Back in 2017, a survey from the Pew Research Center – a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world – established that the majority of Americans believe that men and women are notably distinct in several things: how they express their feelings, their physical abilities, hobbies and personal interests, and their approaches to parenting.
Now, in reality, this shouldn't have come as a surprise. Although men and women come from the same planet – and not from Mars and Venus like many like to quote – we’re still pretty different. However, what sucks is that a bunch of those differences get influenced by our pretty toxic society. So, thanks to Reddit and its diverse content, today we're going to learn about the ‘womanly’ activities that men should definitely start practicing.
“What’s a women’s thing men should absolutely start doing?” – this internet user turned to one of Reddit’s most informative and thought-provoking communities, asking its members to list some stereotypically womanlike things men should totally start doing. The thread managed to garner over 34K upvotes in just the span of a week, as well as 22.5K comments containing some superb suggestions.
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Men should start reporting female sexual harassment.
At first read I thought this meant men reporting other men for harassing women. Which would probably be a good idea as well.
Female to female sexual harassment happens as well, but I think it's under reported way less. Especially woman to girl sexual harassment and assault. I'm not trying to overshadow the op but I feel like it does need to be brough it up as a general topic. It doesn't matter who the perp is, report it.
As a woman who has experienced that, yes. All 4 types needs be reported more (and actually not judged or harrassed by the people filling the reports on their behalf): sexual harrassment of women by men, sexual harrassment of women by women, sexual harrassment of men by men and sexual harrassment of men by women.
Load More Replies...My husband works in a female dominated industry and it happened to him twice (by females) He didn't even respond the first time out of pure shock. The second time I persuaded him to report it to his boss but he told me he did so almost apologetically. I don't know what it is about this subject but the stigma of calling this s**t out has to stop.
What so we can be ridiculed and made to feel like we secretly like it?
That's what needs to change. Men, women, everyone gets badmouthed for reporting the sleaze. Keep reporting, _everyone_ ,to get the sleazes out! Remember there's more of us than them (the grabby stalky ones)
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I (man) started carrying a ~~purse~~ satchel years ago and never looked backed. I’m a new man. Breath stinky? Boom here’s some gum. Headache? Boom here’s a pill. Phone dead? Boom here’s a charger. My little bag carries so much and has saved me so many times!
In Japan it’s normal for males to carry bags or satchels. But it starts from a young age regardless of gender. If you go out with your family to the mall or the park, if you’re of walking age, you have a little backpack for your stuff. Usually at that age it may just be a sippy cup and a little hand towel inside. Japan’s general idea is you take care of the many by taking care yourself. You are responsible for yourself.
Ive always had a messanger bag, an ipad and books wont fit in my pocket.
I've had a man bag for years and have had comments about it as well, if the comment was an ignoramus, I'd usually tell them to f**k off, if not, I'd tell them where to buy a similar bag. It does help in the former example that I'm 6'3" quite fit and don't take any s**t.
I do the same...it's a backpack. I probably carry more than most women do in their purse, except maybe the million miles of crumbling CVS receipts and the layer of solidified peppermint crumbs at the bottom. LOL!
My partner has a manbag. It was originally just to take his lunch to work, now it’s exactly like a ladies handbag with all sorts of essentials in it
My partner rocks a man bag, and doesn't care who knows lol
Not assuming that kindness and courtesy is sexual or romantic attraction.
Yeah, no sh*t. My boss telling me to be nicer to coworkers does NOT mean I’ve suddenly developed a desire to have s3x with you, EDDIE. Edit: aww thanks guys
Yessss! Especially when bartending. Dude, my job is to be friendly and serve you to best of my ability. No, we did not have a connection. No, you cannot have my number. Do you see the wedding ring on my finger?
No, I don't want the keys to your hotel room. (Happened to me more than once bartending at a hotel bar, usually by older men (I was 21). I would just smile, throw the keys into the tip jar to go back to the desk and carry on. Too weird. I'm sure those guys would have had a literal heart attack if I showed up.
Load More Replies...I only smiled at you, because I don't want to be written up for not being friendly to customers.
This! Ugh! At work guys hit on me even tho my WEDDING RING is in full view. They think they can get me to sleep with them bc like my boss said I’m the nicest person in the department (they don’t know the truth lol). Even when I walk away they follow me. Men there act like they have not seen a human being with a vagina before wtf
And that going out of your way to be "a nice guy" because you think it means a woman is obligated to have sex with you or date you, and acting like a martyr when they don't, makes you a creep!
Men: No woman ever gives us compliments. It's so rare to receive them. Women: You look nice today, your shirt looks really cool, etc., Men: Oh, it's a declaration of love, she loves me. You want me to be kind and courteous, quit catching feelings over me doing so. I couldn't care less about you in that sense, I just like seeing people from most walks of life smile and feel good about themselves. If you look good, I'll say so. I'm not trying to marry or screw you, damn!
Im a guy, I agree, that being said if I say your shirt, sweater or whatever looks nice I want nothing past that comment. Im not trying to pick you up, I dont want your number, I could honestly care less about you or wanting to get to know you. I honestly want nothing to do with you.
Load More Replies...I had to be real careful being too friendly with some guys, they read it as an excuse to put their hands in unwanted places then reared back in shock when I snarled at them. I hated having to be cold and emotionless with them but it was the only way for them to NOT think I was flirting. I'm told this is because they get so little affection from their own families, that they are STARVING for it but they are only told that it happens in sexual relationships. It's sad.
I know im not attractive. Just becos im nice to you doesnt mean im attracted to you. So u dont have to be rude to me just to give the message that u are not interested in me. 😑.
Don't make fun of your guy friends for being vulnerable or if they were a victim of something normally a woman would be a victim of.
Like when a female teacher has sex with a male student, don't say the kid is lucky. Be as disgusted as you would if it was the other way around.
you'd be surprised. the comment i see most often from men in this situation is, "where was that teacher when i was in school?? *dumbass laughter from them* *eye roll so hard i can see into the past from me*
Load More Replies...Thats basically a legal problem buddy, not "get lucky" because you got taken advantage of by your teacher.
Yeah, agreed. Me and my boy are always confiding in each other, so we're pretty good on this front. Of course, if my boy is flying high and celebrating, well then I'm just gonna celebrate with him.
