for a while before she left me for the guy she was cheating on me with. I know, because she expressly told me how much better than me he was. Two weeks later, I found out from 2 seperate sources she was engaged to be married. To a third guy. Ultimately the engagement got broken off, because she cheated on him, with another guy. That was my second worst relationship.

    Nikole
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, nothing wrong with not dating until college.

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    Silberwolf
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still remember her quite vividly after now almost 20 years. I wrote her a letter 3 years ago that I'd like to have contact with her again. She never answered. (Probably very naive and stupid from my side)

    Nikole
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like an actual letter? And do you know what her life is like now? Just curious.

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    SlightlyTarnished
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss Toby every day, he was my first love and best friend, god I miss that dog.

    Roshan Kassan
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean the one who lied and cheated throughout our marriage? Not so much

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I saw her wedding announcement in the paper, I looked at the groom's name (which meant nothing to me), shook my head, and sighed "Poor b*****d". Despite a husband and three children, she kept writing me for two decades, letters I never answered until I finally told her to f**k off because I was just so tired of it.

    Bacon Tentacles
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. It's been over 35 years, and I am head over heels in love with my now wife of 25 years, but definitely. There's a certain magic about first anything, really.

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not really. My first love was when I was 9, and she moved away because her father was a diplomat. I rarely think about her at all. My first serious girlfriend cheated on me, I have ZERO interest in her. I dated a few women that I think about from time to time, but more as nostalgia for that time in my life, than longing.

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    #15

    A woman in a red sweater enjoying a wrap in a modern kitchen, smiling with curiosity about men. This isn't really inappropriate, just curious.

    When a girl eats more food than you, do you view her differently?

    CloudedMushroom:
    I view her as a competitor and battle her. If i lose... she's a keeper

    Hoop_Mama , freepik Report

    Bored Seb
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Women who love food usually love a lot of other little pleasure in life. And it's a lot of fun :)

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. Food is good, food is friend, sharing food is also one of the best ways I know to bond with someone.

    Andi
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    nope - its a bit like when they dance enthusiastically or laugh loudly - they are women of appetite and that is a good sign.

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't ever notice how much food people eat. Except my youngest daughter because they are autistic, and they will often hide or throw away food to avoid eating. They've lost a lot of weight and it worries me.

    Norm Gilmore
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha. "as a competitor and battle her" My best friend (F) could out chilli the best of them..

    Chonky Panda
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What an awful pic to choose tho 😭

    LauraDragonWench
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    D**n, that leaves me out. Never had a big appetite (despite being 6'1" and *ahem* "big boned"), but I barely eat now thanks to a permanent migraine and the near-constan nausea that comes with it.

    SlightlyTarnished
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends, we talking cheeseburgers and gravy fries, or real food?

    Niels AirMax
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My ex was the-devourer-of-the-foods. I miss her. A lot. Of course I had to pay for everything... 🙄

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    What are some sensitive questions about biology and psychology that you’ve personally always wanted to hear the answers to but felt uncomfortable asking dear Pandas?

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    #16

    Man carrying large boxes in a warehouse, showcasing questions about men and physical strength. What is it like to be man strong? I'm a small chick (120lb) and curling and carrying a 70lb dog is a tough! I for sure can't easily carry a similarly sized woman. Whats it like to carry a full frown man or lift heavy things like costco dog food bags?

    AlsoNotTheMamma:
    I guess it feels the same as when you carry something a toddler can't.
    It just is something that you can do.
    Now, adjusting to decreasing strength as you grow older is a different thing altogether...

    Magicallypeanut , wavebreakmedia_micro / freepik Report

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I sometimes forget that natural base strength stats of men and woman are wildly different. It just does not compute that certain things are vastly heavier for a woman than they are for me. So their amazement when I just casually lift and move something they had been struggling with always makes me feel as if they are patronizing me. I've never considered them weaker, and still don't.

    AlithenewMC
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We've been renovating and I have a decently strong upper body for a petite woman (because I work out a lot), but my husband who doesn't work out is still the one being asked to help carry stuff because he's naturally stronger. The main issue I've notice for me though, is that the size and shapes of things make it too awkward for me to carry, despite the weight being ok for me. My 5'4" self can't reach as well as my 6'1" husband.

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    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have always been stronger than the average male. Not "roid ripped", just big bones / strong farm boy. Also, not my ego talking. Going by comments from other men over the years when doing strength related things. ANYWAY, this is an aspect of older age I am dealing with. Realizing my physical strength is fading. It's not "feeble old man" yet but it is still a noticeable change and it feels weird because I took it for granted for so many years.

    Nikole
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve always been stronger than the average girl of my size (currently 5’7” and 121 lbs). My mom is super skinny and my dad has natural musculature, so I got the best of both worlds. And at 44 now I’m actively trying to be as fit as I can. My dad is now 77 so I feel like the literal heavy lifting is up to me to do. Plus, in Trump’s America, women should be as physically strong as we can.

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    Greg Hedley
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first full time work was as a plasterers labourer. The core strength you get as a nineteen year old is still there. Landscaping was my profession and I still garden. I'm still the strongest person in my family so I'm the go to for anything heavy duty. I like doing it because I'm not the IT or the artist but it's a compliment and I take it that way

    Roshan Kassan
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It feels good, like you're actually able to do something good.

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not a 120lb chick and carrying a 70lb anything is tough.

    Lady Eowyn
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a small woman. When I was in my 20s, I could carry my 75 pound collie with no problems. I'm 70 now, and my 6 pound pomeranian is about the limit.

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    David Houde
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it doesn't come naturally! I've lifted weights off and on for the better part of 35 years just so that I can do the "tough stuff". It's tough being a big guy. Everyone expects you to be the strong guy.

    Savannah Newman
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband is super strong. You wouldn't guess it by looking at him as he isn't beefy big. He has carried entire appliances and large heavy furniture without help. He gives the best back rubs because his hands are crazy strong also. Don't get me wrong, I am a bit strong but I have to make sure all my body mechanics are in the proper alignment to lift heavy things where with him it just seems like brute strength. I will never forget when I saw him carrying a full a*s felled tree on his shoulder down the property. Uh OK Hulk, I see you.

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really never think about it. I did when I was 18 or so, I guess.

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I retired about1 1/2 years ago. Because I am not as active and not using my muscles as much I believe I lost quite a bit of my strength. Even doing a little bit of strength exercise with two 5 lbs barbells wear me out. I don't exercise everyday right now but am slowly working on that though.

    Tom De Paul
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Take it from me, if you don't exercise regularly, you will lose a lot more of your strength and stamina that you thought possible. I'm 63 now. 10 years ago I weighed 310 pounds and couldn't walk 2 blocks to the bus stop. I had bariatric surgery and got down to 177. I was able to walk any distance. In the last year I have been depressed and spent a lot of time laying down and watching TV. I have lost 90% of my strength/stamina. It is difficult to walk around my apartment! I quit smoking and so I no longer walk to the corner store a block away for a pack. I'm currently having to do physical therapy 3x/week to get some of my strength back. I don't know how much will come back. They didn't lie: if you don't use it you will lose it.

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    Jane Hower
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    PLEASE - No men in womens sports!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the REASON!!!!

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    #17

    Two men shake hands warmly in a casual setting, smiling and engaging positively. Do men gossips with other men about their lady's skills in bed?

    flnnry:
    I have never heard it happen, it's more just a general "was it good or bad?" With no further elaboration

    adoringyousm , freepik Report

    Roland C.
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With occasional hook-ups, yes. With a girlfriend, nunyabusiness. We don't want our friends getting ideas.

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some men do. Usually those men are making it all up.

    David
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never discussed s*x specifics with anyone. Generically, yes. But not where it identifies / singles out one woman. I feel it is grossly disrespectful of their privacy. Basically, "Golden Rule". I wouldn't want them to gossip about me and I don't do it to them. We don't control the type of person others are but we do control the type of person we choose to be.

    Jacob B
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely never in my case. It's not even something we agreed upon. It just doesn't happen.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Giving the details as part of gossip, not so much. As part of asking advice, yes - if you can rely on both the friend's guidance and discretion.

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never witnessed it happening. It's not something I'd ever discuss with my friends.

    Heffalump
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I suppose there are groups of men who do this, because I've seen guys look amazed when they tried it with anyone I know and been treated like they just crawled out from under a stone, and the company present would like them to crawl back.

    Doctor Strange
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neither myself nor anyone I know will do this. Not saying it couldn't happen, but this is more of a specific person/group as opposed to a 'men' thing.

    Donna Peluda
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can tell a story about a girl who like this or that or asked or did something specific. Always anonymous. Even if the subjects live 2000km away. From eachother

    Pigeons & Peacocks
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my group of friends, never. A few weeks after I first met my fiancé, we had lunch with our mutual friend. After, it came up that she had been intimate with him once and that she assumed he would've told me. I told her we don't talk about that stuff, especially women's skills or physical attributes. It's very uncouth with my friends. If she didn't choose to be intimate with you, it's none of your business.

