Intelligent Things Men Say

by Prisca 6 Replies latest social relationships

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  Prisca

  now you were expecting a blank page, weren't you? hehehehe....

  Actually I have met many intelligent men just as there are many intelligent women. I think it's time we stopped all this gender bashing and appreciated the differences and the similarities men and women share. To be quite frank, I prefer the company of men to women, but that's just me. I was brought up by a male single parent, so I learnt to see life through men's eyes. Pretty interesting experience.

  So let's be friends and love each other, ok?

  Edited by - Prisca on 9 March 2001 4:49:32
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  mommy

  Prisca started this thread! Her original post is below mine

  Prisca,
  So true! People would shy away from making a racial remark , and men tend to shy away from making a degrading remark about women. But women have no problem at all letting the guys have it! I find this just as bad as remarks against another race. It is grouping men together in one pile, very unfair. Thank you for sharing your story about your father. I think there is another member on this board who is a single father and raises his son. I think this is wonderful that they want to activley take part in their children lives.
  wendy

  Edited by - MOMMY on 10 March 2001 10:39:47
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  thinkers wife

  I second that thought. As an only girl raised with three brothers, I find relationships and intelligent conversations with men very stimulating. It seemed like in the Borg, the men ran from that.
  That is a freedom I really enjoy now!!
  TW
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  larc

  Prisca,

  Thank you for your kind words about us. Also, thanks to Mommy and Thinker's Wife. I think each gender has its foibles and peculiarities and I also think it is OK to kid each other, however, when it turns into bashing on either side it is just another form of hate.
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  waiting

  hey larc,

  Well, I believe in somewhat fair play - "what's good for the goose is good for the gander."

  Never despise what it says in the women's magazines; it may not be subtle but neither are the men. Zsa-Zsa Gabor

  Lulubelle, it's you! I didn't recognise you standing up. Groucho Marx

  And a step towards equality:

  A widower enjoys a second wife as much as a widow enjoys her husband's life insurance. Edgar Howe

  waiting

  Edited by - waiting on 10 March 2001 6:31:39
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  larc

  Waiting,

  I do not consider Zsa Zsa to be a good role model for women. Instead of throwing up quotes and trivializing the subject, why don't you express your own opinion about good men.
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  mommy

  I know personally I have turned to male friends of mine and asked"Am I overreacting, and being too female?" That is one good thing about a man he can look objectionally at a subject and leave his emotions on the doorstep. I often run in head first, later realizing that I didn't use my head just my heart.
  There are many differences in both sexes and if you can find the right ones to match up, it can be a rewarding relationship. So again I thank Prisca for bringing this up
  I just reread this post and realize that men run in head first too sometimes, using their brawn instead of brain. But I am sticking with my last thought, we both need each other for balance.
  wendy