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On behalf of the male species, here’s my take on things that men wish women knew.
1. Express yourself.
2. Bare/tan shoulders are underrated.
3. If you’re truly interested in us, please don’t play hard to get.
4. Don’t be afraid to ditch makeup. Natural is SEXIER.
5. We have a keen sense of imminent danger. It sounds like, “Do you think she’s pretty?”
6. We crave hugs and hand-fiddling, no, it doesn’t always have to lead to sex.
7. If I offer my help while you’re getting ready, it means you’re late.
8. We lie to make you feel good, don’t be angry about it, you weren’t looking for the truth anyway.
9. Stop putting streaks or screwing up your hair. And no old-lady hairstyle, PLEASE.
10. Anytime you cook for us, we’re happy. We’re suckers that way.
Guys, any more to add? 
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Tags: Ditch, Express, Hairstyle, Imminent Danger, Keen Sense, Makeup, Male Species, Men Women, Old Lady, Screwing, Shoulders, Sounds, Streaks, Suckers, Truth
May 21st, 2007 at 12:32am
More blowjobs, please!
May 21st, 2007 at 1:50am
don’t ask us if you’re fat… you’re not.
May 21st, 2007 at 9:07am
Dont tell us about your day when we are trying to do a double hook turn over and againts traffic… … then complain that we never listen…
May 21st, 2007 at 9:56am
Pls kindly define old lady hairstyle.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:08am
so ure the i shall save men society leader eh? ;p lol
May 21st, 2007 at 10:18am
Pete Errr…foreplay is an unspoken process that both genders love.
zewt Oh yes, forgot that one. LOL.
Mo Yes, they should know by now that we can’t really multi-task. Hahaha! We like to focus.
Jemima See any old lady, with “afro” looking hairdo. The ones that adds decades to your years.
visithra LOL. No no, it’s just a tongue-in-cheek entry to loosen up on a Monday.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:21am
I was going to ask the same question, “What do you mean by old-lady hairstyle”??!
Seriously, I think a girl would think of whatever hairstyle she’s having as “presentable”. LOL.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:29am
Apply makeup to look natural and men will never know the difference lol! Nice insight into a guy’s mind though.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:38am
“Don’t be afraid to ditch makeup. Natural is SEXIER.”
Ehh… this statement can make me susah cari makan! LOL!
May 21st, 2007 at 11:06am
eh no wonder lah my man tend to help me alot when i’m getting ready ha,ha,ha,ha… and yeah i heard alot of times men prefer the al naturel look… ermmm… i hope he still loves me in the morning LoL!
eh.. play hard to get? hey the harder it gets, the more interesting it’ll be. the easier you get things the less exciting you’ll be and soon in 02 months the fairy-tail love story tends to slow down… no more excitement there coz things just gets tooo comfortable adi… he,he,he…
May 21st, 2007 at 11:08am
It doesn’t always lead to sex, but it almost always lead to sex *cough*. Right?
May 21st, 2007 at 11:47am
Yeah, I always forget men can’t multi-task and I always tend to load on as many details as I can when the bf’s in the middle of something important.. like that ‘double hook turn over and against traffic’ Mo mentioned.. hihihi.. I’m guilty of that!
As for makeup, I don’t think guys get the fact that we look good cuz of it! I’ll go for nude makeup! Besides, guys just don’t like makeup cuz they don’t like getting gunk on them when trying to eat up the girl’s face! =P Admit it….
May 21st, 2007 at 12:19pm
Galliventer, since you are not married, statement number five has not take on a new dimension for you yet. Anyway, The Wombat will now let you in on a proven theory. If a woman ever ask you “Do you think she’s pretty” or “Does this dress make me look fat?” or questions to that effect, just remember there’s no answer to any of them. You answer yes, you are dead. You answer no, eventually you will be dead. You answer maybe, it will eventually end up as either yes or no which also mean you are still very dead.
In fact, scientists theorised that the answers to those questions cannot possibly exist in this universe as we know it. If it does, it will be so shattering that it will take the whole universe with it, only to be replaced by something even more unexplainable.
May 21st, 2007 at 12:55pm
I got one. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Saying I’m tired honey and expecting him to guess the actual message behind it is so not on for me.