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    #18

    A woman and man lying close together on a bed, sharing an intimate moment, illustrating questions about men. I'm always too scared to be forward (sexually) with what I want. Is being too honest about what you like a turn-off? I'm scared that if I flat out say something it'll make the guy want to stop (because this is what normally happens for me)

    ubdiwala:
    I had an ex who didn't tell me what she wanted(sexually)......
    it is hard please someone who doesn't know what she wants
    personally I find a girl who knows what she likes arousing....

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    Onan Hag All
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's one of the BIGGEST turn on's, a woman who lets you know what she desires.

    Papa
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ladies, if a man doesn't like you telling him what you'd like in bed, kick him out of your bed (figuratively, of course).

    Charity Angel
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Literally also an option, if he's being an a$$ about it

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    Doctor Strange
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. In fact it could be the opposite, some guys will find it exciting that you have interests and fantasies. But if nothing else, we need to know what you want. What can we do to make things better for you. I always tried to ask my partners what they like. I Want them to enjoy the experience. And I want to know if you have any fantasies I can fulfill for you. I Like knowing I made you feel good.

    GH
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Assertive women are the most s**y. Intimacy is all about good communication.

    Jacob B
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A woman being clear about what she wants is one of the biggest green flags you can have.

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I generally want a woman to tell me what she likes, and expecting me to just figure it out is bad for both of us. If guys normally stop when you ask maybe you've got bad luck with guys and simple probability will sort that out down the road, but if your interests are too far out on the bell curve it may be more difficult to find a guy you mesh with.

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not all of us want to be in charge. I find pleasing my partner is a great feeling. Her telling me what she likes makes it easier to please.

    Niels AirMax
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girl! Tell me your deepest and darkest desires! Whatever they are, I'll be turned on beyond comparison and cater your every need! Boys are so easy. Just tell us and we'll comply. Gladly!!!

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    10000% be assertive. There's nothing hotter in bed. Tell me what you want and I'll probably do it. There are exceptions to every rule of course.

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me s*x is communication, so I want her to tell me.

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    #19

    Man in a leather jacket gazing ahead, while a woman in a black top stands nearby, representing questions about men. Do you check out other girls even if you have a girlfriend or wife? What are you thinking, are you thinking wow she's hot, I want to f**k her or I wish my girl looked like that?

    AnnoyedGrocer:
    Yes I look, I think its hardwired into the brain. Most of the time its something like the first one, "wow she's hot." Its never "I WANT to f**k her"...it's more like, "she looks like she'd be a fun f**k". Never once have I thought "I wish my girl looked like that". When noticing beauty, it does not mean that you are comparing the beauty to your partner, for me that's never the case. I love my girl more than life itself and wouldn't trade her in for anything. Doesn't mean I don't think Gal Gadot would be a fun f**k.
    People don't get ugly just because you are in love.
    I was told in psych class long ago that the human brain cant help but notice 3 things. Food, danger, and an attractive possible mate.
    Or as my happily married father of 40+ years would say..."just because you're on a diet doesn't mean you cant look at the menu"

    hthotkey , shurkin_son Report

    lovemy suffolk
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This goes for many women too, myself included. I love my husband of 29 years with all my heart, I still find him handsome. That said, we have BOTH managed to gain a lot of weight over the years, and frankly, neither of us looks like we did at 25. It's ok. It's life. Both of us also acknowledge, if we see an attractive person , there is no shame in having eyes to see with, lol. I always admire art, doesn't mean I want to buy the painting.

    David
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think we all notice other human beings who stand out. My mental comparisons are exotic cars and beautiful flowers. You can notice all of those things without desiring to own / possess them. I'm straight but I still notice a man who is unusually attractive or fit. Doesn't mean I want to 'smash' them. :)

    Trophy Husband
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I appreciate beauty. None of them hold a candle to my wife, and even if they did I wouldn't be interested. But I'm still going to notice because that's just what you do. I do try to be respectful and not let me wife see. And she does the same.

    Pferdchen
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is like admiring a work of art without coveting it. I can appreciate the art in a museum without craving to possess it.

    Niels AirMax
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I check out every other girl out constantly like the Terminator. Face-shoes-clothes: check! I just couldn't care less about them. I REALLY don't care about them, 'cause I got my bestie in my hand. It's just a habit I can not get rid off. I don't want to tho. Checkin' out stuff is great! 😄

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Evolution has worked hard for millennia to make me want to find females and breed. I can overcome a lot of my instincts, but why would I want to overcome the ability to notice attractive women even when I don't hope to sleep with them?

    Peter Bear
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. It's just what we do. See previous comments on men being visual creatures. Even if you've had a nice meal, you might still see a dessert or a snack or even an entree and think 'wow, that looks good'. You don't really think about it, it just happens. Same with guys and physical attraction. It just... happens.

    CrunChewy McSandybutt
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find that looking at attractive people is a lot like looking at fine art in a museum. I can see that it's gorgeous and I appreciate it, but I don't necessarily want it hanging in my living room.

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone likes to window shop. I think it's not healthy to not appreciate the people you're around.

    Jonathan English
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your walking down main street full of shops, and something in a shop window catches your eye, You gunna walk on by, or stop up for a look?

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    #20

    50 Women Finally Work Up The Courage To Ask Men The Questions They Were Embarrassed To Ask Do y'all constantly think about s*x, a guy told me once that he has no interest in being friends with a girl unless there's a chance they might get to have s*x, please tell me that's not true

    poro_albert:
    Nah, the guy just was too horny, the rest of us just want a hug

    BrychuArt , pereslavtseva / freepik Report

    Bobby
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have plenty of women I'm friends with that I have no sexual interest in

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah me too. And yes, they are attractive women. But they are my homies. I think about s*x probably as much as the average woman my age. Which after overhearing a lot of conversations between middle aged women is quite a lot.

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    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We all want someone who will listen in our lives. I'd like to have that again.

    Doctor Strange
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The 'men think about s*x every X seconds' thing is a myth. Most of us are more than capable of having women friends without sexual desire.

    David
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss cuddling more than I miss s*x, but I don't constantly think about either with every woman I know. To my thinking, that is like assuming a gay man is sexually attracted to every other man he talks to. Most of us have friends of either / both gender / s*x / whatever that we are not sexually attracted to.

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Affection, affection is what I want. I can't even think about s*x with someone till I have formed a bond.

    Joe Russo
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That "guy" does not see women as people or having their own agency. Any male who thinks like that, or uses disgusting phrases like "she's asking for it" believe that women are objects/toys for their "it". Run tf away.

    Silberwolf
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My best friend is a woman and in the beginning it was somewhat difficult to see her completely without sexual interest. But it has changed with time.

    geezeronthehill
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It winds down after about age 25, when your brain finally comes up to speed.

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When we're young our hormones can be incredibly insistent, and thinking about s*x occupied a lot of time from my early teens through my mid-twenties, before starting to drop off. I'd have been thrilled to have s*x with most women I knew, but I was perfectly happy to be friends and spend time with them regardless. When I had a girlfriend and was actually getting s*x I didn't think about it as much even at 20.

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Constantly, no. It's not the "whatever made up number" of times per day, hour or minute either. Well, unless you're 18.

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    #21

    Woman giving a present to a man on the sofa, smiling warmly during gift exchange. What kind of surprise would you like from a significant other ? I rarely see any articles on this and the only things are sexual in nature.

    NewBeginningRS3:
    A piece of clothing. A jumper, comfy socks or something else that's warm would remind me of that person everytime I put them on.

    SizzledPickle:
    Just my girlfriend laying her head on my shoulder as I hold her is nice. It doesn't happen as often as it does in movies apparently.

    Unbridled_Sloth:
    The only thing I can really think of is like me discovering that they have been doing research and learning about something that only Im interested in so that it's something we can share. That would be such a genuinely touching and emotional discovery.

    anon , TriangleProd / freepik Report

    Bored Seb
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Time. "hey, I just wanted to see you, so here I am"

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This, more than anything else. I wanted to be with with you is the best gift. Doesn't have to be s*x. Just presence.

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    Jacob B
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favourite kind of surprise is something that shows that someone listens to me. Remembers what I said or just lightly mentioned a while ago etc. It can be something super minor (like a dish I haven't eaten for years) but it will make my day, week and month probably.

    Chris the Bobcat
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obviously this can't happen but once or twice, but I would love for a significant other (assuming I had one) to gift me a kitten.

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something that they think I would look good in or wearing. Makes us both happy.

    Roshan Kassan
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A call or text during the day - out of the blue

    RedHairedDragon
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me, it would be time to be alone. I haven't had any time alone at home in years. Sometime it would be nice to be able to just think about myself for once.

    Papa
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're already home when he gets there, stop what you're doing and give him a hug.

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A gift related to hobbies or interests. Be it a movie, soundtrack, comic, action figure, clothing, it doesn't have to expensive. You could also spring pizza as the surprise. Sometimes the best gift is your presences.

