Our vaginas are falling apart, our boobs are either too big, too small or lopsided. Several of us have had our bodies invaded by wee people. We have to wear complicated undergarments, remove most of our body hair and once a month, we either have to cram a tampon up in there or waddle around with a pillow between our legs.
Our medical exams are invasive and involve lots of penetration and cold metal devices and tools. We have to be careful not to dress "too sexy" or risk not being taken seriously.
The birth control stories I've heard here are enough to make me choose celibacy...almost.
Never hear guys agonizing over the length of a skirt. Or whether or not their partner's fondness for porn means they are fat. Or trying to figure out if it was the makeup or the new soap that gave them leprosy. Or wondering what exactly their mother in law meant by that. Or trying to decide whether they should take a pill that makes the homicidal or take a shot that makes them fat and depressed as a means of birth control.
I'm jealous. What struggles to guys have that are particular to them? Are they comparable?
Are women just high maintenance? Or is it just simply more work being a girl?
Muse and discuss.
Original Post by lostpumpkins:
What struggles to guys have that are particular to them? Are they comparable?
I don't know how comparable it is, but my hubby is dreading the day when it's time to have his first prostate exam.
Does that make you feel any better?
Or maybe the fact that, statistically, men have a lower life expectancey, higher risk of stroke and heart disease, and have to take a razor to their face almost every single day or risk being branded either a hipster or a hippy?
And I'm positive that the irrating MIL issue/stereotype is not gender specific.
ETA: As for PMS, while we certainly have it worse, they also have to deal with it by walking on eggshells lest they incur unholy wrath from their SO. If they acknowledge it, we complain. If they try to act like nothing's wrong, we complain. They can't win.
Original Post by santonacci:
Original Post by lostpumpkins:
What struggles to guys have that are particular to them? Are they comparable?I don't know how comparable it is, but my hubby is dreading the day when it's time to have his first prostate exam.
Does that make you feel any better?
Or maybe the fact that, statistically, men have a lower life expectancey, higher risk of stroke and heart disease, and have to take a razor to their face almost every single day or risk being branded either a hipster or a hippy?
And I'm positive that the irrating MIL issue/stereotype is not gender specific.
ETA: As for PMS, while we certainly have it worse, they also have to deal with it by walking on eggshells lest they incur unholy wrath from their SO. If they acknowledge it, we complain. If they try to act like nothing's wrong, we complain. They can't win.
That sums it up nicely.
Original Post by lostpumpkins:
Never hear guys agonizing over the length of a skirt. Or whether or not their partner's fondness for porn means they are fat. Or trying to figure out if it was the makeup or the new soap that gave them leprosy. Or wondering what exactly their mother in law meant by that. Or trying to decide whether they should take a pill that makes the homicidal or take a shot that makes them fat and depressed as a means of birth control.
I haven't agonized over those things either. Does that make me a guy?
Original Post by amethystgirl:
Original Post by lostpumpkins:
Never hear guys agonizing over the length of a skirt. Or whether or not their partner's fondness for porn means they are fat. Or trying to figure out if it was the makeup or the new soap that gave them leprosy. Or wondering what exactly their mother in law meant by that. Or trying to decide whether they should take a pill that makes the homicidal or take a shot that makes them fat and depressed as a means of birth control.I haven't agonized over those things either. Does that make me a guy?
I'm sorry to say that yes, it does.
A moment of silence for the dude formerly known as AG.
I know we have boobs and they are uncomfortable most of the time (for me anyway)... when I exercise I feel like I'm going to get 2 black eyes...
but, i've said it before in the lounge and I will say it again - I'm SO glad I don't have balls.
Original Post by roxysparkles:
I know we have boobs and they are uncomfortable most of the time (for me anyway)... when I exercise I feel like I'm going to get 2 black eyes...
but, i've said it before in the lounge and I will say it again - I'm SO glad I don't have balls.
Really? How bad could they be?
IDK... I would just HATE having them dangling in between my legs... and when you sit to use the bathroom, what if you accidentally sit on them?! ouch!
Original Post by roxysparkles:
IDK... I would just HATE having them dangling in between my legs... and when you sit to use the bathroom, what if you accidentally sit on them?! ouch!
not to mention, guys do end up with teste problems at times. i know a guy who had a torsion, and at a different time, a hydrocell. i don't know much about these conditions (i don't want to know lol), but apparently they're pretty painful.
and then there's also the pain for those who have a vasectomy.