May 21st, 2007 at 1:01pm
HAr..har..har Wombat is hilarious man. Or maybe he was serious.? But nonetheless, that is one ancient question that still leaves us married men with so much dilemma..Yes/No/Maybe… we need another new vocabulary. (I still can’t stop laughing)
May 21st, 2007 at 2:19pm
LoL!
I like it…like it very much because from Point 1 – 10, I only have one point that made me think for one second.. Point No. 6! I have a question for you..What happens if it’s the other way round, Dan?
May 21st, 2007 at 2:35pm
pelf Then why bother asking opinions in the first place?
That old lady hairstyle la, I’m sure you know which one.
Paris Beaverbanks Yes, applying light makeup is alright, but we prefer natural beauty.
cindy Why la susah cari makan? You in the industry aren’t you?
Olie Well, yes, we prefer the natural look. Playing hard to get is fine if you know when to cave in.
Sha That may be true when we were younger. Not anymore.
Ratu Syura Yes, women keep saying men can’t multi-task. Yes, we don’t discount women look good in make-up, but what’s the point in covering up. It depicts one’s confidence. When we eat up the girl’s face, the makeup becomes irrelevant.
Wombat All roads lead to death. LOL. So are you the living dead?
Bryan Well, that is somehow true, but it’s in their nature, so we have to give and take.
Kay Kastum Well, he’s alive so I take it he found a loophole in the system. Hehehehe!
miccobayb For just one second? LOL. Well, again, it depends on the moment, but it doesn’t always have to lead to sex.
May 21st, 2007 at 2:49pm
Hahhaa!!!!
Don’t ask tons of question to us, and answer it yourself coz u already knew the answer!!!!
May 21st, 2007 at 3:17pm
Subject: Standing up for Make-Up
The no make-up rule…I think a lot of women you see on the street that seem to have no make up on, has at least “something” on…women…they need a little bit, we are more sensitive to the environment and especially for us working girls dark circles or flaky skin is always around the corner due to working hard, not sleeping well (guys have thicker skin so it doesn’t show as much
)
Why don’t you look at all the girls on the streets and really “see” the women that really has NO make up on, especially the ones over 30…I don’t know about sexy but a little make up can make a whole lotta difference…
Somehow I get the feeling guys who wants natural faces are the ones who wants really pretty women with no skin issues or they want em young…or they really really love their woman. Ideally the sequence should be the other way round but statistically this is the real deal.
So sad…
I just think it is odd when I hear guys say they like the no make up face but they are the first ones to turn their head when a pretty girl walks by and that pretty girl DO have make up on.
How many girls with no make up caught your attention and how do you know that really there is no make up?
And I love make up so someone should stand up for it
Subject: Validation
Women just want validation…give them validation when they ask, don’t look annoyed or even give a hint of it, when you get in trouble when your woman asks you “Do I look fat?” “Am I pretty?” Is because you hesitated for that 0.000001 sec, women will notice that right away especially during their sensitive time of the month.
I know guys find that annoying but like how men need to feel that their “you know what” is the best that the girl has ever had, or that you are the best lay the girl has ever head, girl needs validation around those areas.
Guys, if a girl needs validation on a regular basis she is healthy, if she wants it every min and hour…she needs to see a therapist. You get bonus points if you are able to validate before she asks…BIG BONUS POINTs!!
Subject: Playing hard to get
This is a real catch 22 because there is a good number of men that don’t like the whole playing hard to get thing but there is a good number of men who if a woman just keeps it real, freaks. Men say they like it if a woman doesn’t play hard to get but from experience I realized that playing a little “dating game” seem to show more successes than failures. Why is this? Why do men say they want something but in the end gets freaked out or think the girl is desperate? So gentlemen, better specify.
I love this article Daniel, it was so much fun that I forgot about work for a bit.
muaks
May 21st, 2007 at 3:37pm
1. expressyourself. Women who expresses too much is considered emotional/noisy/bitchy and women who doesnt express much is considered boring/close-minded/dull. so what gives?
. cmon guys, COOK! change your conservative minds! women do not always have to be the one wearing the apron in the relationship!