    Doctor Strange
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can be anything that makes it clear you were thinking of me. It doesn't have to cost anything at all. "I found this really cool rock while walking and I wanted you to have it". Or just coming home and there she is because she wanted to spend time with me. Or a very personal one, I'm a cosplayer. So having her come to an event and cosplay with me, or get involved in my shenanigans. Basically, make me feel like I'm wanted. That is the most important thing.

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    #22

    Man getting a haircut with clippers in a barber shop, focusing on personal grooming and style. If you’ve had relatively short hair throughout your life, do you ever want to really grow it out so you can tie it up and whatnot?

    Stropi-wan:
    No,I get irritated when my hair is getting too long. For me it is physically uncomfortable.

    SilverGlass7 , syda_productions / freepik Report

    Tango Wox
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I just grew mine out for like 18 months and finally got so annoyed with it, I grabbed the buzzer and lopped most of it off.

    Nimitz
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Had mine growing for year and change, got sick of it a few weeks ago and buzzed it all off. I'm so much happier now

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    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I had a haircut sometime in the 1990s.

    Roshan Kassan
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did, it was AWESOME and then the family genes balding kicked in and goodbye hair! Dammit

    MotorcycleDoggo
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I loved having long (almost down to my a$$) hair. Was upset when I had to cut it short.

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did it for Locks of Compassion. It's just easier to take care of short. Same with a beard.

    Jacob B
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried long hair three times over the years and it's always been a big bother. From my experience it looks bad nine out of ten days and that one time when stars allign you feel and look like the king of the world. 10% was not enough for me though. Also, I think short hair compliments my beard better.

    Doctor Strange
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a ponytail when I was younger, grew it out for a TV role. Kept it for a while, but these days I wouldn't go back. It wouldn't look good on me.

    David
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. High school - my hair looked vaguely "Beatles". After high school - US Navy - got used to what I guess you would call a "regular men's cut". Crew cut on the sides but a bit longer on top. Covid - On a whim I let it grow out to roughly shoulder length. It bugged me, looked pretty bad, people complimented me when I went back to a regular men's haircut. LOL

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had long hair for many years and liked it. I also had buzz cuts in the army for several years. I now keep it short, but not buzzed because it’s a lot less work.

    Silberwolf
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have long hair for many years now (~ 60 cm/23 inch) and I love it. I think it would give many men more character than a short boring mowing machine haircut. It has to be well-groomed though.

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    #23

    Man with tattoos lying on a bed, wearing a light blue tank top, and looking at the camera. Do you guys think that toxic masculinity is real? If so, are you guilty of it or do you show all of your emotions in healthy ways?

    Edit: I'm obviously not a guy lol, so I don't know toxic masculinity as well as literal guys

    rippleman:
    I think toxic masculinity is real, but not in the way women think, largely because most women don't understand the experience of being a man, and then tried to accurately describe it.

    A lot of it comes down to men feeling disenfranchised from not being able to meet the impossible standards put upon them.

    Be sensitive, but also be stoic on command. Be masculine, but only as masculine as we want. If you're as masculine as you want and we don't like it, then you're the wrong one and you need to change everything. Chase your dreams, but only if it can pay for a family and kids. Make all the moves in dating, but if you're too aggressive based on a sliding, randomly changing scale, you're the problem.

    Is acting out violently or not getting consent wrong and justly punished? Absolutely. But that's the fault of individuals and men as a whole are blamed for it.

    Men are, on average (and there is nothing wrong with differing), more aggressive, more competitive, more object driven, and less emotional. This is genetic, but we're being treated like we should suddenly be able to act like women, but also only when it's convenient for society. 78% of suicides are men for a reason. That being said, there is likely a strong social component to the genetic reason why men commit and are the victims of most non-sexual crimes, and are the perpetrators of almost all sexual crime.

    It's a hard line to tow in figuring out where that line is in order to protect society from the worst manhood has to offer, while not placing incredible double standards on our shoulder. Finally, some people just suck. They suck more when their gender is genetically predisposed to higher levels of aggression and antisocial behavior out of the gate. Unfortunately, we are generally capable of producing worse outcomes for people with the same level of emotional dysfunction because of our genetics.

    And while we're on it, you'd better not be gay or bi, either, because that would be not masculine most of the time. I'm still working on the shame from that.

    Now, if only we could lower the double standards for both genders, I think we'd find toxic behavior from men and women go down in general. Life sucks. It sucks more when were working against each other.

    anon , pressfoto / freepik Report

    Kyle Simonson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being a straight male who's been on this planet for over 60 years, what this guy just said sounds like a bunch of excuses for being an a******. None of that s*** makes you behave that way, that's an actual choice for you to be a jerk.

    Pferdchen
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As I've said, lately I've become to question free will and believe that people are they way they are for a multitude of reasons. Genetics, parenting, siblings, social environment, hormones, etc., etc. Synthetic testosterone / steroids which, among other things, are essentially aggression in a bottle. Excuses and reasoning aside, many men are horrifically toxic. I figure that one reason gender studies are so vilified today is that men don't want people to understand the concept of hegemonic masculinity, which might undermine their perceived primacy.

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    Peter Bear
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Toxic masculinity is as real as toxic feminism, and every bit as dangerous. Toxic behavior is not limited to, nor targeted exclusively at, any gender. Just... don't be toxic. Is that really so hard?

    Jill Rhodry
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure that 'toxic feminism' is killing quite as many men as the other way around - so I'll respectfully disagree on the part that it's - '...every bit as dangerous'.

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    Ron Man
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is an answer from someone who is a toxic male and doesn't realize they are a toxic male. Yes ladies, toxic masculinity exists and lots of males see it and know it.

    Charity Angel
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Phew! I thought so, but being a woman I didn't want to assume

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    Papa
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Toxic masculinity is a real thing, but, contrary to what some people seem to think, not all masculinity is toxic.

    Kenneth Barns
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Toxic masculinity is believing that men being "more aggressive, more competitive, more object driven, and less emotional" is "genetic" (and thus inevitable), when it is ABSOLUTELY related to how men are socialised. And I would also reject the harmful old stereotype that "men are less emotional/more rational than women" regardless of cause: more emotionally repressed (so expressing emotions in unhelpful and destructive ways), certainly. I write this as a 50-year-old man who is the proud Dad of 2 young men.

    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I consider it "real", but I also consider it another term for being an a*****e / immature. IMO it is definitely a choice, not some genetic trait men can't avoid.

    Skara Brae
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of when I was maybe 12 years old, I asked my mother why she puts on makeup before going to work (as a bank teller). I thought it was to be more attractive to the men. She said it's never for the men, she wears it for the women. I hadn't known it was a competition. You know how some guys drive a loud motorcycle or gigantic pickup truck even just to commute to their office? Same thing. It's just like monkeys (google 'monkey social status'). People may not realize they can be better off if they choose to hang out with different, less toxic, primates.

    Nina
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me womansplain this: Toxic masculinity is a set of behaviours ascribed to be being masculine, with behaviours outside of that set being criticised for being (too) feminine. Unfortunately, the contents of this set differ from location to location and group to group. Core of it: men gotta be strong, stoic and rugged. Examples: men being called püssies for showing emotions other than anger, men being called weak for not paying the bill, men being called feminine for sitting down peeing. What OP is describing seems to be expectations of women and expectations of (toxic) men combined, not toxic masculinity. Genetic aspects are also unimportant, it's what society expects and how we're raised what makes it hard(er) for men to navigate emotions in a healthy way. Add to that with the patriarchic rule that men are rarely held accountable (by society, by other men) and you get a dangerous combination for lack of emotional regulation. Which results in violence in the anger department and 1/2

    Nina
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    suïcide in the other unhappy emotions department. TL;DR: Toxic masculinity is not what OP describes. 2/2

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    Bob Brooce
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that either toxic masculinity is real and comes in at least as many flavors as Baskin and Robbins, or there's a lot of bad behavior that's almost entirely the domain of men but not actually masculine.

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    #24

    Young man in deep thought sitting on a couch in a casual home setting, reflecting on questions about men. A lot of men seem to have/had a lack of self-confidence and seem to think they are not good enough to have a girlfriend. Who put this idea in your head? When have you been able to see that you were like everyone else and that was a good thing?

    GrandElemental:
    It doesn't have to be "society" or a person, but it can also come from a lifetime of failure in the pursuit of romantic relationships.
    Get rejected once, it hurts but you get over it eventually.
    Get rejected five times, stings but at least you learned something.
    Ten times, now it starts to get into you, something is clearly not right.
    Twenty+ times, yeah, I guess it's time to just take the hint and leave it be, clearly love is not for me.
    That will happen to some of us, and at some point you will cut your losses and just accept you are unlovable.

    Bleu209 , freepik Report

    Doctor Strange
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Literally thousands of rejections, plus everyone in my life (parents, friends etc) in non romantic ways making it clear that I'm not good enough sends a clear message. When I spend every day alone, when I get shot down every time I put myself out there, when its like pulling teeth to get my friends to do things with me, it makes it clear that I'm unwanted. And I put myself out there a lot. Not just on dating sites, but in person. I have TWO different events now that host formal balls, and at those balls I've been made unnoficial staff (one I have been made the official opening 'act' and first dance), because of how fun and outgoing I am. But I'm still not good enough.