More women have made fun of me for expressing emotions than any guy friend I've ever had
Pee sitting down so there isn't p**s all over the toilet seat, floor, wall, etc
I wonder why this got downvoted? It makes a valid point. I'm glad my husband aims properly, it's gross when people don't, and some women make a mess too.
If you sprinkle, when you tinkle, be a sweetie, wipe the seatie!
These cheesy signs in bathrooms just make me realize, potentially, how much urine is smeared on a toilet seat. My slogan is, unless the toilet is yours or your mother's, a clever girl always hovers.
Load More Replies...The problem isn't that we can't aim, it's that we're aiming something that shoots in inconsistent trajectories. Once the stream is flowing, it's all fine and dandy, but that first half-second is a gamble. It's kinda like playing darts with your non-dominant hand; you're probably not gonna get a bullseye every time.
This happens in women's washrooms, too. Today I had to clean piddle off the seat. When women are the type to wipe standing up we dribble. It's okay. It's normal. But for God's sake inspect the seat and clean up before you leave. Just as well after your kids use the toilet. Teach them to clean their mess.
I must admit my mam was always more of a problem than my husband and sons; though I think my youngest still sits to pee as, I’m told, he always waits for a cubicle in public toilets, or it may be a privacy thing
Load More Replies...I hate this one because the people who say it generally seem to assume all men p**s like an unmanned fire hose and gosh aren't you lucky it isn't dripping off the ceiling. I stand. I p**s in the toilet. If I do happen to drip I am mature enough to wipe it up. The men pissing all over the toilet are not likely to care you want them to sit. It isn't about "peeing like a girl". I empty out better when standing. Also - have been janitor / have known others who cleaned restrooms. Man jokes aside, it is the women's restroom that is usually the nastiest. EDIT: Laughing that BP censors the word PI_ss. Okay then, "urinate". Whatever.
The toilet bowl is a large target, and the distance is not that great. The pee-splattering problem would go away if men had better control of their d***s. In fact. a lot of problems would go away if men had better control of their d***s.
So you've never experienced the inexplicable situation where two streams come out at 120 degree angles to each other, neither pointing in the direction *you* are pointing? Lucky you!
Load More Replies...Not always possible, for example if you have back problems, and sitting down empinches nerves that you use for doing what you came to do.
Wash their hands after they pee.
Me too. I'd rather not get grease,dirt and who knows what else on my junk.
Load More Replies...This is why I'm apprehensive shaking anyone's hands. Some women don't wash their hands, either. An alarming amount.
Exactly. And if the clown here claiming urine is antiseptic clearly has no concept of why a urinalysis is performed. 🤦♀️
Load More Replies...For Dexter and anyone else not getting it: the groin/undercarriage area is a bacterial funhouse. Urine is comparatively harmless to the germs coating your fingers if you're using said fingers to whip out/hold your genitalia. Sweat, gas, microscopic fecal matter, all given a dark, enclosed, warm place to fester. This is all before you even consider the circumstances of any given bathroom. It's not rocket science, it's pretty basic health.
Funny how a lot of these can be things HUMANS should do instead of men. I don't know what men THESE women are hanging around.
Load More Replies...I don't think this is a male/ female thing. It's an intelligent/ unintelligent thing. Wash your hands
My brother’s 40 YEAR OLD friend said “Dude, you’re telling me you wash your hands EVERY time you pee?” Ewwwwwwww.
Dexter proudly does not wash his hands. Dexter is gross. Don't be a Dexter. P.S. men have to touch their bits, women use tissue as a barrier. Bonus points to the men (and women) who wash before (and after!) going to the bathroom
Being more mindful and getting help for mental health
getting help! It's hard for me, but I saw a psychiatrist after three appointments of therapy that I cried out of anxiety and she did nothing. Love my psychiatrist though! I need to find a different therapist. Dunno what was so distressing about the other one for me, I talked to my psychiatrist just fine
Load More Replies...I think it's less common for men to get help than women
Load More Replies...You know, people tell us to try to get help for mental health. Yet whenever I try, I always get hit with the "oh, it's nothing, just a phase. You're a man, you'll get over it soon." It effing hurts, and no one takes my s**t seriously.
In order to actually address this, it needs to fly in the face of toxic masculinity, which promotes the idea that "real man" aren't supposed to be seen as weak. In this philosophy, admitting you're struggling and asking for help is a sign of weakness. Brené Brown talks more about this in her TED talk on Shame: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame
Here's the problem. No one wants to hear about men's problems. There was a men's mental health day planned a few years back, i think maybe 2015 maybe 14 and it was canceled by feminists who claimed it was promoting "toxic masculinity". How are we supposed to feel comfortable talking about our mental health when the people who claim to fight for equality don't want the other side to have a voice? Lucky for me, me and my circle of friends talk to each other often, which is better than paying a shrink 120 a session anyways. I feel bad for anyone who doesn't have that.
Load More Replies...I tried. I got forgotten until they were less busy and other services tried give me the short stick.
My brother is trying, though, for his issues. So that's hope for the men at least. And for women like me, well, there's people who have tried and succeeded so don't take my experience as the one to aim for.
Load More Replies...Yes, yes, 100 times. I thought I could tough it out. I was proven very wrong. Get help.
Remember everyone, YOU ARE WORTH IT. And do not let ANYONE tell you otherwise. And if you need it, here is a free virtual hug.
Going to the doctor before they are at death's door.
If my husband had done that he would still be here. Men tend to play it down, as Nathaniel posted "tís but a scratch". GUYS: GO ..
same with my dad, caro. finally went to the doctor when the pain got too bad. diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer. from diagnosis to death was 2 months, 1 week. (btw, i love your name. my mom's name was carolyn and my dad used to call her caro...)
Load More Replies...Just buried my BIL because he refused to to go and see a Spanish Doctor whilst at their place in Spain. Knew something was wrong when they went back for their Spring visit in late April, he then decided to leave it until they returned to their home in the UK in August, by which time he had S3+ Oesophagal cancer which had metastised. He died 3 months later. Had he gone to see his Spanish doctor he would probably lived for another 10 years.
Oh, Hugh. I'm terribly sorry for your loss.