3. dontplay hard to get. Means what, play a little BIT hard to get? isn’t the whole point of courtship is to have a little pull and tug or else the woman is considered too EASY? women who are too FORWARD are considered cheap. women find it just as hard as men to ‘play the game’. i say, keep the game. it’s fun and a little flirting doesnt hurt.
4. makeup- i dont use much of it but i must admit i do use a little. how can one not anyways. unless you were blessed with perfect skin and incredible features (not the sepet eyes and pale lips and little eyebrow), i dont think any woman goes natural these days. and well cmon, women who do put on make up is more attractive, or at least makes a good first impression at first glance…and besides, makeup is woman’s perrogative so i say, let’s keep the culture of putting on makeup!
10. seriously, i think men should cook for women. women are just as appreciative. it’s too common for women to cook for men. men who cooks for his loved one is sexy
May 21st, 2007 at 3:48pm
Galliventer : I don’t have a death wish. It is just that after 20 years of marriage, I have ran out of excuses and words of protestations such as “It wasn’t me!” or “I am innocent” or “I did not mean it that way” or “Sorry I forgot your birthday”. So each time I felt wronged even though it is not my fault, I just use the Dead expression.
The way I say things you all may think Mrs Wombat is like that big mama Alien in Alien-2 (or even AVP). Far from it. If I have to live my life again I will still choose her despite all the hell we went through when we first got married. It is just that married life has its ups and downs, and sometimes it is mostly down. I can’t explain. You just have to be there.
And BTW, in 20 years I did forget MrsW’s birthday only once, and the tsunami it generated will ensure that shall never ever happen again because I now have her birthday programmed into my PC, PDA, 3M sticky notes, handphones, short of tattoo-ing it on my forehead.
May 21st, 2007 at 3:59pm
my.. what long comments on such a simple post!
hehe …
Hey, there are things we women wish men knew too ya?
May 21st, 2007 at 3:59pm
I got your drift Wombat.. ha ha.. phew!
May 21st, 2007 at 4:07pm
k k j m LOL. We can’t change that, it’s their DNA. Just learn to accept and respect it.
Rudy Goodness, this is possibly the LENGTHIEST comment I’ve ever received. BTW, people, meet my bestest friend in the whole wide world, Rudy.
Well, the lesser the make-up the better. Some overdo it and end up looking like Krusty the clown. I agree, women do need reinforcements, hence the endless repeated questions. As for playing hard to get, yes, that’s a very good argument – but I think a balance needs to be struck.
tihtahpah You’re looking at both extremes. Just say what’s on your mind – with no hidden meanings. Well, not really, a woman who is forward with us is preferred than all the curve-ball hints they throw. Just be up frank, but of course, don’t do it like a drama queen. That make-up bit, looks like lots of women are willing to die for it, so am not gonna argue any further. LOL. We do try to cook, on occasions, but personally, I tried and failed, so I always ensure that I do the dishes.
Wombat I know where you’re coming from with this, well, I’ll throw in my thoughts once I experience it myself.
May 21st, 2007 at 4:07pm
Ah now that I have time lets go to ur points ;p
I’m lending my support to make up as well –
see we have to wear wake up coz the whole work environment takes a toll on our skin and if we don’t know matter how blessed we are with lovely skin by the end of the day we’re gonna look like hurricane victims – unless we decide to wash our faces every other hour but that will lead to drier flakier skin n that is so not sexy – so we have to wear make up just to look presentable – n of course it adds on to a womens natural beauty
By the way the more natural looking a women looks the more make up she has on – men just don’t get it – like rudy puts it – a pretty women walks by u guys wag ur toungues right? You think said lady has no make up on? – take a look at celebrity shots without make up – yikes scary!
I think the real truth is u guys want to know whose the scary women behind the mask – so the trick is to go after the gal with slight imperfections on her face as it means she hasn’t spend 2 hours applying blobs of makeup to cover everything ;p
Hummm everyones already pointed it out – when we don’t play hard to get u call us easy n vice versa – make up ur mind men – we’re as clueless as u
Yeah we figured out the hugs and fiddling – but y do u guys move away when u suffer from commitment phobia ? are u too scared to fall in love or do u think it’s the deadliest weapon? ;p
May 21st, 2007 at 4:17pm
But if no makeup, then women look like aunties or haggard. Then men won’t look at them cause there are other prettier girls with makeup. How can that be sexy? I hate putting on makeup too and wish that it was true but actually, in this world, women without makeup cannot survive. Proven!