    Skara Brae
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a guy. I don't know you, but judging from some of the other comments here, it seems there are many people feeling the same way. When I say "you" in the following, it could be any or many of you. You described how you are perceived as "fun and outgoing," yet feel rejected socially. That disconnect is puzzling. I can only guess there is something about the way you try to connect with people that is off-putting. Maybe you are "acting" like someone you think people will find interesting or attractive? Maybe people suspect you are acting and don't feel like they see the real you? Also, what do you talk about? Are you interested in what other people think about stuff? Do you ask people about themselves? Are you truly interested in what people say? Do you ask follow-up questions? With this kind of conversation you may discover you have common interests. You don't need to "act" like a great guy to ask questions.

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    Heras buddy
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ladies some of you can be cruel AF when turning down a man. Especially when you're young and think you're hot s**t. Never laugh in a person's face when they ask you out. Or tell them you could never be seen with them. I could go on but these ways DESTROY a young man's confidence in himself.

    Tom De Paul
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jesus, who are these horrible people and where do you meet them?

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    Savannah Newman
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother has been the most unlucky in love human I have ever met in my life. Just when we think he has found someone they turn out to be like all the others. I am starting to think it is a curse. He has so much to offer a partner and seems to only attract the looney tunes. You know it's a pattern when all us women in the family say, this might be the one, she seems so level headed and not crazy at all. Spoiler alert: she was just hiding the crazy. He no longer wastes as much time as he used to with these women that aren't right for him, so I guess there is that.

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At some point he should consider whether he isn't the problem. I know I had to. I discovered that my own insecurities led me to pick women who needed me for something. So I was constantly getting used, then discarded. Now I look for women who have their s**t together, and if they aren't interested in me, that's okay too.

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    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What he said. Reaching the conclusion, whether true or not, you are unlovable is soul shattering. Romantic interests don't always have anything to do with this. Even just rejection from peer groups or other men can lead to this conclusion. Given my gentler and less testosterone driven interests and lack of typical macho personality traits, it was made clear I simply didn't fit in. I basically had my entire personality nullified because it wasn't real enough or whatever.

    Tom De Paul
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not a great example, but there are groups where traditional male pursuits or interests aren't as highly valued. I sang with the Denver Gay Men's Chorus. The Super Bowl came and went with nary a comment. Now the Oscars? Weddings and wars happen with less thought and planning. Maybe you could find a men's book or garden club. Although I've never tried it I hear Meetup.com is the place to start.

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    Pferdchen
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At times, it seemed like literally everyone.

    Nancy Austin
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rejection is just a part of life and we all deal with it. Just move on to the next person-they may be the one for you.

    Yana Johnson
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is Not true. Everyone is lovable. Absolutely Everyone. There is a passenger for every train. You just have to find your train. Also always improve yourself. Never give up. When girls grow up and mature their preferences change drastically. I have to admit though that American society is screwed up. Most of the American men would be worshiped by women from other parts of the world. Just saying....

    Magenta Blu
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was not made to fall in love, but to fail in love

    Ruth Watry
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Female perspective: when a man tells me that he is not good enough for me too many times, I will reject him and breakup with him - so he becomes the cause of women rejecting him.

    Skara Brae
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If a man says that then his confidence is gone. Do you tell him what you like about him? If you do, he'll remember it forever. If you don't, he probably suspects you don't actually like him and hopes you will prove him wrong.

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    #25

    A person chopping wood with an axe, focusing on men's outdoor activities in a rustic setting. Would you like some help c*****g firewood for this winter?

    TreeOfReckoning:
    No. That's my time to be alone with my thoughts.

    anon , freepik Report

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I split enough wood growing up to be on the Arbor Day Foundation's most wanted list. You can turn on the gas fireplace if you want though.

    Bored Seb
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love cutting firewood. So I'm happy to do it. But if you like it too, I'm happy to share that with you :)

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I was single and had to cut wood? Absolutely. I've always liked women that are strong and/or athletic, and women who aren't ladylike in an old-fashioned or traditional sense.

    geezeronthehill
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love to have help. You want to split or stack?

    Gracie Mae
    Community Member
    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    C U TTING??? YOU'RE SENSORING C U T T I N G??? IN RELATION TO FIREWOOD?????? WHAT THE ACTUAL F U CK???

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And to get out aggressions. (important)

    Niels AirMax
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. That's my duty! Go away. 🫡

    Michael Largey
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I'm moving an axe around forcefully, be advised to stand at the far side of an adjoining area code.

    Nancy Austin
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah-we are both buying that. We can both do it ourselves but don't have the land.

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    #26

    Woman embraces man from behind, both in black shirts, showing affection and connection. What seemingly normal/innocent thing does your lady do that secretly turns you on or melts you into a puddle?

    going2leavethishere:
    Hug from behind.

    carsonnwells:
    sits on my lap

    diola383:
    Back/head tickles.

    adoringyousm , freepik Report

    Niels AirMax
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sitting on my lap, touching me, looking at me with love in her eyes, depending on me to do the "man-things" in the house (fixing things, drilling holes in the wall and so on), asking me what to wear... There's loads! Girls are great! 😍

    Trophy Husband
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When we were dating? Neck rubs, kisses, feeling my leg

    Silberwolf
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Leaning her head at my shoulder or chest, sitting on my lap, fondling my head, intensely hugging me...also having a quick wit, a sense of humor...

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All of these. Also: tells me she appreciated something I did, looks at me lovingly, sits next to me and holds my hand, puts her head on my shoulder, and is excited to see me after an absence.

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holds my hand when we fall asleep

    Nancy Austin
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The casual hand on his thigh in the car or inside the house. Only for us.

    Joshua Moore
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    Premium
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hearing her laugh, which she no longer did at the end, because I was too immature all of a sudden

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    #27

    A smiling couple in white clothing share an intimate moment on a bed, conveying connection and happiness. How can I be a better partner to my husband?

    TheNewHobbes:
    Initiate s*x. If the bloke always has to start it can end up feeling like begging.

    Given that, sometimes we don't want s*x, don't take it personally,

    Give him time for peace and quiet, he's not rejecting you if he doesn't want to spend all the time with you,

    If we say we were thinking of nothing it's a lie. We were probably thinking of scoring the winning touchdown / goal, some computer game we're playing or how to mix marshmallows with hydrogen so they float.

    anon , freepik Report

    Doctor Strange
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my opinion, the most important thing is to make him feel wanted. This can be sexual, but not always. Sometimes its just knowing that you Could have someone else but you Choose him, you Want him. It really sucks when you feel like you are being settled for, like she is only with you because she couldn't get what she really wanted.

    Tamra
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It sounds like you've had some pretty terrible experiences, Doc, and I'm very sorry to hear it. I really am. I wish I had some magical combination of words that would be helpful in some way, but I'm afraid I'm not that eloquent or wise. So, for whatever it's worth, a fellow bored Panda is thinking of you with kindness today.

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    Bobby
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What i say "nothing" what I'm thinking "order of operations isn't really a math thing, it's more like a grammar for infix notation"

    Amy S
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you think we wouldn't want to discuss this?!

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    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember the little things you did at the beginning of the relationship. You know the little tugs of his ear or rubbing his head. The like the little things he did to you that you still think about. That.

    Papa
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make him feel appreciated.

    Another Panda
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooooh, now I must know. How DO you mix marshmallows with hydrogen so they float?

    LauraDragonWench
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, now I'm thinking how to mix marshmallows with hydrogen so they float. D**n you! *shake fist* 😂

    Smeghead Tribble Down Under
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need to know more about these floating marshmallows you speak of!

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What I want? What I do to my wife to indicate need. Walk up, and put a deep passionate kiss on him. I never get that( I know boo-hoo)

    Jan Olsen
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me - show an interest in his hobbies.

    Christopher Beckford
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really CAN spend time thinking of nothing (well more like many momentary thoughts rushing in and out of my head, with not partular focus, like hearing static on the radio). But yes, I'll also often say "nothing" if I'm thinking about things I know my wife won't want to talk about For examole, the other week she asked what I was thinking, so I told her... I was looking at the light and reflections on the chrome door handlers of our bedroom wardrobe and considering how the rays of light were coming from the lightbulb, bouncing off the handles at different angles, and finally reaching my eyes. Her response: "Oh... Good."

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    #28

    Couple lying in bed, with woman hugging man from behind, exploring questions about men and relationships. Why are guys ashamed to be the little spoon?

    imperialjak:
    Find better guys, jetpack life is best life.

    nolo_me:
    Not ashamed, just find it less comfortable because I'm taller. Feels like my spine is trying to compress to make room for her to bring her knees up.

    latinuh96 , freepik Report

    Doctor Strange
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not uncomfortable, but I really enjoy being able to kiss the top of her head when I'm spooning her, and I can't do that as the little spoon.

    Bored Seb
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a reversible spoon. I like being the little one.

    David
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find it interesting they assume guys are ashamed of it.