Load More Replies...I'm pretty sure my husband is borderline diabetic (or full-on) but won't get tested. I think he won't like the answer and he says "dying of this or that won't matter" - well it matters when you still could have 20 years to live.
Huh, my eejit neighbour has already lost a toe, he'll be lucky if he doesn't lose the other foot
Load More Replies...Has anyone else or their loved one thought: " It's not real and nothing to worry my loved ones as long as it's not diagnosed"? Or have you thought "I'm probably imagining it, or a pulled a muscle"? One thought from my mom on from my dad.
Yup, me !! Slipped in a twisting manner on wet grass back in the Spring and something went twang in the rib area - thought I'd just pulled an intercostal muscle, the problem was, it got more painful as the week went on (I was still working in quite a physical job). Eventually it got to the point where breathing was agony so I went to A&E, where they X rayed me and found I had indeed pulled intercostal muscles along with the fractured 3 ribs - 2 weeks off work to recover !!! Still sore to this day.
Load More Replies...Well....yes. A yearly physical, especially as you get older, is essential. Also, going to the doc when you are feeling sick and rundown, as opposed to waiting until you need to go the ER.
I give a lot of men a lecture to listen to their wives if they tell them to take it easy when I’m discharging them from the hospital. So many like to think they can just power through and end up screwing up their back surgery or developing a hernia. You’re not Superman and your wife is right!
Omg, THIS. My boyfriend recently had to go to the hospital because his respiratory infection got so severe he couldn't breath. It's due to mold in his room and he's tried cleaning it but it's coming from inside the walls. He just wouldn't go see a Doctor, claiming they're only taking online appointments and he's "not comfortable with that". Like, dude, you're not gonna have a choice if you don't treat it now.
This reminds me of a case where a couple visited a doctor both with the same symptoms. The guys was dismissed as 'typical manflu' but the woman had a full check up, turned out to be a duff boiler in their home. This is find worrying.
Amazingly, I've found the women get dismissed as being "overwrought" but when the men are sick, well that needs looking at SOMETHING must be wrong for them to show up.
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I work in a kitchen full of men and it's quite sad to listen to them tell eachother that they can't cry. Or that they are not supposed to do so.
I don't know who came up with this but I fight that "concept" every chance I get.
As a result, most of them feel safe to share their emotions with me. Even crying.
It's total BS that men don't cry. Anyone who isn't an emotionless psychopath cries. It's how we deal with overwhelming emotion. To shame someone for showing emotion is ridiculous. It's better to cry now than to snap and attack people later.
But there's some people who simply don't cry, not because they're afraid of judgement, but crying just doesn't come to them. And they have empathy so they're not psychopaths.
Load More Replies...I was born in the 50s and was raised that way, men were not supposed to cry or show much emotion. Took me a lot of years to overcome that.
I refuse to cry because of something I was told when I was younger. Even after apologies and therapy, whenever I cry I feel weak.
I hope that gets better for you! When I cry I definitely feel very vulnerable, I won't cry in front of anyone
Load More Replies...I'd rather have a man that is emotionally available and mentally healthy than one who clamps down or suppresses. Because we all(women)know what it looks like when men who "don't cry" release their emotions. I would never date or be actively around a guy whp told me he doesn't cry. Well, what do you do to release those strong emotions? I don't want to risk being on the receiving end.
I (female) was told from a young age that I wasn't allowed to cry because it made me look ugly and less desirable. I grew up that way until I met my husband and he told me I could be happy or sad or anything I wanted to be. I break out into random fits of crying over things that happened decades ago because I held them back for so long. My husband is always at my side hold my hand through it all and listening to every tearful word. And, yes, he cries along with me. My last big cry was over my great grandmother's death when I was 11 or 12. I remember my mother pinching my leg so I wouldn't cry and focus on my physical pain instead.
I know this is a persistent meme and in some cultures is true, but I'm in my 60s and I have NEVER - in real life - heard a man saying men are not allowed to cry / supposed to cry. I've only ever heard it said in movies or on the internet. The closest I've come was having a friend who said his parents discouraged displaying emotions. Never heard it from them but I did meet them once and they seemed pretty reserved. Like I doubt they would want to cry or act happy in front of me.
Be responsible for themselves and the household just as much as they expect their wife/girlfriend to be, not just be an extra child essentially
A recent study (I think I saw it on Neuroscience Today a couple weeks ago) suggested that when men don't do their share of household labor, female partners, particularly those with children, find them less attractive because they start viewing them as dependents, and the blurring of wife and mother roles is a major turnoff
This. Yes. 1000x up vote. I do absolutely everything except take out the garbage which is the hill (starting to become a mountain) that I will die on. I'm so very tired of it. And then he can't understand why intimacy is gone. Because I'm exhausted, lost respect, and irritated constantly, that's why!!! Two kids and a full time job with a $hi+ commie. I am so done...
Load More Replies...I do 100% for the cooking, 75% of the laundry, 75% of the dishes, 100% of taking the garbage to the dump, 50% of cat care (we have 3) and about 90% of the shopping (I love to shop! LOL). The wife is an accountant for a large international company and it's stressful and she's often wrung out. I work in entertainment / hospitality / IT but I love being the domestic! Especially the shopping and cooking! It works out just fine!
Yep. I will be so happy and in love in a relationship with an ADULT. Not a useless child who can't take a scrubby, get some soap, and wash the dishes until they shine like the top of the Chrysler Building(get the reference?). You and I are partners and friends and adults. You'd best act like one and meet me at the mature adult level or get lost. If that sounds unfair, you are the problem.
I feel like a better way of saying this is two people who are partners should share the load and work together. When I was a boy, women usually took care of the home because men were usually the ones working a full time job outside of the home. It wasn't "you slave - make food" (at least not in decent homes). It was a division of the required effort to be a successful home, each doing the more common roles of the time. Society in the USA has changed and of course these days women are much more likely to have a job outside of the home. Sadly, often both have to work to pay the bills. Contrary to what many youth seem to think, men were not all "Archie Bunkers" back in the 60s. I have found it kind of cringe though when in another country I was told certain things were "women's work". Like when some folks got sort of upset that I was washing my own clothes. Say what? LOL?! What you talking about. hahah
45 years ago we decided on traditional roles in marriage. I worked and she controlled the house. We have been totally happy with this arrangement. The down side? I have no idea how take care of anything beyond home repair and maintenance. To be perfectly honest if something ever happened that I did not have her I would just give up on life.
