10 reasons why being a man sucks!

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I remember giving up my jacket to some girl in the New England winter; but at least she made it worth my while.

No revaluations there. Some of that stuff isn't really that bad. Not to sound bitter but I would like to point out that career expectations are higher for guys.

1. Shaving

2. My Adams Apple, it always gets in the way when shaving

3. I'm expected to like soccer

4. I'm expected to like alcohol and drink a lot

5. If a woman is horny you just see a smile, if a guy is horny he's walking around with a flagpole between his legs

6. Everytime there's a noise somewhere in the apartment I'm expected to get up and see what it is

7. I'm always expected to know stuff

8. I'm always expected to fix stuff

9. Spider removal, sometimes at the most inopportune times

10. They want us to be built like the Terminator but still enjoy endless trips to dress shops

I always thought that was a bonus.

Guys may say that spider removal is awful, but from my experience they reward women who ask for help with tiny things like this a hell of a lot more than they reward women who do it themselves.

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I dunno, I'm quite happy being a man.

If you don't like your hairy bum, remove the hair? I mean, women remove their hair all the time for men, but men won't even do it for themselves? Weird.

1- I'm expected to like sports, which I couldn't care less about. Excuse me for preferring to watch Pretty Little liars over watching idiots fight over who's team is better....

2- I'm expected to make the first move. Hey, some of us are shy and afraid of rejection...plus, we don't all pick up on subtle flirting....

3- I'm expected to look like Channing Tatum and make a buttload of money while living in my own house and driving a fancy car. Sorry ladies, but that's about as likely to happen as me becoming a real life Power Ranger....

4- I'm expected to drink and like guns.

5- If I dress in sweats I'm apparently a loser...well FU2.

6- I'm expected to like dogs, which terrify me like you would not believe. Give me a break....not liking dogs doesn't make me some kind of monster you know....

7- I'm expected to be some macho idiot yet also be a sensitive, caring gentleman. Sorry I can't be all macho and stupid for you ladies....guess being a gentleman isn't enough.

...I can't think of any more.

As a woman, I just tend not to do most of those things that I'm "expected" to do but can't or don't wish to do. It's not a huge issue. Do men have more trouble with defying gender stereotypes than women? Are there worse repercussions for not "being a real man" than there are for not "being a real woman"? (Is that another thing that sucks about being a man? )

Yes. Generally speaking, a tomboy is much more socially accepted than a prettyboy.

well guys will still want you regardless, but theres a lot of women that won't want the guys if they don't follow gender lines. Such as guys are suppose to be confident if they aren't super confident no woman will want them. Most women agree on this I've seen.

It seems confidence means not being emotional, or at least never showing our emotions and fears. this really bugs me cause I can be confident , just not al the time. I have aspergers and was raised by women. So I show my emotions and want to share them with my gf. it seems to be a paradox to me, also most women have a different meaning to what is confidence.

I would equally want a "real woman" as I would a "tom boy" but most women won't want a not "real man" which is funny cause I was raised and told that women want guys to share emotions, ive also heard of a women complain that their guys won't show their emotions. It leaves me really confused and unsure who I should be, should i be myself(something most women say to do) or should i be the super confident no emotions guy(the guy most women say they want) o.O

I know more about experience confidence. like I like guns I've learned a lot about them, I have confidence in my knowledge. I've never had a gf, been on only 2 dates, and rejected hundreds of times. How am i suppose to have confidence in this?
non the less in person it seems I do, though sooner or later I'll want to show my emotions to my love and I guess it won't be anymore. Sometimes I feel confidence is mistake for arrogance. Like i've been rejected 500 times, so logic says women don't want me, it would seem to be arrogance to go into each lady thinking I'm going get her. Its based off no experience of getting women. Now if a person has had tons of dates and no rejections he'd have confidence that he'll get a date with the next woman. Confidence is built from success not failure. My first date went great she said I had tons of confidence, she ended up getting asked out by a longtime friend/crush , so i never got a 2nd date, though i suspect if i had my confidence would have been built up.

sorry for simi off topic.

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3- I'm expected to look like Channing Tatum and make a buttload of money while living in my own house and driving a fancy car. Sorry ladies, but that's about as likely to happen as me becoming a real life Power Ranger...."

ah yes "the list" as I call it, cause most often I see it listed as 1. 2. 3. or
car
house
good job
etc

It is the most barrier I find and I hate it. I find a woman i match, but bam. I don't meet all of her list, so I can't even message her

I used to approach men but stopped after I realized it was being interpreted as me coming on too strong and being creepy. Ohh.
Men should cry more. This should be okay.

I find it's best not to blame my own failings on everyone else. Sometimes I feel as though I want to change society for my own interests but then I remember, I would never want to live in the world of Harrison Bergeron.

In someways it may be hard for women as well. If they can't ask any guy out they have to try a more subtle approach, which may not work. They won't know if the guy is taken, uninterested or oblivlios so they have to move onto their second choice. For some of the guys here who don't like having to ask the girl out, do you think there could've been times girls were flirting with you and you didn't even notice?

I would actually like that. I wouldn't find it creepy or too strong. I might run, though Ive gotten better, so I'd actually talk with her, but unless spoken or shown with clear touch(not just a graze) I wouldn't think they were interested in me. so I guess it depends on the guys.
sorry you had those bad experiences. I wish there were more women that would approach guys.

I only cry in my room, I wont go out until the I don't look like I've cried. I have to use calming methods sometimes in public. If i had a woman that lived with me in my room I guess i'd go hide in the bathroom and cry.




i've been told there has been at least once. However what might be flirting is far more likely to just being nice. As i found out from a lady at work. She seemed to display flirting and interest in me, but it wasn't so. I Just presume no one flirts with me.

I wish women could just go ask a guy out. we are in 2014 and still using dating rules from the 1900s. everything else of those rules are gone except the men have to ask women out.

I don't cry in front of people either.
I am a straightforward person, so there is no way they could take it the wrong way.
It does depend on the person though. I guess it just isn't considered proper social protocol and it is seen as being desperate by some people.