May 21st, 2007 at 4:22pm
visithra Yikes, looks like I’ve opened Pandora’s Box with that make-up thingy. Gives me more ideas for future entries. Hehehehe!
Commitment phobia? Who’s scared falling in love? I fall in love too easy, especially if she is cute, funny and she has a strong personality. No, I don’t fear commitment. I only fear that I might get bored of her.
marsha Hahahahahahaha! *LAUGHS NERVOUSLY WHILE RUNS TO THE EXIT*
May 21st, 2007 at 4:24pm
wow..so much support for makeup! hahahaha..
i think what i’m trying to say is that there is not rights and wrongs in the points you’ve stated actually.
1) expressing yourself.
2) makeup
3) playing hard to get.
because we are all human after all, everyone has different preference and likes.
May 21st, 2007 at 4:31pm
Lol yes thou shall not touch on womens make up ;p especially when men drool at that same very make up ;p
Most men? See liking a person is different from loving them – I don’t think I need to explain this – so u probably like a lot of women but u don’t fall for all of them – that’s where the fear comes – n I thought we were talking generally on men – not specifically u right ;p
women have the same fear – getting bored and looking elsewhere ;p or having to prepare the breakup text – telling someone no is the hardest task
May 21st, 2007 at 4:50pm
tihtahpah LOL. Yes, but the points above are general opinions.
visithra Hahahaha! Well, it’s not the fear of falling in love, for there’s nothing to fear in the first place. Eh, am gonna save this up for a new topic!
May 21st, 2007 at 4:58pm
Galliventer : Let me help you open another can of worms (pun intended) : What do you think about women dying/tinting/colouring their hair, especially those who go overkill and chose colours that made one suspect they may have caucasian ancestry?
May 21st, 2007 at 5:09pm
Wombat YES! Am gonna start a new entry with that, let’s reserve all comments for that later today once I’m at home.
May 21st, 2007 at 5:36pm
Holy crap. To the 2 or 3 long-assed answers up there, before I even read the names, I know it was probably written by girls.
Bloody cheong hei, ahahahahahahaha. Never learn Summary in school is it?
Let me tell you a secret: when a guy just says “mmm” once in a while, that means you’re babbling too damn much. Just get your thoughts together and present it concisely. As our pal Will Shakespeare intoned, “Brevity is the soul of wit.” Don’t be a witless bimbo.
May 21st, 2007 at 5:46pm
haha this is funny
May 21st, 2007 at 6:29pm
another one to add… makeup don’t usually make u look better… ha ha, sometime… they makes u look way worse than without them
May 21st, 2007 at 9:12pm
Mamak Mechanic Masterz Hahahahaha! Your comment mad me laugh, and I learn a new Chinese word at the same time! OLE!
xin Glad you find it amusing.
clement Hahahaha! Spot on Clemence!
May 21st, 2007 at 9:20pm
I don’t wear make-up.
Um, yeah, that’s about it. :p
May 21st, 2007 at 9:52pm
..and that’s how the term “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach came about”, yes?
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:05am
Jackie Finally, a woman who’s not into make-up. LOL.
Giddy Tiger I’m not gonna deny that fact.
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:31am
wah!!
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any list for things women wish men knew? =P
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:17am
Roses are red
Violets are blue
If y’all men don’t get it
You sure ain’t gettin it.
Is that brevity enough for you?
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:26pm
Rudy May, I got the solution to women’s manipulation:
I gotz the money, I gets the honeyz.
Ya heard?
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:32pm
Addendum: Da nice, intelligent ones who actually has read Shakespeare besides Cosmopolitan. (The skanky ones can be had for a RM100 dinner or a couple of drinks at da club)
Ahahahahaha, right back atcha
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:45pm
Just as much can’t rhyme a lick
Using money to hit sheets
That doesn’t make you jack shit
Thinkin you are some pimp
See how well that goes
When your d**k goes limp
Did YOU hear?