I do 90% of cooking. My wife is not a bad cook, just indifferent regarding seasonings etc.. She works casual labor, so if she is working a lot one week I step up(still get blowback on how it's done,but do it anyway).
Single dad, here. I run my household. The last woman I dated (long-term) was more like a third child, than a partner. My experience has been /very different/ than this post would imply.
I was trying on jeans for work the other day and I found this magical material that stretches but looks like denim. I was gushing over them and my wife laughed and said a lot of women’s jeans use that material and a lot of hers are the same.
Men should discover these jeans!
Edit: A lot of responses are about the inferior quality. Fair enough but I work retail and am constantly squatting to fill shelves etc so I’ll take comfort over durability any day. Especially when I’ve got a bit of an a*s on me, customers don’t need to be walking around the corner and catching a plumber’s crack unexpectedly!
Yeah the jeans that are only SLIGHTLY stretchy, not full-on spandex or anything, are super comfortable. Levi's calls them "flex" or something, not sure about other brands
Let men have stretch, and please please please let women have real pockets! Win - win...
My favorit mens clothing store, the sales person told me she used to trick her old stubborn customers to try these one, they always loved them. The loved having her help pickong out clothes for the men in my family, she was freat at her job.
Same here... In my line of work, I'm up and down and sometimes crawl under and over so yes, comfort and flexibility over durability any day. No matter what I wear, I'll eventually put the knees and a*s out of them anyway so may as well be comfortable doing it! :)
but did they have women's tiny pockets & high prices as well as the stretchy fabric
complimenting each other :(
Wait I didn’t see that one can you drop a link?
Load More Replies...I think this applies to both men and women. Instead of tearing each other down, a simple, "Good job" or "that was a smart move" will go a long way.
I guess it depends on the type of guys this person hangs out with. The ones I've known do give compliments to each other. They just don't gush the same way, and that's okay.
Yeah, I have gotten way more compliments from men then from women. And I'd say I'm pretty free with my compliments. I'm totally comfortable telling a man nice haircut, great idea, or that bookcase you made looks amazing, I wish I had your talent. And I've certainly had men compliment my work, the food I cooked, or a drawing or painting I've made. Perhaps it's that fear that I'll mistake a compliment for a sexual advance, but the only women I've heard compliments from have been my bosses or project managers, and I've never assumed they were making a pass at me.
Load More Replies...I don't know about anyone else but me and my straight as hell friend group send flirty compliments and inuendos on a daily. In fact, imma send them one rn
The difference between men and women is that men insult one another, and don't mean it. Conversely, women compliment one another, but don't mean it.
We compliment each other. We don't have to say no homo either. However, if we can, we will try and turn the compliment into an insult. Then we add, just kidding, at the end. It's funny... no homo...
I don’t think women understand how much is conveyed in a slight nod. A man giving a verbal compliment to another man is a declaration to the world that he considers the recipient inferior/dependent.
Why is this downvoted? He's outta line sure, but he's right.
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Skin care and applying sunscreen.
YES! For pasty-a*s people like me, it's essential. The sun damage you received in your youth will come back to bite you in the a*s when you get older (not to mention what that sun damage will do to your appearance over time). Skin cancer is no joke.
I would wear sunscreen but my friends (a chunk of them are poc) make fun of me for being pale as hell after the summer so I take my chances to get slightly less white
Load More Replies...My ex was fairly dark skinned, and never wore sunscreen. When we went to Hawaii, he refused to put any on even though we spent the entire day at the beach. By this next morning, he was not only in horrible pain, he was extremely sick. I eventually took him to the ER because I worried that he was getting dehydrated. The ER doc looked at him, and said, "Of course you're sick. You have radiation poisoning."
Yeah... Not a male/ female thing. Again, this is an intelligent/ unintelligent thing...
My husband always complains about his face being itchy. As a woman I immediately knew this is because of dry skin. So now instead of using moisturizer after a shower, he uses "manly facial rehydrator"...it's Neutrogenas Men's face lotion
I'm guilty of this. I need to do it. The lip balm thing? I have just amazing soft lips (Ladies, wink emoji) and the lotion? My hands are as smooth as silk yet still rough in all the right places. I burn like an Irishman on a beach in Florida tho...
My husband never really did pedicures before we met and the fist time I did one for him he was in love with it. I used a scraper to get the dead skin off his heels (he calls them hooves haha) and he was horrified how much came off. He’ll even inspect my work now and say “this toenail is a little jagged do want me to look a mess??” He likes being pampered and I’m happy to do it for him!
I always wanted to try it but I'm too embarrassed to go there. (Safety shoes feet)
I was the same way until my wife forced me to get one with my friend. I sat down and told her to go ahead and bring out the jaws of life which made the nail lady laugh and ease the session. Felt pretty good afterwards!
Load More Replies...I've gone a couple times before my boss lost his feet due to an infection he got at a pedicurist. Yeah... I'm good without being pampered after that.
You can pamper yourself, though. Give your feet a nice soak and get rid of the dead skin, cut your nails properly, watch out for ingrown nails and pressure points... It isn't as hard as it looks!
Load More Replies...Oh doG. BF has on occasion nails on the potato toes that cause problems. Like breaking socks an shoes and feeling bad on footscratch problems. It's not like I don't have a healing cavity that produces white hard skin on my toe.
Guys, it is the best! I still go with my ex to get our feet done. Plus, my doc said with me being diabetic, it's really good for my feet. Nothing to be embarrassed about taking care of yourself. I don't get any polish, etc, just the scrubbing and oils. But afterwards, my feet feel amazing!
I have no problem with pedicures. Just the $$$ involved for having someone else clip my nails and wash my feet. I know it is a bit more involved than that but if you don't need nail polish on your toes that's the bulk of it. A somewhat regular good hot tub soak takes care of most of the dead skin and a pumice stone is only about 3 bucks.
Even a manicure would be nice. Nails clipped, cuticles pushed back and some non-greasy hand cream.
I agree, but sometimes the cuticle pushing hurts a bit.
