Our society has an imaginary handbook of cultural guidelines that are understood and followed by most. You won't ever find a physical version, and the rules are rarely mentioned in a casual conversation – however, every human is aware of its existence. There are unspoken rules for literally every aspect of your life: a friendship, relationship, parenthood, etc. – yet today, we'll be strictly focusing on the rules that hide behind manhood.
"Men of Reddit, what are some unwritten rules we have?" – an online user took it to one of the most famous and well-liked online communities to find out what unspoken manhood laws are there. The question received over 4.4K upvotes and 3.7K worth of comments revealing the rules that every self-respecting man will follow to the end of his days. Make sure to comment below if there's something that members of this online forum missed!
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When walking upstairs behind a woman, the stairs instantly become the most interesting thing.
“Hmmm, these stairs are really made out of stairs huh”
Whenever your friend is cooking on the bbq, you have to stand next to him and talk about how amazing this food is gonna be
A big bag of soil, dry dog food, or rice must be slapped.
Tongs for BBQ must be clicked 2-3 times before using them.
When you're strapping down a strap, you must say "that's not going anywhere" or you will lose everything on the trailer
Beer and pizza/BBQ is acceptable payment for helping another man work on his house or vehicle.
Omg, now that’s a pizza. Just came from the horrid list of boyfriends attempting cooking.
When your friend’s crush is around, he is the funniest in the group
Don't throw a friend under the bus to impress someone. Ever.
If a friend buys you a drink you don’t pay it back you just buy the next round
The best test of a friendship is when you defended someone in their absence and vice-versa.
A grunt and a nod is an entirely acceptable conversation.
My ex-boyfriend is American and didn't know a single word of German. When I introduced him to my dad (who doesn't speak a single word of English), I was baffled that they sort of communicated without talking to each other. After that my dad said, my ex was a nice guy and my ex agreed that my father was a nice guy, too. Yeah... sure. 😆
If a bathroom has 5 urinals, it only has 3 urinals.
As a girl, I get this. For those who don't , I imagine it's uncomfortable to pee right next to someone. Also if there are dividers does this rule still apply?
If your boys' sister is in trouble, protect her like your own.
Until they tell you they are in love with you when you have a long term partner and a child. Then you have nothing to do with her.
For those that live with women: No matter what you are going to the grocery store for, just buy toilet paper.
*up nod* What's up?
*down nod* you have my respect
*right nod* we need to chat
*left nod* come check this out.
Don’t be scared to give compliments, we keep them in our “permanent memory” area.
When our balls stick to our thigh we have to take a big step to unstick them
Ok y'all can't complain about us discussing this on BP and then complain about how some men are grossed out by periods. It's a fact of life.
It’s is essential that we pee away the small bit of s**t on the side of the toilet bowl.
Give respect until they prove they do not deserve it.
I have a motto: "everyone deserves your respect, not everyone deserves your time"
NEVER DM a woman for sex(maybe unless in a specific subreddit for that kind of stuff). Don't be so thirsty as to harass women
This is a rule that should be for all genders every where but unfortunately this is not held true
You can have a beer. But not if it's the last one.
Don't roast a man in front of their kid.
Never disrespect a person Infront of their kids unless they themselves are disrespecting the kid
dont you f*****g dare start a conversation in the public bathroom
Even as a female, I get uncomfortable talking to anyone and anyone talking to me while I'm in a stall. mind your biz.
If a man brags about his garden, you let him talk, don't interrupt him saying yours is better
I have a "friend" that always makes it a competition, If you ran a mile over the weekend he ran 2, if you're playing a game, one time he "obliterated" a streamer on stream. it's super annoying and I've started to cut ties with him.
If you are holding a stud finder, first thing you do is hold it to your chest and making a beeping noise
Don’t be funnier than your friend when he’s trying to impress a girl.
I’m gonna add another urinal rule.
While you’re peeing you’re allowed to fart uninhibited without acknowledgement and we won’t say s**t.
But, once you’ve zipped up and head to the sink, that window has closed.
You can still fart but, you can’t just act like it didn’t happen.
I dunno...If it's particularly uproarious, I'm probably gonna crack up involuntarily.