I don't think guys have it easy...I mean would you really want to spend your entire life being delusional!
It just seems like the issues guys could have are unlikely or uncommon or infrequent.
I think both genders have equal amount of 'suck', to be honest.
Original Post by roxysparkles:
IDK... I would just HATE having them dangling in between my legs... and when you sit to use the bathroom, what if you accidentally sit on them?! ouch!
My husband did that the other day. I gave him a look like WTF is wrong with you?
When he told me what had happened, I was like... erm... that must suck. Does it happen often?
Original Post by lostpumpkins:
It just seems like the issues guys could have are unlikely or uncommon or infrequent.
perhaps...but they also go through life with a panini that can have a mind of its own. wet dreams, unintended hard-ons, etc. not to mention the fear of getting it kicked or otherwise injured.
Original Post by lostpumpkins:
It just seems like the issues guys could have are unlikely or uncommon or infrequent.
Perhaps, but the are ALL delusional....
unrealistic expectations of-
sex
women
the size of their penis
how good they are with said penis
their looks
their ability to take the top off a ketchup bottle
yadda yadda yadda the list is endless...we should feel sorry for them.... :D
I don't think either gender has it physically worse or better than the other. I will agree with Doc, that someone in engineering made some bad design decisions with regard to females, but I think on the whole, both genders got trouble.
While I think, culturally, women are still subject to a kind of morality that men aren't, and of course it's pretty obvious we're living in a patriarchy - average Joes are probably pretty confused by the antics of females.
One can almost imagine them sort of circling the wagons in our culture. They don't know what to make of us -or their changing roles in our society. There is no coming of age moment for a man, the way there is for a woman. They watch women with a kind of suspicious fascination, knowing they need us, but not certain what we 'want' in return.
It's a creepy kind of power struggle, exacerbated, IMO, by the differing standards of behavior to which many men and women hold themselves, and each other.
I'm really jealous of guys.... but it has nothing to do with medical differences... Pregnancy, prostate exams, pap smears, etc. are all relatively minor occurances compared to our entire lifespan.
I'm mostly jealous of the comaraderie guys share on a day to day basis. Girls are **** to each other (at least high school girls are). Guys are so friendly and WAY less judgmental of each other. Guys get to do fun/normal things like kick around a soccer ball outside, meanwhile girls never do anything fun because they're too concerned about their makeup or clothes. It's annoying. And sorry, but this whole 'feminism' thing really pisses me off. Woman should stop labeling themselves as a minority group that's being mistreated if they want to EARN respect from guys!
I wish I was that delusional.
I mean, how nice would that be? I think it must be like being 6 again.
Original Post by lostpumpkins:
I wish I was that delusional.
I mean, how nice would that be? I think it must be like being 6 again.
I guess that could be the reason we say they never grow up!
*Ooo wait that's kinda creepy*
Original Post by kathygator:
I don't think either gender has it physically worse or better than the other. I will agree with Doc, that someone in engineering made some bad design decisions with regard to females, but I think on the whole, both genders got trouble.
While I think, culturally, women are still subject to a kind of morality that men aren't, and of course it's pretty obvious we're living in a patriarchy - average Joes are probably pretty confused by the antics of females.
One can almost imagine them sort of circling the wagons in our culture. They don't know what to make of us -or their changing roles in our society. There is no coming of age moment for a man, the way there is for a woman. They watch women with a kind of suspicious fascination, knowing they need us, but not certain what we 'want' in return.
It's a creepy kind of power struggle, exacerbated, IMO, by the differing standards of behavior to which many men and women hold themselves, and each other.
I realized something this weekend.
I've never been able to really put into words the quality that men have that makes them so different from us and so attractive to me. I think I finally figured it out.
When guys are doing things, they are just doing them. Whether it's working on their car or laying around watching football or riding their bike, whatever. I don't see guys trying to be sexy while washing their car. Or wondering what people will think of them if they don't shower before running to the grocery store. Or trying too hard in social interactions. They just seem so much more in the moment, so much less concerned with other people's perceptions and judgements. I feel like they are able to do things because they want to, for themselves and not to make a statement or portray a certain image or be one thing or another.