Load More Replies...Take care of your tootsies dudes!!! It's a turn on to see groomed feet, not some raggity hoofs. Even an Epsom salt soak and pumice stone your own feet to start. It also releases toxins from your body to soak.your feet. Especially those who wear steel toes or steel bodied boots, work boots, etc. Pamper yourself, you'll be glad you did
Guy here, I'll say use lip balm/chapstick.
a bit of pure old-fashioned vaseline works wonders protecting your lips when they're cracking in cold (freezing) weather... I only ever use it then (and tend to wipe it off again with a wet wash-rag when I'm back inside, cuz otherwise I'll most likely eat if off my lips again without thinking)... making sure you're well-hydrated works wonders for your lips the rest of the year, but with very cold weather they just need that tiny bit extra protection (also, if the corners of your mouth crack & bleed constantly, it might be a sign you've got a food-allergy for certain grains! it's a classic spot to show those allergies)...
ABSOLUTELY! My dermatologist confirmed it for use on flesh wounds which I have been doing for years. 😊
Load More Replies...Cold air dries out everything everywhere. Canadian men use lip balm.
Once per day, right before I go to bed. Haven't woken up with chapped lips in forever 😁
jeez, I sleep with my mouth open because of pain and I sometimes wake up with chapped lips, but I'm also probably dehydrated lol
Load More Replies...Just make sure you get something without questionable ingredients. Some ingredients, like paraffin, make your lips soft for now, but aren't too healthy overall.
As a former cook and current welder; hand lotioning
I started using body lotion on my whole body after every shower when I was in high school. I hated getting dry or cracked skin, so I just decided to never get dry skin again. 👍
showering too often tends to dry-out your skin anyways... dermatologists in my country tell you to shower 3x a week tops, unless you do very stinky/smelly work, or work that makes you dirty (such as car mechanics, miners, stuff like that)... but generally 3x a week is enough (especially if you've got an office job and drive your car to work and rarely move otherwise)... but yeah, agree with you on the lotion after showering (I've got a very low oil-base in my skin due to allergies, so in winter the skin on my shins tends to crack & bleed anyways...)... it's glorious to have someone help you put stuff on your back (and massage your muscles at the same time)...
Load More Replies...Working Hands - I have guys coming in the store asking for this stuff all winter. Amazing on cracked hands.
YES! My hands can bleed in the evening, but with WH and cotton gloves over night, they'll be smooth and nice in the morning.
Load More Replies...Cooking... especially in a professional kitchen. Bar tending too! Those detergents and quaternary tabs (disinfectant) will rip the hell out of your hands!
My son is a welder, I can confirm that he definitely needs lotion on those hands!
Treating yourself. Self care. If that means fishing for a weekend
Go
Self care doesn’t always look the same
Dude you can literally do that if you want what's stopping you?
Load More Replies...I telephoned fishing support enquiries - they told me to hold the line...
My Achilles heel. Doing something nice to yourself has made me feel like 'not man enough' . I still think it would be only slightly less of a problem if I were cis. After all I'm still into indoor gardening, equal rights and most distressingly lately the color grayish pink
wanted to let you know that I love greyish pink! Just bought a velvet shirt from Walmart in that color ❤️
Load More Replies...Soaking in my bubble tub with a candle lit, radio playing and a nice bath bomb! Not just for the ladies, guys!
N entries in a row that mean "discard working-class pride, and be more middle-class, like women". Toughness is a cultural value for half the men in the culture. Deal with it, or have no tradesmen...
Talk about their feelings
You don't want to know our feelings. That's why we don't talk about them. I mean you say you want to hear our feelings but when you hear them you're like "Oohhh f@%k this whole gender is one false step away from massacring people".
But who's going to care? We're men, our feelings usually go unnoticed or ignored completely.
Maybe a good friend would care? It makes me really sad to see all of the comments from men who feel like they can't talk about their feelings. I'd love to see this cycle broken. I hope you have someone in your life that you feel comfortable talking to
Load More Replies...I am not ashamed of my feelings or my mental health. I think men are becoming more open to discussing mental health issues/mental health awareness. I am a depressive and quite happy to talk about it.
People often say that they want men to talk about their feelings, but I find, personally, that what they really want to hear are positive things about themselves. People don't want to hear that a man feels afraid, worried, confused, etc. They want to hear how great they are, and how much we love them: which, really, is a good thing to do anyway! Right? Don't hold back! I just find, that's generally all people want to hear. It's like when people say "How are you?" they don't really want to know. They just want you say "I'm great! How are you?" in a cheery, friendly voice.
What feelings lol I've literally completely lost my ability to feel sadness correctly from trauma. The only thing I have to talk about is anxiety
Getting checked out by a specialist. There’s a reason colon cancer has a higher mortality rate among men when it’s actually one of the most preventable cancers. The thought of having a colonoscopy done makes them squirm.
Not necessarily no, but we are definitely more used to being... penetrated for checkups because of pap smear and such lol So I feel like we're better able to handle it if necessary because it's common to have something stuck up somewhere :p
Load More Replies...The colonoscopy isn't too brutal. It's the prep that you've gotta go through, but that's my opinion.
nobody likes it, but it's not like you're awake. they put you under (or at least they did me), so it was painless and i got a great nap. lol
It's usually what they call a twilight sedation. You're awake and able to talk with the doctor, but you don't remember a thing.
Load More Replies...Here, Ontario Canada, you first send a stool sample in the mail first. If everything is normal, no colonoscopy; if they have doubts they send you for one. If something shows up then, they'll do a follow-up or whatever.
True in the States too, but I question how many come back not recommending additional testing.
Load More Replies...After the age of 50 in Canada you get sent for one, particularly if you have family who've had colon issues. I went for one and they found three polyps, so I'm glad I did it. Who cares if you get knocked out?
Check the Yelp reviews for the clinic first: in the US profit-max healthcare system, they do unnecessary labs to jack up the price beyond what your insurance covers under preventive diagnoses
Despite my husband being in remission from cancer I have to schedule his appointments for him to get his annual check up or he won't go. This is something his oncologist told him he had to do yearly for the next 12 years. 10 years later and he's still fighting me on it.
