Men Won’t Admit To…
Men. We are certainly proud creatures. We have attested ourselves as the ultimate power creatures. We are strong, we choose meat over greens anytime, and take our women by the hair and drag them to our bedrooms for our very own sexual gratification. We take generic Viagra in order to conceal what makes us less manly. We despise soft colors, or any other color that does not fall within shades of blue, black or brown. We sometimes take white. But that’s it. We like things rough; we like simple. Soft is not part of our dictionary; women-related matter is not to be related in any way to us. Right?
Cliché, I know. But there is something true and very much real in the social male image of heterosexual men. However, it is not all beef, beers and boobs in the all-manly world of men. Men won’t admit to little shameful secrets, but most of (whether we want to admit to them or not) are packing with a whole bunch of guilty pleasures that stem from our daily grunting and head-banging.
Even when we want to make the world think we couldn’t care less about the way we look, our rugged jaws and stubble are more often than not a by-product of some time spent in front of the mirror. Men are primp; much like peacocks, we love to parade around and call the attention of women. We are loud, proud and sometimes (more often than we’d like to admit) fail to keep our cool. Nonetheless, we love women’s attention. Beauty over brains, that’s what most men really aim for. For some reason, the male gender sees the body as a more desirable quality than brains to succeed in life. I think some guys just love to flex in front of mirrors.
Most secrets men won’t admit to have to do with women’s leisure activities. While we have our girlfriends begging us to take them to the latest Jen Aniston or Gerard Buttler movie (yes, Gerard Buttler has become synonymous of chick flicks – never mind 300), we often get kicks out of downloading, renting or catching a chick flick on a regular basis. And what is not to like? Hot women fighting with each other, sometimes even indulging in a little physical contact. The chance of girl-on-girl action, plus good plot and cool characters makes chick flicks men’s secret indulgence # 1.
If reading is the issue at hand, most men would admit to rather read the paper or flick through some online magazine with hot chicks and top of the line tech gear. But ladies beware! Leave not your Cosmo or Marie Claire unattended. What guy hasn’t spend a few seconds (or hours) reading all the “Hot Tips To Make Your Man Go Wild In Bed”? I’m still waiting for my girlfriend to follow Cosmo’s advice on dressing up and “surprising your man.” I love nurses, no matter how cliché they are.
Most of us discuss sex among men as a means of personal satisfaction. We don’t necessarily indulge in how tender we were to our girls. No, we go ahead and say how we turned their worlds upside down and then some. Our inner Thor is now unbeatable. However, bring a dude behind closed doors with his girl, to find out how he suddenly gushes into a potload of mush. Pet names, baby talk and the ever-so-girly need to cuddle are equally distributed and shared by both parties. But it’s all good man, experts say men who indulge in such practices are more stress-free and hence healthier.
