Men are from Mars???

I was cleaning the house today and thinking about what I wanted today’s topic to be.  I have been so serious lately. . .because reconciliation and relationships can be serious business and I was told by a friend that I should add some humor again so I don’t lose my readers.  I hope you all are not reading just to get some laughs. . .because I am so not funny!  I also have a friend who is planning on who will play him in the movie version of my blog so I better not lose readers if I am going to make it to Hollywood!

While sweeping my floor I was thinking about the difference between men and women.  We get thrown all this stuff about how different we are, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. . .you know what I am talking about.  But I think it is all a big conspiracy by men, notice that book is written. . .BY A MAN. . .perpetuating this belief!  But let’s take a look for a moment at what men don’t want us to see, kind of a “don’t look at the man behind the curtain”.  Men distract the ladies with burps, farts and general grossness in order to take the focus off the fact that they are sensitive, gentle and emotional creatures!  Picture this:

Man sitting on the couch watching his favorite football team with friends.  His team wins the game in the last couple of seconds and the team goes crazy with joy, hugging each other, jumping on top of each other.  The man on the couch is caught up in the emotion and if it were a woman she may shed a tear of joy.  But the man, although he also wants to shed that tear, doesn’t want to show anyone that he has feelings so instead busts out a huge burp and makes the men in the room laugh and the women roll their eyes.

Perfect example of when a guy is having the exact same emotions as us. . .but has to hide it behind disgusting!!!

So. . .I am going to pull back the curtain that the men are hiding behind and rip open this conspiracy:

Bromance vs girl crush – Dudes want to think they are all strong, silent loners. . .but we have all see the bromance in action!  Your man gets excited to see the guys. . .gets himself all prettied up even to hang at home with friends. . .hmmm similar to the way girls act with our closest friends. 

Magazines/Articles – Yes we have all heard the lame lie that a guy only looks at Playboy for the articles.  But when was the last time you picked up a magazine designed for men?  Not all that different from the stuff the ladies read.  Articles on how to attract the opposite sex, how to make yourself desirable. . .Here is a sample of what I read recently on how to pick up a girl:

no dirty jokes:  girls don’t like them
no lame pick up lines:  she has heard them all before
live in the moment: just be yourself
sometimes corny can be a good thing, if you're not forcing it
if its funny then its usually cute

Hmm. . .eerily similar to stuff that is housed in Cosmo, Glamour or any other chick magazine.

Weddings – The bride is the focus of a wedding, right?  The men planned it that way because they want all eyes on her when she is coming down the aisle.  Next wedding you are at, watch the groom instead. . .as soon as he sees the bride, he begins tearing up.  But he needs that couple of minutes while she is in the spotlight on the aisle to pull himself together and wipe away the tears!

I am sure you can think of so many other examples. . .this was really just to get the ball rolling and see what you can come up with too.  But, I think we need to just forget the Men are from Mars business and realize that men and women are really not all that different.. .  we are just allowed to express our feelings and they have to cover it up with a big stinky burp!