PSA: I've had two colonoscopies so far (I'm of a certain age). They seriously are not that bad. Most of the jokes about them are from way back when the equipment was less modern / more bulky. The "worst" part (which seriously isn't that bad) is a few days of restricted diet and inducing diarrhea a day or so before procedure to be cleaned out. They give you a med that low key puts you under. For one I was awake much of the time looking at the screen. For the second one I was quite tired and just slept through it. Zero pain during or after.
When my ex became ill and was hospitalized, the doctor recommended a colonoscopy. He refused. His condition worsened. After more hospital stays, he finally agreed. Not Cancer, but other problems causing his general health to deteriorate. If he had agreed to the original request and been treated then he might still be alive.
I know there are plenty of men who do it already, but I feel like more men should start sewing.
I learned before I was in the army, but I definitely used it most in the army.
Load More Replies...There is sewing, then there is mending. Everyone should learn how to mend - holes in stocks, popped buttons, a quick fix requires a needle and thread and common sense (although learning how to darn properly make a more comfortable sock). Actually sewing from a pattern is daunting, so I can understand anyone saying "they cant" but really, it's like a jigsaw puzzle with fabric. I've explained to my son, if he can figure out how to build a bedside table with a sheet of veneered plywood, he can sew. Less chance of losing a finger, too.
Absolutely! Mending is a skill that everyone should have! We could have much less waste if everyone mended and it wasn't stigmatized to have visibly mended clothes.
Load More Replies...And ironing their own shirts.. even my grandfather did and he was born in 1894
My husband has always owned his own laundry. The idea that so many women care for their husbands’ clothes is so odd to me.
Load More Replies...Life skills are not gender roles. Learn to sew, perform vehicle maintenance, cook, do basic home repairs, wash clothing, pay bills and keep a budget, tend someone with a minor illness - none of these tasks will wait on you to go get someone of another gender. If they need doing, do them.
I love sewing! I made a giant 5 ft long cuddly godzilla and a posable model indoraptor from Jurassic park with a wire frame inside. I always sew punk/goth patches on my denim jackets
My husband sews the patches on leather, I take the hems up :-)
Load More Replies...I wish my husband would learn how to sew on a button. It's really not that hard.
I have a little tool that looks like a stapler. It gets the job done. I have hand sewn some stuffed animals for the kids, but I've never owned a sewing machine
Load More Replies...Sewing, Knitting, Crocheting etc. are invaluable skills we should all learn.
There are two men that I see regularly at Michael's. They go when there's a sale on yarn. I don't work there; I go for myself.
Load More Replies...I do this! I was constantly popping buttons, small tears in my shirts etc.
I wish it was viewed as less weird to wear makeup as a man. I'd love to rock some guyliner to make my pretty eyes pop even more
I've had 2 boyfriends who wore eyeliner occasionally and I loved it and thought it looked great!
the goth/rocker look is unisex as far as I am concerned.
Load More Replies...My dad looked great with his eyeliner in the 80's, loved the whole Bowie-look. He still loods like an old rocker...
I tried it once back in the eighties. Was not enamored of having a sticky-poky-thing that close to my ocular orifices. Liked the end result, tho.
This seems to be somewhat music taste related these days. But that said if you need an excuse for makeup, the 80s is full of music and bands that are manly, but also wouldn't shy away from some makeup.
Stretches! Yoga / pilates is dominated by women.
- Better mobility
- Range of motion
- Injury prevention
- Indirectly improves strength
- Prevents joint pain
- Feels good
Definitely. Strength + endurance + flexibility are the big three, but only the first two are legacy virtues from caveman days. But be tactful in your search: it wasn’t entirely easy for me to find a yoga class where the women students didn’t mind practicing with men.
??? I've been doing yoga for 20+ years and never heard any woman complain when men were in the class.
Load More Replies...Had a co- worker whose doctor recommended yoga after a work-related incident. He was complaining in the lunch room and I looked him dead in the eye and informed him he would love it. The next week his first words to me were "why don't more of us do this? It's great "
Proof I have a camera on you: you just tried to do or thought about doing whatever that woman in the tank top is doing
I'd love to do yoga for the physical benefits, but I'm not at all a spiritual guy and I can't find any place in my area that teaches you in a down to earth manner.
I'm teaching my wife the importance of stretching. Did a bunch in the Army and I can see so many issues she's having that could be easily mitigated with a few simple stretches on a daily basis.
Part of the issue is that muscles get in the way. My hamstrings are too big to allow me to do a lotus position.
Wipe properly
If they get a skid mark, it means two things. Firstly, they obviously didn't wipe properly, but(t) secondly, they scratched their itchy, dirty b******e through their clothes. So, if the point was to avoid touching their b******e, then they failed anyway lol. *edit* what if I spell it "buttwhole"? 🤔
Their hole-of-the-butt. Jesus, BP, the censorship is getting out of hand. Like, seriously, R****M?? Btw it’s r e c t u m
Load More Replies...Men of BP, why not start a conversation with your male coworkers about the importance and benefits of thorough, vigorous wiping?
Are we talking about men or toddlers here? I've never heard a woman complain that men don't wipe properly, nor have I ever heard a man brag about not wiping, complain about having to wipe, refer to wiping as somehow not "manly" or beneath them. Please let me know if I'm out of touch here, but this one seems like someone had a problem with a particular person and thought that this was a "guy thing".
babyyyyyy, you obviously don't move in the same fb circles as me. i've seen NUMEROUS posts about skid marks in men's underwear. even saw one where some idiot said it was gay cuz, you know, touching your own a*s, i guess...
Load More Replies...There shouldn't be hairy coiled Hershey's Kisses poop stamps on the bed when they are sitting, wipe your fücking asshöles and curly asshair properly.
Better use soap and water. Dry wiping is not hygienic. If you had s**t on your fingers, would you just dry wipe them?
Better yet, use a bidet. More hygienic. They have portable ones as well.
Load More Replies...I have a bidet attachment for my toilet. I originally got it because my daughter who was having a problem with accidents. But it works well, i feel cleaner than wiping alone. 10/10 would recommend
Wait some people dont? That’s disgusting how come they dont get an infection or something? 🤢
Saying “I love you” to friends.
I love you too, and all the rest of my fellow Pandas!
Load More Replies...I'm not close enough to any of my friends where i could say that and mean it. I can't say I've ever felt that strongly about any of the people I hang out with on a semi regular basis.
