The Manly Arts!

**c-van** · 10-25-2011

-Never wear socks with sandals, ever.

-Try to talk slower than faster.

-Look on the positive side rather than the negative. Nobody wants to be around someone who is negative all the time.

-Dont judge people until you really get to know them.

-Be nice to everyone, there's just something about someone thats genuinely nice no matter what. But also dont be afraid of confrontation.

**XitemeM** · 10-25-2011

I wear socks with sandals around the house and make no apologies for it

**c-van** · 10-25-2011

Originally Posted by XitemeM

I wear socks with sandals around the house and make no apologies for it

I mean out in public lol

**Pirate** · 10-25-2011

Get your hair cut the way that it wants to be cut. This may take some experimenting but it is worth it. Find a hair style that does not require constant attention. For a lot of guys, this means shaving it off or a buzz cut.
That''s cool. Really short hair says "No nonsense. I don't have time for that."

**iminsoluble** · 10-25-2011

I would just like to say that some of you guys seem to pamper your ladies a little "too" much. I'm not going to treat my wife like shes handicapped, while i agree, many things a guy should do not because it's "manly" but considerate; some of these suggestions...wow...lol But if it works for you than that's all that matters I guess.

**XitemeM** · 10-25-2011

Too much acts of service or compliments can start to be unattractive. You can still do little things everyday, but just keep it low key and keep it cool.

**Toadstool** · 10-26-2011

Originally Posted by iminsoluble

I would just like to say that some of you guys seem to pamper your ladies a little "too" much. I'm not going to treat my wife like shes handicapped, while i agree, many things a guy should do not because it's "manly" but considerate; some of these suggestions...wow...lol But if it works for you than that's all that matters I guess.

You should 'wow' us with some of your suggestions.

How do you treat women?

**iminsoluble** · 10-26-2011

Originally Posted by Toadstool

You should 'wow' us with some of your suggestions.

How do you treat women?

I wasn't looking for an argument so I'll do my best not to create one myself.

I treat women the same way I want to be treated, with respect and compassion. I will not treat my wife like she's handicapped or bust my ass doing everything for her when all that will do is create expectations. I've been down that road and it sucks! It has lead to fights and arguments because once for any reason you "don't" do those things it is now taken to "mean" something. I'm not saying that a guy should never do such things, not saying that at all. Just that I'd be careful constantly waiting on your woman hand and foot because women read into everything and it won't matter why you "didn't" take the laundry down that one time, just that you now "didn't" do it.

My tips for treating women is just this:

If you're not doing something for your woman because it makes you happy then DON'T do it! You should always get gratification from doing something for someone else because if you don't it will just turn to resentment. If waiting on your woman hand and foot brings you gratification then by all means do it, but if you're unhappy because you're trying to do everything it's going to boil down into other aspects of your relationship. Relationships are a two way street, if your other half relies on you to do everything then that is never going to lead to anything good.

I mean hell, I'm pretty damn domesticated! I cook most of the time, clean regularly, do laundry regularly and most of the time doing that without being asked or having it being a designated chore or responsibility because I like doing it. So after I made dinner, cleaned up after dinner and bathed my son I don't think its too much to ask that she be able to take the laundry downstairs.

**Hanma** · 10-26-2011