    Papa
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The question makes an assumption that is not correct. We aren't all ashamed to be the little spoon.

    LauraDragonWench
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Jetpack life"? Holy c**p, that's hilarious!

    Jan Hyde
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    huh? I missed the meeting when this was decided.

    Hollerfloozy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a short, small woman. 5', 150lbs.. If I am the little spoon I feel like I cant breathe, I feel crushed. Especially when their body goes all relaxed and starts goin dead-weight. Just the weight of the arm across my middle if it isnt propped on my rib cage feels like its crushing me in two.

    #29

    Close-up of a woman holding a baby, highlighting postpartum body changes, with a focus on the belly area. For the married men with little kids running around in their lives now, how to you view your wife's changing? Body wise, partner wise, mother wise, etc? Before and after?

    anon:
    3 kids under 3.

    Body Wise: Hawt. She birthed our children, some things got bigger, some things got smaller, some things got stretched out. But overall, the fact that her body brought life to children that I can call my own is real sexy, IMO.

    Partner wise: It's a little crazy. We don't have as much time for each other as we had before. She has become a hugely protective mother, which I think causes her much stress and anxiety at times. There are many times that I feel that I am last in line in her life, but we talk about it and are always able to reel each other back in. It's part of this stage of life. Keeping a healthy relationship with so many distractions takes a lot of work. We do however communicate a lot better/more since we started having children. Before kids we both just kind of did our own thing, while keeping a very loving and supportive household. Having the children has forced us to have some disagreements, and to work through them. I think that's a good thing.

    Mother wise: She's a fantastic mother and loves our children immensely. It's really a trip to watch her be a mom. We were pretty wishy washy about having kids when we first got married, but we are both extremely glad that we have them now.

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    Littlemiss
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like how my husband describes it 😊

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah. I was still attracted to my wife after kids. I still loved her. She is a fantastic mother, and I'll always be impressed by her in that way. She's my ex wife for reasons that have nothing to do with children

    Papa
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife and I don't have little children running around. We have little grandchildren running around. Her body has definitely changed in the almost 40 years we've been married, but I am just as attracted to her now as I was when we first met.

    Tom De Paul
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Y'all sound like great people.

    Nils Skirnir
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends. Time changes, we get older, problems occur, work gets overwhelming, wonderful things happen, you learn more, forget a lot, etc.

    MeMosabe
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a noble sacrifice that she has made to bring children into the world. I love her even more for it.

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    #30

    Man and woman having a conversation in a narrow street, highlighting questions about men and interpersonal dynamics. Is it true that you can completely separate “just friendship” from “love” when having a friend with benefits for a long period of time?

    Broer1:
    I think this depends heavily on the person and can fit for all gender.
    I tried and failed ;-)

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    Ron Man
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has nothing to do with gender and everything to do with the individual

    Romy Rösli
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I‘m a woman and I can completely separate the two. So I agree, nothing to do with gender.

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    Billo66
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once the benefits kick in it gets too complicated.

    Billo66
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly because most of us are insecure which leads to being possessive and controlling. Myself included. It's hard. I thought I was just "protective" nah man I was a straight up clown. By the time you realize how to act you're too old anyway. This was my personal experience anyway.

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    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not interested-not that kind of girl.

    Jan Olsen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is of course NOT true

    MeMosabe
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. S*x should be an expression of love, not just a romp in the sheets. Casual s*x diminishes the value of it and causes significant emotional damage to those involved.

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    #31

    Woman joyfully giving a piggyback ride to a smiling man outside a building, exploring questions about men. I never feel like I get a sincere answer when I ask this: Deep deep down inside, do you feel smarter, stronger, better, or generally superior to women?

    VanillaThunder20:
    No. But I do have this stereotypical belief that I have to take care of women, that I have to be stronger, more capable, and better at figuring their problems out. It's not that I actually think women are inferior, just that they want me to be superior in all those ways.

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    Bobby
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Men are on average stronger than women in terms of absolute strength. But the pain tolerance of every woman I've ever known compared to mine? I think I'd trade the 20lbs more I can lift to be less of a wimp when I get hurt

    Nils Skirnir
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Physically stronger than most women. Emotionally a bit weaker. Intellectually generally equal. Superior not at all.

    Scott Rackley
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Physically stronger, yes. The rest, no.

    Jacob B
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am stronger than most women. That's just a fact. The rest? No. I know many women smarter than me and it doesn't bother me at all.

    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a generalized statement, definitely stronger. Most of my life (getting older now) I've been stronger than most men I know. Just the luck of the gene pool. And I'm definitely stronger than most women. INDIVIDUALLY, of course there are some women (and men) who are stronger than me. The other stuff is more hit or miss IMO. People of both/any s*x are smarter / 'better' etc than others.

    Niels AirMax
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    smarter? No stronger? Yes 😄 better? No superior? No! wtf? Does the plug feel superior to the socket? That would be odd... 🤔

    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beyond feeling that it is my responsibility to take care of women, I think the only advantage I may have over them is base strength. I don't feel smarter, in fact I prefer women who are smarter than me. Stronger is a naturally occurring trait that means nothing except I can lift heavier stuff with greater ease. Better? or superior? I have a massive inferiority complex, so no. Women are just as capable or even more so at times. It depends on skills and accumulated knowledge and wisdom. I tend to prefer dealing with female leadership because, and I cannot stress enough, how much simpler and easier it is when I am only expected to do my job and not have to worry about exuding enough machismo.

    Ace
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    9 months ago (edited)

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    Why would you feel it is your, or any other man's, "responsibility to take care of women, "? It is your responsibility to be nice to everyone, but using that sort of phraseology does indeed imply that you think they are somehow inferior, that they need a man to look after them. In any successful male/female relationship there should be a mutual "looking after each other" vibe, not based on the other's gender but on your love for each other.

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    Heras buddy
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always have the attitude that no one is better than me and I'm no better than anyone else. Except I believe in treating people how I want to be treated.

    Michael Largey
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If men were on the average smarter than women, the likeliest explanation would be that stupid men do stuff to k**l thenselves off more often than stupid women do. "Hey, watch this!" and "Hold my beer" come from male lips more often than female ones.

    Tom Brincefield
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a reason women have a longer average lifespan than men.

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    #32

    Why don't you talk to your friends when you pee? I talk with my friends when I pee. Why can't you?

    MrMethamphetamine:
    It feels weird to talk to your friends while holding your p**is.

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    Pferdchen
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tend to look at people when I speak with them and they tend to get annoyed if I urinate on their feet.

    Bored Seb
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    because quite often, you are also standing way to close to each other, in the same room, with no door. So it's better to do as if no one else is there.

    Michael Largey
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you are talking to a person, there is a tendency to turn in their direction. This does not present a risk for women peeing, but a definite one for men.

    Bobby
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the fact men generally spend less time in the bathroom too. We can get away with fewer stalls by having urinals, so we already have higher capacity bathrooms. Because we can just stand and pee we don't need to disrobe as much, there isn't the worry of cleaning the seat or hovering... if there ever is a line we'll chat there, but once it's our turn, it's all business. Get in and get out.

    Scott Rackley
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a guy rule, close to the top. Don't talk to other guys with your d**k in your hand. If you're gay that doesn't apply unless you're in the bathroom. I asked a buddy of mine if they rule still held if you're gay. Affirmative. Also there's the odd numbered urinal rule, followed unless the bathroom is full.

    Papa
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been known to talk when peeing, but not often, and only with men I've known for decades.

    LauraDragonWench
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only time I (a woman) have spoken to my friends while peeing is along the lines of "C**p, there's no toilet paper, gimme some" or "C**p, I've just started, anyone have a pad/tampon I can use?" To do anything else would be just...weird.

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And men spend all that time trying to ignore each other while we can make a friend or give another woman a compliment.

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's also urinal etiquette to leave one fixture between you, if you can.

    Niels AirMax
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peeing needs a safe and alone environment. Period!

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    #33

    Man riding a bicycle on an urban street, wearing brown pants and black sneakers. How uncomfortable is it to ride a bike?

    Rhoam_Photography:
    The junk tend to hang out over the front of the seat when sitting on the chair and is unaffected when riding standing up.

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    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I ride 30-40 miles each time I go out. The only issues I might face is chafing. This is more a problem when doing more than 50 miles. For that, I will prevent it with Vaseline. If it's more than 100 miles, I might need to reapply. But I'm a fatty, so perhaps chafing is less of a problem for fitter men.

    Geoffrey Scott
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am not a 'fatty', but chafing in the crevice between junk and leg is real. I generally, before a ride of 15 miles or more, talc my shorts to prevent it, As well as the a**l area (hey, YOU asked). Friction is NOT fun. It's better if you wear lycra shorts (need to pull them up sometimes), but still need talc.

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    Heffalump
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We're not sitting on anything delicate: the pressure is on the taint, with everything critical forward and to the side. It can be uncomfortable to lean right forward, but typically, if you're doing that you'll be going for more pressure on the pedals so you'll raise your rear end off the seat anyway. If you're pedalling like that and your feet come off the pedals, things become... memorable.