Err, no. My wife (and previous girlfriends) is the only one that I'd say that to. Parents & children (I don't have kids) sure, I get that too. But friends, of either/any gender, no. That's just weird.
My friends and I always say I love u to each other. Love comes in many forms
Load More Replies...Yeah just as long its its not done in a creepy way and you don't try to stick your hand down my top or my jeans.
If I did that they'd think I was into them (partially because i am into one of them and they know)
My husband has rarely said he loves another man (except his sons). He just asked me the other day, as I was getting off a video chat with my best friend of 56 years, "Did you just tell her that you "loved' her? Do I have anything to worry about?" SMDH
Separate shampoo, conditioner and body wash
That is one weird-a*s picture for this post. Did the conditioner commit suicide?
If only Conditioners were more comfortable talking about their feelings, this tragedy may've been avoided.
Load More Replies...I have a 17 in 1 (Body wash, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, cologne, deodorant, laundry detergent, hand soap, lotion, hair gel, shaving cream, ice cream, motor oil, toilet cleaner, milk, water, and ketchup)
Whenever I see a mention of "body wash" I remembering blowing a millenial's mind once: "Body wash wasn't a thing until like 20 years ago." "What?! How?" "We used soap. In bar form." "For... for EVERYTHING?!" (I opened me eyes wide, unblinking): "I STILL DO."
Do you suppose there is an argument that women are grossly over marketed to in this area though? Obviously, some women's hair texture and body chemistry require lots of products, but I also feel like women are targeted to waste a lot of money on unnecessary c**p companies tell them they need... Particularly in the health and beauty industry.
why? it's all the same products, just tweaked a tiny bit and repackaged.
Now that I'm growing my hair out a little longer, didn't know how much I was missing out on not using hair conditioner.
Edit: Since this comment took off I wanted to add, this comment is more of a statement of men not taking care of their hair the way they should. Whatever works for you, keep doing it. Just take care of your beautiful hair.
3-or-more-in-ones as a general rule are just crappy products. That being said, I have short hair and it’s fine if I just use shampoo.
Load More Replies...I wish someone would explain to my husband that his Head & Shoulders cannot replace his face & body wash but his face & body wash can replace his H&S. He thinks it's the opposite.
Apparently it's a thing for people who are prone to acne to use it as face wash.
Load More Replies...My hair is short but very curly and the only way for it to look alright is to leave it alone until I wash it every few weeks. If I did it with my daily shower it would be weird
Agreed. Same here, started growing my curly hair out, and the Mane does look better with Conditioner
SIL had been using medicated shampoo since puberty, trying to control dandruff. After they were married, I noticed that his dandruff had stopped; so I asked D what product did he finally find to work. He started using her regular shampoo and CONDITIONER!!!
I simply use body wash liquid as shampoo and a general wash, but I keep my hair quite short. It's done well for many years so far. I also shave while showering/bathing, and have for many more years, and haven't had a bleeding cut that lasted for more than 2 minutes since I started.
When you shower, actually wash your body with something that isn’t water.
Where are y'all finding these men that don't wash themselves? I mean, I've obviously met people in my life (of both sexes) that need to improve their personal hygiene, but I don't think this is a "man issue".
Fun fact, unless you are truly dirty you really shouldn't be using soap on your skin every day. It scrapes of a protective layer. Just a rinsing shower is enough to get the sweat of, which is most people. Do use soap for the smelly parts, pits, groin and feet every time. I do a full body soap cleaning only once a week and my skin is definitely better for it. https://bestlifeonline.com/3-body-parts-to-wash-every-day/
I pretty much do the same. Before I rinse the shampoo off, whatever is on my head I use to lather up my body real quick. I do use a loofah with body wash for under my boobs, pits and below though. I don't work and do not get that sweaty around the house, especially in the cooler months.
Load More Replies...A shower without soap isn't a shower, it's a rinse. What guy over the age of like 13 doesn't shower??
At age 13 they start showering 3 times a day to impress girls.
Load More Replies...Yes, do this every day, so your skin gets all dry and the bacterial flora living in your skin gets all f*ed up... I think this is more of a cultural thing than actually necessary. It may become necessary if you already managed to get your skins ecosystem out of balance with the frequent soap killing...
Washing every day is quite natural, but using soap on skin every day is definitely not. And it turns out, it is not good for you. I use soap on my underarms, face, and feet during a shower and nowhere else all my life and I've never had any complaint (every from people I know who are very blunt with me).
Load More Replies...Wait. Are dudes out there just giving it a rinse and calling it a day? wtf?
Use a sponge, a loofah, a wash cloth, something. Just because you put soap on it doesn't mean it got clean. I'm looking at you tank top dude with deodorant scum in your pits...
What should I wash with then? How do I get the soap off? I don't understand
Making an effort to make their home smell nice….the way you clean (taking a shower does not actually clean your shower), washing your bedding with more frequency, buy a few candles, etc… you will feel more relaxed at home and clean sheets are better for your skin/health.
(Pro tip- bath and body works room spray in the bathroom will be a game changer after your morning constitution or before anyone comes over ….or while they are there if you/they ordered the wrong thing on a date and will completely cover the smell of you destroying it in there)
A clean, or at least tidy, home means the occupant(s) take pride in it. Doesn’t matter man or woman, at least give your house a sanitary cleaning once a week, and clean as you go the rest of the time. Wipe counters with clean cloth and cleaning spray, use gritty cleanser to clean toilets, sinks, tubs/showers, vacuum all floors and mop what isn’t covered in carpet (generally kitchen and bath—-after vacuuming them), dust furniture, pictures, TV, etc, and use the vacuum hose to clean upholstery. Wash your dishes and get the moldy food out of the fridge then wipe it down too. You wouldn’t believe how satisfying it is to get your house clean. You also wouldn’t believe how much better a date goes when you bring them t9 a clean house—-a pig sty is a huge turn off, believe me.
I'm a woman and hate when people (usually other women) overdo the air fresheners and other smellies anywhere I'm visiting. Some scented products literally make me sick (I suffer from chronic migraine), and even those which are fine in moderation can be at best unpleasant if used excessively. Basic cleanliness is good, but your house doesn't need to smell like a branch of Lush.
