25 Universal Truths About Men
10. If I’m losing my hair, it’s not funny. Would you like me to joke about your weight?
11. I hate being told what to do when I don’t ask for help. It makes me feel like you’re my mother.
12. If you sleep over, I might eventually marry you, but I’m less motivated.
13. Being respected is more important to me than being loved.
14. I’m more insecure than you think. Why do you think I need your respect so much?
15. When I’m upset, I am very tone sensitive. How you say it is more important than what you say.
16. I hate it when you minimize/ignore my compliments. It makes me want to stop giving them.
17. I want every guy to envy me when we arrive as a couple. Please don’t let yourself go.
18. I don’t always know how I feel. That’s why I don’t tell you.
19. If I do one thing and say something contradictory, go with my actions—that will always tell you what’s in my heart.
20. I really don’t want to hear about any of your ex-boyfriends, regardless of the point.
21. If I don’t share what I’m thinking it’s because I don’t think you will listen without interrupting.
11. I hate being told what to do when I don’t ask for help. It makes me feel like you’re my mother.
12. If you sleep over, I might eventually marry you, but I’m less motivated.
13. Being respected is more important to me than being loved.
14. I’m more insecure than you think. Why do you think I need your respect so much?
15. When I’m upset, I am very tone sensitive. How you say it is more important than what you say.
16. I hate it when you minimize/ignore my compliments. It makes me want to stop giving them.
17. I want every guy to envy me when we arrive as a couple. Please don’t let yourself go.
18. I don’t always know how I feel. That’s why I don’t tell you.
19. If I do one thing and say something contradictory, go with my actions—that will always tell you what’s in my heart.
20. I really don’t want to hear about any of your ex-boyfriends, regardless of the point.
21. If I don’t share what I’m thinking it’s because I don’t think you will listen without interrupting.
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| m3li55a86 -- houston | |
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These are great. I find alot of truth in them. Only one thing I would chsnge is that any of these goes for men and women. So I would name it 25 universal truths about men and women.
| Ashley1989 | |
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It seems men only notice what's on the outside at least that is what I have seen from experience!
| probitionate | |
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Wowza. There are some tremendous truths here...and I'm saying that as a man. (In fact, I just read them out to a female friend, cheering when applicable.) Some of the reactions to the article are sad; clearly, many have had some horrible relationship experiences. Bottom-line: just as men have a long way to go to 'understanding women', the equivalent is true for the distaff side. I guess the difference is that men have ALWAYS been reminded of that they don't know...whereas women seem resistant to being told this. Fascinating how entrenched certain attitudes are. To NOBODY'S benefit. |
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| jude11066 | |
| Ladies, boys never grow up. They are children. My presidential platform would be to move all men to their own continent once they turn 21. They are only permitted to visit us upon OUR request for conjugal visits only. Then they must return to ManLand. Think how much more peaceful the world would be if the men were all tucked away to do their boy thing together. They need us a heck of a lot more than we need them. | |
| TinyDancer | |
| wow, the truth is brutal sometimes, but honestly I think a lot of these (not all) ring true for boyfriends. | |
| RaquelRoad | |
| I'm glad my bf doesn't think like #9. I love to dress up - sometimes in what he doesn't necessarily find "hot," but he loves that I'm my own person. | |
| RamblinLiz | |
| Hmm. Well, if all men are this universally whiny and shallow, I'll happily remain single. ;) | |
| lauramc70 -- Los Angeles | |
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PiOverPie, I loved your comments! I needed a good laugh and am glad you thought some of the "universal truths" were pretty un-universal like I did. |
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| PiOverPie | |
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his "universal" truths about guys sound more like self-loathing. Most of them don't really even make sense. There are a couple that are true enough but certainly not for men alone. Things like #1...I mean, come on. If the list was meant to be a joke then #1 is kind of funny. But it sounds more like it was written by someone trying to take typical stereotypes about men and make them sound serious. First off the average Neanderthal will probably do anything for sex but to assume that all men would is such an overstatement and second those men that WOULD do anything for sex are so completely scared of actual commitment that to say they would marry for it is hysterically inaccurate. #2 and #3 are true but #2 is pretty much true of both men and women...at least those that have some shred of maturity. #4 is so far off the map. Every man who knows women even a little bit knows better than to give an honest answer when asked this. #5 is laughable...men's eyes wander. (period) #6 and #7 are true to a certain extent but again wouldn't be exclusive to men. #8 is one of the few things on the list that define just about every heterosexual male on the planet. #9...um...what? #10 and #11 are true. #12...see my answer for number 1. #13...who the hell is writing this crap...someone stuck in a 1950's cliché book perhaps? Can you say, love and respect should kind of go hand in hand? I knew that you could. #'s 14,15 and 16 are true. #17...holy mid-life crisis Batman! #18 is true. #19...I say again. Um...what? #20 is true for the less secure (which this guy obviously is) and as a general rule won't help much. Personally, depending on the context, it doesn't bother me. #21...holy crap. See my answer for #13. #22 is confusing. Any men that are in the kind of relationship in which they would care that much about the women's opinion on what they're wearing would be smart enough to ask for advice before/during the process of getting dressed. (Take into consideration that the only reason a normal woman would make a comment like that would be for if it was a special occasion.) #23 is true for both men and women. #24 is true in a sense, but every human on the planet sometimes thinks of things they don't want to share. I think this guy is again assuming we're (men) all Neanderthals. #25 isn't universally true. My personal opinion on this is that women don't truly "get over it" either. A man who truly loves his partner will assess the damages and subconsciously decide whether fight or flight is the best answer. A man who isn't will generally see this as the "free pass" to either do whatever he wants, if he isn't already, or to treat the woman like crap. Unfortunately women have us men beat on being mature about this topic. |
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| lauramc70 -- Los Angeles | |
| A lot of these are too 19th century, and insulting. Give me a break! | |
| sminerva21 | |
| Umm, No. 23 is a little too 19th century for me. | |
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