    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It only becomes uncomfortable if hitting an unexpected obstacle that causes an impact of the family jewels with the bicycle.

    nottheactualphoto
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such an impact would be more than "uncomfortable." In my humble.

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    geezeronthehill
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have your saddle adjusted by a professional, folks. Saves a bunch of pain.

    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't find it uncomfortable but I do prefer "old people" bicycle seats, not those hard plastic, skinny, "butt floss" seats you see on some racing bikes.

    Bob Brooce
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to ride 2 to 3 thousand miles a year and once my taint and sit bones got used to it riding wasn't uncomfortable at all. Of course once I started riding seriously I always wore cycling shorts, with are designed so there aren't any uncomfortable seams. Every now and then there'd be some motion between me and the shorts that was actually rather pleasant. Not arousing pleasant, but pleasant.

    Robert Lieberman
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    Ace
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bicycle shorts are padded where it matters and tight where it matter to hold things away from the saddle. If you're riding in loose boxer shorts and jeans then some caution must be exercised.

    Jan Olsen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not at all uncomfortable

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    #34

    A man in a black coat looking intently at a woman, showcasing curiosity in a conversation setting. Can we just have a pure friendship /plantonic relationship? Is it possible for men?

    Rhoam_Photography:
    Yeah but it can be very easy to receive mixed messages. It can be brutal but I prefer when I hear a girl friend say they have an SO or are actively seeking out someone other than me because it makes the relationship easier. It’s the worst when you think a girl is in to you and you start trying to put the moves on only to be told off by an unmentioned boyfriend. Makes it real hard to maintain the friendship afterwards aswell.

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    Heras buddy
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have a friend who is married with 3 kids. We helped each other out in a bad time long ago. We listened to each other's problems. No s*x. Still friends 24 years later.

    Doctor Strange
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have many platonic relationships with women.

    Luke Branwen
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sheer majority of my close friends throughout my life were girls / women, and I've developed some kind of feelings with maybe two of them.

    Skara Brae
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem happens both ways. A few years ago, I (a married guy) was working on a large project for several years. One of the women (married) on the project was fun to work with. We frequently agreed on the right solutions to problems and had a similar sense of humor. To be clear, I had no desire for a relationship for several reasons. She new that I knew that she was married. She new that I was married. I had gone out to lunch with several of the guys on the project many times. One time we worked through lunch and I asked her if she wanted to go get a late lunch someplace. She immediately said she was married. I was so stunned I couldn't think of anything to say. I just wanted lunch and thought she would too. That pretty much ruined the friendship for me. We still worked together fine, but it wasn't like it was before.

    Sparkle
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my ex's is one of my best friends. He's like a brother to me. We didn't click as partners but as friends we work.

    Ellinor
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that the only platonic friendship I ever had with a man, was with a gay man. Everyone always suggested that one day there would be something more between us, but he was gay and I was aromantic, so obviously not.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's too bad. We often make good friends. Good listeners, and don't talk much. I have a lot of friends who are women. Maybe by virtue of my political involvement, most of my friends are women. I have no interest in them romantically, but they are very driven in their work and smart as hell.

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    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course we can. I had adorable men who were just friends. We loved and helped each other out when we could and gave good dating advice about what men liked. They also checked out men I was interested in to find out if they were good guys. If other men don't like a fellow that is not good. I even dressed a friend for his date so he would look nice for her. Our guy friends are some of our closest friends because they know s*x is off the table and you are there for the insight and their hearts.

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    #35

    Man listening to woman at outdoor café, discussing questions about men, with cups and teapot on table. Though bluntness and/or "beating around the bush" is a preference, which approach do you guys prefer?

    anon:
    I would prefer being up and honest about it. If I get a no, I get a no.
    Issue is, I don't think women want that.

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    Ace
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I suspect we all want a partner who tells us what they want rather than dropping hints and leaving us to guess.

    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a face value person and appreciate others who are same. I don't read social queues very well and I hate having to 'decode' what is said. I also dislike it when people try to read more / less into what I said than (wait for it..) what I said. Real life example: ME (opens present) "Thank you. I really like this." THEM: "Oh, because if you don't like it, I saved the receipt and you can take it back..." ME: "I just said I really like it."

    Jacob B
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know any sane man that would prefer a woman to beat around the bush. Being straightforward and honest is always better. That being said, some women mistake honesty with rudeness. Being honest doesn't require being mean.

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am stupid and oblivious, I need the bluntness, otherwise the other person is going to end up frustrated, and I won't know why.

    Bob Brooce
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always been bad at asking, but when I've gotten round to it I was always direct. Some women have said yes and some have said no. I've had two women who acted insulted, and both of them seemed to give me more hints than some that said yes. They were both Italian, and I'm pretty sure they were good catholic girls who hadn't learned to say yes yet.

    Joe Russo
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If a guy seems to be ignoring your hints, and you do the very human thing of assuming something negative about yourself...he did NOT see any of your hints. I once advised a friend in college to paint a large sign that says "I really like you" and hit him over the head with it, and even still, she would need to tell him more directly. We not only miss all hints, if we're feeling like nobody is interested in us, we won't believe direct evidence at first.

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My spouse used to tell me in response to my questions: do you want the truth or a lie. Yes, sometimes I have asked him to lie to me and we have both laughed. He is known for speaking his mind unvarnished.

    Jan Hyde
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure, I love trying to guess what you actually mean as opposed to what you said. Not.

    MeMosabe
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clear, open communication is essential to a good relationship. But, kindness and sensitivity are also important. Don't be overly blunt, but don't beat around the bush, either.

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    #36

    Can you tell when our hair is frizzy and has split ends?

    anon:
    Split ends? No, I have no idea what they even look like.
    It also has to be VERY frizzy for me to notice it, and I still won't care in the slightest.

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    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Frizzy yes. Split ends? No. Besides I don't care. I'm usually too busy worried about far more pressing matters. I still have no idea who let the dogs out.

    Heras buddy
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sexiest and loviest a woman looks is when they wake up. When most women think they look their worst. It's about how you feel.

    Becca not Becky
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most straight guys won't care unless they're in performing arts

    Ace
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well yes, of course. Anyone that's ever had long hair will know all about this.

    Jan Olsen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean if? Anyway, by far the stupidest question here

    #37

    OK, here's a gross one, which I've never asked anybody.

    A woman sits down on the toilet, does #1 and then #2, usually in that order, wipes and flushes.

    A guy, what do you do? P**s first, then turn around and sit down for #2? Or #2 first, then p**s while contemplating your #2s?

    Ask_Me_If_Im_Racist:
    We sit, do both. Usually #1 is easier so that goes first. Then #2. Then wipe. Then another 10 minutes of Reddit on the toilet.

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    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This answer is correct, except it's 45 minutes of BP. I'm on the toilet now

    Heffalump
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We sit down and do both. We don't pee then sit down.

    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It seems like OP is missing the fact that standing up to pee is a convenience, not a requirement. It's not like we can't pee sitting down if we are sitting down anyway to poop. It's just that a urinal is faster / more convenient if we don't have to poop.

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And in many countries men usually sit to pee unless in places where there’s a urinal. Or camping.

    Jan Olsen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just sit - it's way easier and I can be sure to always hit the bowl

    Jan Hyde
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which ever comes first, I usually don't have time to draw up a plan.

    Ace
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same time, I think. One may last longer than the other, of course.

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    #38

    Have you ever seriously liked your good friend's girlfriend/ wife etc? What happened because of it?

    jrf_1973:
    Nothing ever happened, because it's against the bro-code. But it has happened, and the best you can do is then just stay away until it goes away.

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    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I absolutely refuse ruin any relationship so I will vanish for a bit until I deal with it.

    Michael Largey
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I met a very attractive woman in college, but a close friend had gotten there first. Fine. She and I became good friends - I thought. When he dropped her, she informed me that she was willing to settle for me. (And yes, that's about how she put it.) When I told her it didn't work that way, she was outraged and furious.

    Savannah Newman
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard a saying, if you have a taboo crush on someone just get to know them, it will usually k**l it. Not sure what that says about people but I have found that it works.

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s not just the bro code (in fact the bro code might encourage it). It’s just plain wrong and selfish to try to ruin others’ relationships

    Doctor Strange
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, no. I've never been attracted to any of my friends' SOs.

    Bobby
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are some ill say if we had both met single id have been interested, but I wouldnt ruin either my friendship or my marriage over

    Heras buddy
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to much self respect to ruin someone's relationship and I will never let someone ruin mine.

    Ace
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I like most of my male friends' partners. Many of them I find attractive too. If your "like" is supposed to mean "want to initiate a sexual relationship with" then no, that's not common, although it can happen, but nearly always and only when one or both parties are in an unhappy relationship.

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    #39

    Man in a thoughtful pose wearing a green blazer, looking pensive and seated indoors. What is your preferred way to express your emotions? Sad, happy, upset, angry ect.