My nose crinkles just walking past the Bath and Body works at the mall. No way do I want my house to smell anything like that store. Pro tip - candles and foo foo sprays generally just MASK the odors. And those plug in air freshener things deserve a special place in hell. If your house is actually clean you don't need all that c**p. Or at most, use it VERY sparingly. Pro tip 2 - Use liquid body soap instead of soap bars in the shower. Most of what you are scrubbing off the shower walls is actually the binders that make it a solid bar of soap. I used to use bar soap and noticed a huge difference when I switched to liquid.
Conversely though, a ‘messy’ home doesn’t always mean neglect. Sometimes it means lack of discretionary time, sacrificing their bedding wash day so their kid or SO can get an emergency load in or something else like that.
Candles? Not when you have cats. My wife lit a few Christmas candles when her mum came over for lunch, and one of the cats stuck her face in it, to see if that flickering thing was something she could eat or kill. The cat is fine, but my wife nearly had an attack.
Room sprays are as cloying and overpowering as people who drench themselves in perfume. No thanks. If you need to scent the air with something, use the old trick of a pot of boiling water with a handful of dried Italian herb mix (or za'atar or herbs de Provence or...) tossed in.
Some men may believe that by poo bombing their girlfriend’s bathroom they are “marking their territory” and keeping other men away. But this post makes a good point. The woman of the house may not view it as an act of chivalry.
Putting a blanket on your lap while you work. It's life changing.
I think they mean for warmth. Also, weighted lap blankets are meant to help you relax and whatnot, bonus for them being warm as well.
Load More Replies...*Questioning the truth to that statement as I try to bathe my cat*
Load More Replies...Now I'm picturing Bob driving a forklift at the fish factory with a knitted afghan on his lap. Blanket on your lap while you work is not appropriate for the vast majority of jobs regardless of male / female. If you are talking at home then I'll see your blanket and raise you a cat because I have both on my lap as I type this.
One of the best gifts my wife gave me is a slanket: a fleece blanket with sleeves in it. I can wrap up nice and cosy and still be able to write.
You can get a cooling tray for your laptop?
Load More Replies...Really gotta think this WFH homie is just using a laptop directly on their lap and the blanket is meant to be a shield.
I was once told that because I am a man I should never own or even use an umbrella. What sort of asshattery is that?
Learn to survive alone. Learn to cook, wash clothes and iron them. Learn DIY and basic mechanics. How to clean a house. How to repair clothes. I taught my children these skills from an early age because you never know when you need to live alone and cannot rely on others to help you.
It's funny to see this while also hearing women complain about there not being any "real" men anymore. Some of the items here are legitimate and some are just gender stereotypes. "Wipe properly"? Really? If men were as bad as this list suggests, none of us would ever find partners and the human race would have died out centuries ago.
Yeah, i didnt understand some of these either.
Load More Replies...I like a lot of these, but the cleaning ones really get me. Why would you, as a man attracted to women who own so many perfumes and lotions and products designed to make us smell and look and feel good, not want to put in any effort to do the same? You really think women—your gf, wife, whatever—are going to be attracted or turned on by a stinky a*s, smelly grown, adult man with streak marks in his underwear and dirt-encrusted nails and other nasty stuff? No, you are not manly for not having wiped your butt or for not showering in in a week or never washing your hands or taking care of your down-there area! You are a pansy. Besides, what woman wants to sleep with a guy who has fungus growing on his d**k? Blech! Last sentence is totally for dramatic effect as I don't know anyone with that issue;(
Wow, have you been hanging around humans? It doesn't really sound like it. Regardless of what you think, plenty of men are meticulous with their hygiene, and I have come across plenty of women who stink to high heaven. Perhaps you are rolling with the wrong crowd. (as if this is a "man problem"...what a joke)
Load More Replies...If this topic reversed the sexes, it wouldn't be published for fear of backlash. Don't give in to this pathetic attempt to further divide us.
I kinda think you didn't read it. Most of these were wishing guys could be free to be open and emotional and creative.
Load More Replies...The ratio of women telling men what to do is far greater than the ratio of men telling women what to do. This Dexter Moncrieff, who seems to be rather unpopular in this thread, has a point. I'd be willing to wager that the vast majority of his down votes came from women. A villain never thinks they are a villain.
I was once told that because I am a man I should never own or even use an umbrella. What sort of asshattery is that?
Learn to survive alone. Learn to cook, wash clothes and iron them. Learn DIY and basic mechanics. How to clean a house. How to repair clothes. I taught my children these skills from an early age because you never know when you need to live alone and cannot rely on others to help you.
It's funny to see this while also hearing women complain about there not being any "real" men anymore. Some of the items here are legitimate and some are just gender stereotypes. "Wipe properly"? Really? If men were as bad as this list suggests, none of us would ever find partners and the human race would have died out centuries ago.
Yeah, i didnt understand some of these either.
Load More Replies...I like a lot of these, but the cleaning ones really get me. Why would you, as a man attracted to women who own so many perfumes and lotions and products designed to make us smell and look and feel good, not want to put in any effort to do the same? You really think women—your gf, wife, whatever—are going to be attracted or turned on by a stinky a*s, smelly grown, adult man with streak marks in his underwear and dirt-encrusted nails and other nasty stuff? No, you are not manly for not having wiped your butt or for not showering in in a week or never washing your hands or taking care of your down-there area! You are a pansy. Besides, what woman wants to sleep with a guy who has fungus growing on his d**k? Blech! Last sentence is totally for dramatic effect as I don't know anyone with that issue;(
Wow, have you been hanging around humans? It doesn't really sound like it. Regardless of what you think, plenty of men are meticulous with their hygiene, and I have come across plenty of women who stink to high heaven. Perhaps you are rolling with the wrong crowd. (as if this is a "man problem"...what a joke)
Load More Replies...If this topic reversed the sexes, it wouldn't be published for fear of backlash. Don't give in to this pathetic attempt to further divide us.
I kinda think you didn't read it. Most of these were wishing guys could be free to be open and emotional and creative.
Load More Replies...The ratio of women telling men what to do is far greater than the ratio of men telling women what to do. This Dexter Moncrieff, who seems to be rather unpopular in this thread, has a point. I'd be willing to wager that the vast majority of his down votes came from women. A villain never thinks they are a villain.