Never make eye contact with another man whilst eating a banana.
dont "jokingly" put down your friends whenever a girl is around just so you can seem like some kinda alphachad, especially if they like the girl
You MUST cringe every time you see another man get hit in the balls. If sitting crossing the legs as an additional response is acceptable.
To look away when a girl is doing “certain” workouts at the gym
Don't objectify women. Period. Full stop. It doesn't matter where they are or what they are doing.
If you ask me about my feelings, I'll definitely be thankful and reply in an enthused manner. So don't do that.
you can have the last slice of pizza; you can have the last beer. but you can not have both.
It's better to look stupid (in some situation) than to actually be stupid.
Also, who tf had *written* rules?
Always give a firm handshake. People will think you are weak if you don't.
As soon as the house is empty( family depart), upstairs we go to de stress, giving the rest of the day the freedom and clarity it deserves.
Double tap the drill to make sure it has power
And either 1) Pretend it's a laser rifle OR 2) Pretend you're a robot by making whirr whirr noises while you walk. But never both, that would just be childish.
When having a heart to heart with a bro. Don't keep it too serious remember to also joke and make your bro smile.
If you secured something, you must slap it and say “it’s not going anywhere”!
If you introduce someone and say he's a friend of yours he's to be treated with respect.
If you say he's a friend of ours then you can talk openly in front of him.
There is a line that men can innately feel. Its a line you dont cross, and you know if you do, things could get physical.
Women cross those lines all the time, but men know you might get punched in the face.
If your buddy's wife or girlfriend asks if he was with you, you say yes. Always.
Then asap talk to your buddy and find out what's up.
If he's cheating or treating her like s**t, then have a talk and get him to get his s**t together.
But the original question always gets a "Yes, he was".
No I'm not gonna lie for/protect AH behavior. Just because you're my friend that doesn't give you a free pass to be nasty and not be held accountable. If you can't be honest in your relationship it's your responsibility, not mine.
If it's a regular fight over a disagreement or something stupid that was said: no hair pulling, no nut shots, no eye gouging and no fish hooks.
If it ever comes up, all my bros are hung like mules.
If someone makes a good pun you must express disgust and ask them to leave, and the guy after you must comment r/angryupvote.
The most important one is missing - when your mate is being a d**k - call him out on it. If he's behaving inappropriately towards women or making sexist "jokes" - call him out on it. Men dont let men be arseholes.
We have nothing boxes - don't be offended if your talking to us and we become unresponsive
I need a T-Shirt with an LED screen I can activate when this happens..."Processing..." with the little spinning disc
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Honestly, most of these apply to women as well (obviously not the urinal and balls related ones)....we can call it the 'bro code' but most of it just comes down to being a decent human being.
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Aside from urinal stuff, sticky testicles and lying for your sake (saying he's with you when he's not) - me and my friends are all dudes it seems
I saw a picture once to differentiate between when it's girls night or guys night out. When it's time to pay, every guy at the table throws a $20. But the girls take out their calculator and start dividing. I thought it was really funny. So different. My daughter says the girl thing is true for her and her BFFs.
Was never true of my girlfriends. We have always done rounds or if there was a tab simply divide the bill by number of people.
Load More Replies... The most important one is missing - when your mate is being a d**k - call him out on it. If he's behaving inappropriately towards women or making sexist "jokes" - call him out on it. Men dont let men be arseholes.
We have nothing boxes - don't be offended if your talking to us and we become unresponsive
I need a T-Shirt with an LED screen I can activate when this happens..."Processing..." with the little spinning disc
Load More Replies... Honestly, most of these apply to women as well (obviously not the urinal and balls related ones)....we can call it the 'bro code' but most of it just comes down to being a decent human being.
Load More Replies... Aside from urinal stuff, sticky testicles and lying for your sake (saying he's with you when he's not) - me and my friends are all dudes it seems
I saw a picture once to differentiate between when it's girls night or guys night out. When it's time to pay, every guy at the table throws a $20. But the girls take out their calculator and start dividing. I thought it was really funny. So different. My daughter says the girl thing is true for her and her BFFs.
Was never true of my girlfriends. We have always done rounds or if there was a tab simply divide the bill by number of people.
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