    (My brother has a hard time crying when hes sad so he goes for a long walk to 'deal' with the emotional issue)

    Geoclasm:
    i don't.
    it's a real problem.
    basically, i dig a hole in my mind and just f**king bury them.
    it's not some sort of "ugh, me man, no have feelings" mentality, but a "there's nothing anyone can do about this s**t. everyone has their own problems to deal with, and they don't need me adding to them with my head full of issues."

    ashcoleart , azerbaijan_stockers / freepik Report

    Bored Seb
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    talking with a friend, crying, playing piano, writing

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I'm sad, I eat a snack. If I'm happy, I eat a snack. If I'm angry, I eat a snack. If I'm bored, I eat five snacks. Now you all know why I can bike 30 miles a day, and I'm still a fatty. I have a lot of feelings, and I eat them all.

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They’re very few occasions when I’ve cried since I was 10.

    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Real men deal with them by A: being thankful they have these problems, because other people don't have the fortune/luxury having these problems and B: Dealing with it themselves by shutting them down and repressing them. Anything else is not manly.. needing and wanting help, or for someone to give a c**p is pathetic. That mindset nearly ended me and has left devastating repercussions that are still causing problems as I try to sort out my own nonsense.

    Sailing Leprechaun
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to do more of that, but one of my friends has made it clear that she's there for me, and I've gotten better about opening up

    David
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do not have a problem expressing my emotions, good or bad

    Nancy Austin
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love to throw my arms around him and plant one on him!

    Jan Olsen
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would I have a preferred way?

    Jan Hyde
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I might roll my eyes now and again.

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    #40

    Man in gray sweater pondering questions, sitting at desk with laptop and notepad, seeking answers about men. How often do guys actually think about s*x? I doubt the old "six seconds" thing.

    anon:
    There's no time intervals. It's just whenever we're bored with nothing else to do.

    Toothpaste_And_OJ , freepik Report

    Bored Seb
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's the schrodinger cat problem. You can't have valid observation because observation will trigger the result. "Hey, wondering if I am thinking about s*x right now ? yes I am, because I'm acting the question".

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After 19 or so, not as much as women seem to believe. I mean it’s a big world and lots of stuff to do. S*x is just one of those good things, among many good things

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm usually thinking about tasks needing to be performed. Rarely do I really think about s*x.

    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Six seconds" LOLOLOLOL That reminds me of something a sexist female coworker once said to me. She was upset that another employee was looking at some women in swimsuits on their break time. She said, "If a man even sees a pair of breasts that is the only thing he can think of for 10 minutes!" I thought she was joking. She was serious. I was working IT / network support at the time. You could put pin up pictures all around my cubicle and it would have zero effect on my ability to do my job.

    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Six seconds is ludicrous in the first place, I mean there is no plausible way for it to be true. The thoughts rarely occur for myself. Maybe once a week at the most. There is way to much going on to devote that much of my mental resources to the topic.

    Jan Olsen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is most certainly not whenever we're bored - that is an incerdibly stupuid thing to say

    Jane Hower
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once read that women thing about s*x 6 times a day, and men think about it 6xs an hour. hehe

    Jan Hyde
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every ten years or so, not sure it's the same for all men.

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    #41

    What would you do if a girl you barely knew came up to you and asked you on a date? (the girl being 7/10).

    BGZ314:
    I'd say sure! Confidence is a big turn on.

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    Doctor Strange
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be cautious, because I've been asked out as prank before. I'd probably start with something simple, like suggesting we talk a bit first. Or picking something public and less intimate. That also avoids the possibility that she is just asking so I'd pay for a meal for her.

    The Dusty Rhino
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woman here, when I ask a man out on a date I pay for the date. I think that's only fair.

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    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't ever going to happen. Might as well ask, what would you do if a volcano started singing a Beatles tune? I would assume I'm hallucinating

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not? Life's short and as long as it's not an MLM scam.

    TotallyNOTAFox
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put my hands over my kidneys and stay clear of dark alleys

    Papa
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd tell her I'm flattered, but a little bit too married to accept.

    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd wonder whether I was being Punk'd or if I should be looking for someone to tell me to "Smile, you're on Candid Camera"! But a 7/10 asking me on a date? it ain't happening. I'd say yes, obviously, but this far beyond the realm of plausibility for me.

    ToGo
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my friends asked a guy out (years ago, she's married now) and he laughed and said "absolutely not". I lost my bloody mind. Don't want the date? No problem at all, free will, different tastes. Put someone down for having that kind of courage? Fück you. Man or woman, realise how brave that person was and show some respect regardless of its a yes or a no.

    Nils Skirnir
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends on where we are and if I were in a committed relationship. Assuming I knew her a little bit, we were in a normal environment, and I wasn’t in a relationship I’d go with it if I were interested and the date wasn’t something too weird.

    LauraDragonWench
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then what about if she's a 4/10 (and that's being generous, and only if I somehow work up the nerve)? What's your gut reaction?

    Silberwolf
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first I'd be suspicious/think it might be a trick or some kind of scam. If not, I'd be positively surprised.

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    #42

    Are STDS a complete deal breaker?

    rippleman:
    They're certainly going to be if you lie about it. Depending upon what it is, even some incurable STDs can be made essentially moot with modern medicine.

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    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lying to me about it is a deal breaker. I hate being lied to whatever the topic.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. If you cannot be responsible sexually, why should I risk my health as well?

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes if they are active. If it’s syphilis or herpes definitely forever. HIV too.

    Esmeralda Villalobos
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Syphilis is curable as long as it's not tertiary. Just antibiotics. HIV may not be cured, but it can be controlled to the point that transmission chances are nil.

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    Deep One
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am somewhat paranoid on this issue. Curable: no problem. Permanent and I'd have to pass.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not necessarily. Kind of depends on whether it's being treated effectively.

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    #43

    A person in a beige sweater, eyes closed, relaxes against a blue background, representing curiosity about men. Are you able to find a bald woman attractive?

    Aspiring-Maniac:
    I'd say it suits a relatively smaller percentage of women, but then again, it might be that I'm just a guy who likes hair. If facing alopecia, it actually works to your advantage a bit because a smooth head is preferable to slight stubble on top.

    SaucePortal , freepik Report

    Peter Bear
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure, 100%. Hair color/style/lack thereof is just one factor in attractiveness. There's tons of others.

    DeoManus Argentem
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know if it can be said with sensitivity - so here it is: yes! The more attractive your face, the shorter hair (up to and including bald) you can rock. Most women can't pull it off, so they have long hair. But short/shaved/bald can definitely be an amazing look!

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the same for all. Some look good bald. Some people don't. It depends on the shape of the skull.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's fine. Bald is beautiful, but as s bald guy I might be biased

    Jacob B
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe? Hard to say. I think it's rare for a woman to look good bald. Depends on the person. Some can definitely pull it off though.

    Michael Largey
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From the neck up, or the neck down?

    Bob Brooce
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As with guys, some heads look better with no hair than others. I quite like short hair on most women.

    Silberwolf
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The drummer of the band 'Mono Inc.' shaves her head. I think she looked better with hair but I still find her very attractive.

    Adam Zad
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Five Words: Demi Moore in G.I. Jane. Yum. That is all.

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    #44

    Woman in a pink tank top sitting on stairs, taking a selfie with smartphone, thinking about questions about men. How long does it take you guys to figure out if a woman is shallow and self-absorbed? And… because most shallow and self-absorbed women will try to hide it, at least at first…What are some of the major signs?

    gfxprotege:
    look at her Instagram page. if its just a grid of selfies, move along.
    someone who is shallow and self-absorbed is difficult to have a real conversation with. a conversation isn't just an exchange of monologues. if someone cares about what you have to say, they won't reply with "here's my story. its like yours, but better. because I'm in it"

    anon , freepik Report

    Bobby
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a therapist tell me once it doesn't matter if you're a man, woman, gay, straight, whatever. People are going to hide their faults early in a relationship, and the average amount of time before the "crazy" starts to show is 6 months

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Acts of kindness or lack there-of, are a huge indicator, certain tones and how she carries herself can be useful as well. Ironically (As mentioned previously, I am totally blind to flirtatious gestures directed at me), body language is something that says a lot as well. Shallow and self absorbed usually reveals itself right away if your are paying attention. Regardless of gender.

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    About ten minutes. Signs? Serial yakker, rude, wants attention, is an influencer, complains.

    Scott Rackley
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was younger, an embarrassingly long time. Now? Fairly quickly, no matter how they try.

    Skara Brae
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In high school it was harder to figure it out because everyone is self-absorbed. Later on it is generally easier to tell, but I was very confused by one woman. It didn't last because she had no commitment. It wasn't until years later that I realized she was undiagnosed bipolar while watching "Of Two Minds" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2090582/

    Heras buddy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When they're more interested in their phone than me.

    Ace
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it really so normal these days to just assume that everyone has an IG page? I've seen similar posts of course, and even suggestions that not having any "socials" can be seen as a red flag by some, but I find it hard to believe that it's really so normalised that one could simply assume everyone has it.

