Are you satisfied with your gender?

NSW · 07-09-2010, 10:23 PM

I decided yes, but I kind of wish there were an option for not really caring either way. Sure, I love being a woman (with the exception of the aforementioned menstrual issues) but I think if I'd been born with a willie I would have learned to loved that too. Seems to me both sexes have their fair share of disadvantages, and dealing with them without wishing for something else is what lets us take pride in the advantages.

Plus, I love having boobs.

boo boo · 07-09-2010, 10:38 PM

Yeah that's how I see it.

CanwllCorfe · 07-10-2010, 11:56 PM

I voted yes. I get along well with women slightly better but I'm happy being a man. If I could choose I'd stay male. Most def. I think a big factor is that women are undoubtedly the fairer sex so.. well actually if I was a woman I could always be a lesbian.. I dunno. I just think I overall like being a man.

FETCHER. · 07-11-2010, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

well actually if I was a woman I could always be a lesbian.. I dunno.

boo boo · 07-11-2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

I voted yes. I get along well with women slightly better but I'm happy being a man. If I could choose I'd stay male. Most def. I think a big factor is that women are undoubtedly the fairer sex so.. well actually if I was a woman I could always be a lesbian.. I dunno. I just think I overall like being a man.

Yeah being a girl wouldn't prevent me from prefering them. And I'd like being less repulsed by my appearance and not being a caveman.

And also I'd be a girl progger and those are too damn rare.

boo boo · 07-11-2010, 12:05 PM

Negative character traits - AskMen.com

This is one of the most sexist articles I've ever read.

And the advice is really terrible.

So ladies discuss, does it bother you when your boyfriends get advice from these kinds of sources?

**Janszoon** · 07-11-2010, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Negative character traits - AskMen.com

This is one of the most sexist articles I've ever read.

I just skimmed it but it didn't seem any worse than the typical Cosmo article about men.

VEGANGELICA · 07-11-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Negative character traits - AskMen.com

This is one of the most sexist articles I've ever read.

And the advice is really terrible.

So ladies discuss, does it bother when your boyfriends get advice from these kinds of sources?

I feel the article mixes some good advice, such as communicate about conflicts and your feelings directly, with outright sexism, such as when the article says, "The female brain is driven by hormones -- women think with their emotions. Maybe it all makes sense to them, but their irrational behavior just leaves men frustrated, bewildered and annoyed."

I wouldn't mind if a boyfriend got some advice from such a source...as long as he didn't believe everything in the article or use some of the advice!

About nagging: I have known a wife who nagged her husband a lot. She focused on the little things that annoyed her without dealing with the real source of frustration (deeper relationship issues). Too much nagging can make anyone feel unloved. So, if someone is nagging you/putting you down, I agree that it's best to say feel bad when you get nagged, and ask what the deeper frustration or fear is. The couple eventually divorced.

boo boo · 07-11-2010, 12:58 PM

People act like men NEVER nag. I can tell you that's a load of bullsh*t. But if women nag more than men it would be because they expect so many responsibilities from men which they are more reluctant to do than women are with their own responsibilities, generally women do seem to take the technical aspects of a relationship more seriously. It's stupid though to think that nagging is just something that's built right into the genome of every woman.

Also I was pretty appalled by the line "The problem is, women can't communicate, so they nag and whine about what they aren't getting rather than directly stating what they want, need or expect."

For one women are very good communicators, you just have to learn the language which too many men are too stupid to do, women are much more likely to talk about their feelings than men (as in less likely to call you a fag for wanting to discuss your problems) and they're better at it and wiser enough to try and find rational solutions to their problems, though I agree with the article that it only seems women demand more than men because men don't demand enough to create an equal diplomatic relationship. It's not as common for women to become alcoholics and knock around their partner because they know no other method of dealing with their personal problems.

**Janszoon** · 07-11-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

People act like men NEVER nag. I can tell you that's a load of bullsh*t. But if women nag more than men it would be because they expect so many responsibilities from men which they are more reluctant to do than women are with their own responsibilities, generally women do seem to take the technical aspects of a relationship more seriously. It's stupid though to think that nagging is just something that's built right into the genome of every woman.

Also I was pretty appalled by the line "The problem is, women can't communicate, so they nag and whine about what they aren't getting rather than directly stating what they want, need or expect."

For one women are very good communicators, you just have to learn the language which too many men are too stupid to do, women are much more likely to talk about their feelings than men (as in less likely to call you a fag for wanting to discuss your problems) and they're better at it and wiser enough to try and find rational solutions to their problems. It's not as common for women to become alcoholics and knock around their partner because they know no other method of dealing with their personal problems.

You realize you're being as sexist as that article, right?

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07-09-2010, 10:23 PM	#391 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	I decided yes, but I kind of wish there were an option for not really caring either way. Sure, I love being a woman (with the exception of the aforementioned menstrual issues) but I think if I'd been born with a willie I would have learned to loved that too. Seems to me both sexes have their fair share of disadvantages, and dealing with them without wishing for something else is what lets us take pride in the advantages. Plus, I love having boobs. __________________ Hi.

07-10-2010, 11:56 PM	#393 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	I voted yes. I get along well with women slightly better but I'm happy being a man. If I could choose I'd stay male. Most def. I think a big factor is that women are undoubtedly the fairer sex so.. well actually if I was a woman I could always be a lesbian.. I dunno. I just think I overall like being a man. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.