ADDENDUM: A man who sees women in such categories will never be able to catch the intelligent ones that have read Shakespeare because eventually they will know better and bounce…some women just don’t know any better and men who utilizes that makes them worse.
Please don’t drop your jaw on your way out.
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:35pm
Funny how you callin the kettle black
Fail to see your own lack
I’ve got more dick
than your 3-line limerick
No such poetic structure
Obviously ain’t enough culture
I’ve got money, you forget I’ve also got smarts
I attract the ladies, not the tarts
Point of the post, is verbose ho’s
Man of the man, I don’t touch those
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:46pm
Oh now I geddit You using kid’s triplets to get with it
Funny how you tryin to be hip hop
Accusin of rhyme misusin’
In the end, what a flop
3 lines, come on. Not done, won’t drop
May 22nd, 2007 at 6:02pm
This is getting really cool!
May 22nd, 2007 at 6:22pm
I could sit here and be in this verbal joust all day (trust me I could) but this is my best friend’s site so…
I don’t like the word “bimbo” or “skank.”
If you were smart and educated as you say you are, you would know better than to use “bimbo” or “skank” when referring to women. You would know that there are women who don’t know any better. You would know that if you were able to get a woman with a RM100 dinner or a few drinks, you are using her because she doesn’t know any better. If you did get a woman who is smart and intelligent, do you really think a perception like that will make her stick?
Judging by your vocab you are educated but I am not sure if you are smart. There is a difference. If you were, you would not be reacting this way and would understand why a reaction like this occurred.
If I have hurt your feelings for you to react to me this way, then…I apologize. You dissed women for expressing themselves (or maybe just me) but I worked hard to have a voice, to value my mind, to know better…I can’t just sit here and read a comment that sounds so chauvinist and not react.
As for all the personal attacks to my character…well I guess you will never know.
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:07pm
Errr, okay, this is getting rather heated of what was supposed to be a light-hearted entry. Let’s close this chapter and move on to the next controversial topic.
June 4th, 2007 at 10:50pm
As for the “natural” being sexier…I don’t believe it. If that were true than playboy would look completley different
January 24th, 2008 at 4:04am
here is my contribution :d
Girls! Stop implanting/padding/squeezing your boobs – its not matter of small, medium, or large – its always matter of old and new
May 21st, 2008 at 12:21am
might b a late entry here…but I agree 110% on Point #8. Funny thing is…women sometimes can tell if you are lying…then we have to come up with the ‘why’ we lied..or what most men do when a woman finds out we ‘lied’…we ‘improvise’ on our lie..ahem..I mean ‘answer’.
June 6th, 2008 at 3:05am
Just for Ariane: Porn is different than what they were talking about. Here’s my take on what they meant: Alll the time in school i see the prepy girls who wear tons of make up, and have the shortest clothes, and all that. You know there is a way to totally over do it, and in the process, make all the guys think you’re a slut. Here’s my opinion. Wear some and it’s unnoticeable, wear too much and it makes you look like a skank. I’d rather have a not so hot girlfriend who doesn’t wear make-up (or at least doesn’t over doo it) than a really hot one who trys way too hard
October 11th, 2008 at 3:41pm
i always ask my guy “do i look good in this or that?” and seriously he is the most honest guy ever lived as he promised. from that, i actually did not get angry at him when his answer is not-so-nice. instead i try to improve myself, but not till the extend i am not myself anymore. it works. cause sometimes girls really don’t know which look is more appealing to guys. for example my bf doesn’t like me wearing skimpy, bitchy clothings when i’m out with him, although those look really good on me.
in this case, i may be your dream girl.
May 16th, 2009 at 9:03am
heyy i was searching around on the internet looking for an answer to a question, and i stumbled across this page
aha
some good points made
i wanted to ask, to men, what does it mean during sex if a guy pushes your hair out your face and looks yu in the eyes?
cause ive just started seeing this guy ive liked for ages, and he wont like tell me how he really feels! so i was hoping someone could give me some clue to what him doing that actually means!
would be really appreciated!
thankss! xo
May 17th, 2009 at 6:25pm
emma – Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean anything. That is made during the heat of the moment. If you wanna know how he feels, just be direct about it. If he tries to avoid the question, then you know.