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a friend who was dating a girl who was constantly asking him to give her things like expensive purses or shoes and she was constantly asking him when he was going to ask her to marry him. She was selfish and shallow and he was gorgeous and kind. Everyone thought he could do better and he finally had enough of her and is married to a beautiful girl who has given him three gorgeous babies and a wonderful life. She could care less about "things" and just wants his love and presence in her and the children's lives. Winner winnner!

    Jan Olsen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GFX - so your assumtion is that everybody have an Instagram page?

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    #45

    Man and woman in deep conversation by a canal, capturing curiosity about men. Do you guys get aroused when seeing a hot stranger? or is this like a myth

    DubbelDragon:
    No erection, at least not me, but mentally aroused, sure. Like I might imagine what it might feel like to embrace her or wonder what she might look like naked.

    RidditIsLife , EyeEm / freepik Report

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Up until about 40 I could easily think myself into a raging hard on with or without visual input, and after that it took more thought. Now I'm old enough that it's hands on job. Random visual input could put the idea in my head, and sometimes some other attribute would get the thought process started. Once started it was just a matter of how far the thought went.

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, but I can breath taken by how stunning they may be. But it never equates to a sexual arousal. Cameron Diaz's bank entrance scene in "The Mask" I think is as close of an example I can think of at the moment.

    Ace
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Physical arousal would normally require more than cust a look, letting the imagination run into a fantasy. It's rare, although it van happen, that a first look will feel so meaningful that the mind wants to take it further. But it's normally a conscious thing, not something we cannot control.

    Jan Hyde
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not something I need to worry about anymore but really that thing has a mind of it's own

    #46

    A thoughtful man and concerned woman in discussion, raising questions about men in a sunlit room. If I know something is bothering you and you don't want to tell me what it is. Because you where raised as a tuff guy that doesn't talk about s**t.
    (Being bullied at work?, Afraid of a lump in your ballsack?, Being depressed or having anxiety?,) How the f**k do I get you to open up to me? When Just asking: "whats wrong?" Doesn't do it?

    pm_me_godlike_booty:
    Be there but don't press for details. We slowly open up on our own if we feel like we need to and that it's safe to do so, but as men we're pre-conditioned to internalize everything and the experiences that shape our adult lives make it very difficult to open up often times.

    thatdogthough , The Yuri Arcurs Collection / freepik Report

    Doctor Strange
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think there is any one answer. Every guy is different, and how to get them to open up is different. What works for one won't necessarily work for another.

    Geoffrey Scott
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Continuous reminding may work. "Ok, if there's nothing wrong...good..but I'm right here to listen". And BTW we ARE concerned about being judged.

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    BeesEelsAndPups
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every woman I've dated has used my vulnerabilities as a weapon against me later, so I'm sorry that you're paying for the mistakes of my past. I don't trust my partners with me feelings, insecurities, etc.

    Joshua Moore
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Facts, Double Facts, Triple Facts!!!!!!!

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    Nils Skirnir
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One thing that doesn’t work for me is to keep being bugged about it.

    Silberwolf
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be there when he might open up to you, but don't put pressure in it. Nothing more annoying than being forced to talk about something unpleasant/difficult.

    Brian Droste
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It could be also we don't want to put another burden on our SO so we don't want to talk about it with our SO.

    MeMosabe
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it comes down to trust. If we have had negative consequences for opening up before, then we are much more hesitant to open up again. Just make sure to make a safe space for him, love him.

    Deep One
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was raised that men do not put problems on women. You are the provider/protector and should not burden them with problems you should solve yourself. As I've gotten old now I would rather have an equal partner than a dependant.

    Skara Brae
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It really depends on how much he trusts that you care for him. He might be very, very worried that you would think less of him if you found out what was bothering him. For example, what if he told you that he might lose his job because of some accident or mistake he made? What if the mistake caused people he thought were friends to laugh at him? What if he said something nasty to someone and he got in trouble for it? What if he found out his best friend is dying and he's barely keeping himself from crying?

    LooseSeal's $10 Banana
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If something is bugging my wife but it's not something that can be fixed, she still wants to talk about it and still wants me to listen. If something is bugging me that can't be fixed, I don't really see the point in wasting time talking about it if it won't really make a difference.

    Loreta
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or SO is the reason...

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    #47

    Man in casual wear standing in front of a urinal, reflecting common questions about men. Do guys ever get surprise poop when they're standing up peeing?

    zebrake2010:
    It's possible, but really unusual. The pressure is completely different.

    tuffelhelt , jcomp / freepik Report

    Shane S
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. That’s not a thing. Unless you’re sick like a stomach bug or something. Standing up closes your cheeks. You might get the urge and then decide to sit down but nothing happens if you are in good health.

    Heffalump
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, but farting is very common.

    Matt Richardson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only if it's a stomach bug or otherwise irritable stomach. After the first time, you learn really fast that you should probably not stand.

    Ace
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Sharting" can be a thing if you have diarrhoea. It's not unusual to let out a fart while peeing, but appropriate care should be exercised.

    MeMosabe
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not unless you have untrustworthy farts.

    #48

    When a woman compliments you or makes you feel good about yourself, does that make the woman any more or less attractive to you ?

    anon:
    It is very flattering, and definitely doesn't hurt the cause.

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    Bored Seb
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in a period of my life when I get so few compliment that I'd like to know anyone who give me a compliment.

    Nancy Austin
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I can tell you that I admire your honesty. That's a nice trait. And you are humble which is also nice.

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    David
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It really depends on the perceived sincerity / motivation behind it. When it has ulterior motives I find it off putting. Real life examples for me would be a server who is obviously sucking up for a tip, or a couple of young ladies on my recent trip to the Philippines who, realistically, were more interested in getting to the USA than they were in my personally.

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is this "compliment" you speak of?

    Michael Largey
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I enjoy a compliment from either s*x partly on the basis of their qualification to make it.

    Matt Richardson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If anything it helps your cause, if you are trying to get my attention. I get so few that I never forget the compliment, and it becomes a cherished thing. Kindness is never unattractive. It is one of the most attractive traits out there.

    TotallyNOTAFox
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would makes her suspicious

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Compliments are always nice. For some of us (most of us) speaking words of lovingkindness are always welcomed.

    #49

    A man using a public restroom, standing between two urinals, posing a common question about men's restroom habits. Do you always pee standing up? Seems hard to control.

    feelingwheezy:
    Yes I’ve always done it. It’s literally like a body movement. I don’t think of aiming or anything. It just happens and it works every time

    daffodilgirlxoxo , EyeEm / freepik Report

    Shane S
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mostly but sometimes it’s nice to rest for a bit. Also take a black light to the wall beside a toilet…. It’s quite disgusting. :/

    nottheactualphoto
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't really see the benefit in having the information the blacklight bestows.

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    Lisa T
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband sits to pee - unless of course if he has to use a urinal. But at home he sits

    Colleen Glim
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So does mine. Because it’s easier than remembering to put the seat down at 3am and I get kinda cranky at a cold water bath on my behind because he didn’t put the seat down. He was the only man in a house with four women

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    Bob Brooce
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hard to control? We have an actual hose with a nozzle. Sometimes it can start a bit off-axis, but if you're normal it's not going to spray sideways, and you just point and shoot. Still, I'm perfectly happy to sit sometimes, and in the middle of the night it's very unlikely that I'll turn on the light so sitting is mandatory.

    Brian Droste
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried sitting down a few times and seems I can't go as well when I am standing up.

    Ace
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should probably see a doctor about that then.

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    Heras buddy
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When at home I sit. When in a public restroom I stand.

    Heffalump
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well we don't if we're sitting down for something more solid, so no, even guys who always stand _just_ to pee don't always stand to pee.

    Peter Bear
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not always. Honestly I prefer to sit and do my business all at once, but if I'm in a hurry? Sure, standing up is a lot quicker. And no, it's not hard to control.

    Joe Russo
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once I had to start cleaning my own toilet, only stand at public toilets. I don't want to stand at someone's house and risk anything. :)

    Silberwolf
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On my own toilet, no. On other toilets, yes.

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    Two men sitting by a window, holding mugs, and chatting casually. When you fall in love- are you quick to tell your partner or friends?

    LightStarVII:
    No. I've always been very cautious about this. Always had a lack of respect for people who had a different partner every few months. I want to know that what Im feeling is not a fleeting of feelings or a trick of lust. I have good friends, but many of them don't know my relationship ins and outs, good or the bad because I believe it betrays my partner or ex partners. I don't even speak Ill of my exes..

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    Bored Seb
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some friends will probably say "too quick" ^^

    Joshua Moore
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve been in love a few times in my life and been tossed aside like garbage so much, it is unreal. If I ever get involved with someone again, I will never be the first to say “I love you” ever again.

    Nils Skirnir
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. In fact they noticed differences in my behavior and asked

    Nancy Austin
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was very quick with my spouse. We met in Sept and married in Nov. I took him to Miami for a family wedding and my Dad asked him to drive awhile. I knew before then, but that cemented the fact that my father knew he was a good man, too.

    Magenta Blu
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do men fall in love? Like really? As to actually care about another person? This is something I just can't believe

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