do these things really freak women out?

[Marge]

I found this article on my homepage, and I have to tell ya these things don't freak me out.

7 Things that Freak Women Out

By Patty Lamberti

1. Seeing an anger management graduation certificate on your wall. Don't punch us for saying this, and it's great to be proud of your accomplishments and all, but maybe you should take down reminders of your violent past if a woman is coming over. Unless it's Naomi Campbell who's coming over.

Okay I don't think they give those out but if they do, I can't see what is wrong with that kind of accomplishment.

2. A picture of your mom on your nightstand. Don't you have a mantel?
So what if he has a picture of his mom on the nightstand I never thought that could be an issue.

3. A picture of your pet in your wallet. Be a man.

How is it an unmanly thing to have? Men aren't supposed to love their pets too? Also seems women were pushing for men to be more sensitive not too long ago.

4. A tattoo of your ex's name. If you were really over her, you would have covered it up. Tommy Lee and Johnny Depp got rid of their body art dedicated to ex-lovers. Well now that is an unfair comparison those are some fairly wealthy dudes.

5. Expensive shampoo/conditioner. You don't have to use Suave, but she may question your sexuality if your grooming products are more expensive than hers. Not me! It doesn't bother me in the least. how shallow is that to worry about what your man uses to wash his hair?

6. Your magazine subscriptions. She'll scrutinize your bathroom reading materials. If they're all work-related, she'll think you don't know how to play. If they're all ladies magazines, she'll think you like to be a player. If they're all porn magazines, she'll think you play with yourself too much.

So really a woman should dictate to a man what he can read or look at in his own bathroom?
And if it bothers her that much, maybe it's her issue and not his.
Also scrutinizing someones magazine subscriptions seems a bit out there to me.

7. Potpourri. This implies your mother does your interior decorating. Go on Trading Spaces.
Wow! another kick in the pants here! A man shouldn't want something nice in his home without it being his mother's choice?


ETA: link (http://channels.netscape.com/ns/love/content.jsp?file=love/fun/7things.jsp&floc=LV_1-T)

[kingclick]

All good points Marge.

However with the first one I do have to agree.

It's like having a "I got paroled early" certificate on your wall to have an anger management certificate.

[Echo2]

1. Seeing an anger management graduation certificate on your wall. Don't punch us for saying this, and it's great to be proud of your accomplishments and all, but maybe you should take down reminders of your violent past if a woman is coming over. Unless it's Naomi Campbell who's coming over.

Wouldn't freak me out but I would not return.

2. A picture of your mom on your nightstand. Don't you have a mantel?

I'd be gone before he could say "Mommy".

3. A picture of your pet in your wallet. Be a man.

This would endear me to him. A man that has a sensitive side and enjoys life.

4. A tattoo of your ex's name. If you were really over her, you would have covered it up. Tommy Lee and Johnny Depp got rid of their body art dedicated to ex-lovers.

Any tattoo would turn me off. YUCK!

5. Expensive shampoo/conditioner. You don't have to use Suave, but she may question your sexuality if your grooming products are more expensive than hers.

I could care less.

6. Your magazine subscriptions. She'll scrutinize your bathroom reading materials. If they're all work-related, she'll think you don't know how to play. If they're all ladies magazines, she'll think you like to be a player. If they're all porn magazines, she'll think you play with yourself too much.

AS long as it isn't porn, I could care less. However I do not tolerate porn and will have nothing to do with a man that is "into" it.

7. Potpourri. This implies your mother does your interior decorating. Go on Trading Spaces.

I could care less.

[Slabobbin]

1. Seeing an anger management graduation certificate on your wall. Don't punch us for saying this, and it's great to be proud of your accomplishments and all, but maybe you should take down reminders of your violent past if a woman is coming over. Unless it's Naomi Campbell who's coming over.

It's a really ODD thing to hang on a wall and I would want the whole story to make my decision. It wouldn't bother me so much that he went to anger management but I would think he was a weirdo for hanging the certificate on the wall!

2. A picture of your mom on your nightstand. Don't you have a mantel?

I would be gone. Creepy.

3. A picture of your pet in your wallet. Be a man.

Lol, My DH has a photo of our dog and one of our cat in his wallet. They were there before we had Ben, back when the dog and cat were our kids. It wouldn't bother me obviously. :)

4. A tattoo of your ex's name. If you were really over her, you would have covered it up. Tommy Lee and Johnny Depp got rid of their body art dedicated to ex-lovers.

I would think it trashy and it probably would bother me but I don't know that it would be a deal breaker.

5. Expensive shampoo/conditioner. You don't have to use Suave, but she may question your sexuality if your grooming products are more expensive than hers.

Wouldn't bother me, I would think he had good taste and actually cared about his appearance.

6. Your magazine subscriptions. She'll scrutinize your bathroom reading materials. If they're all work-related, she'll think you don't know how to play. If they're all ladies magazines, she'll think you like to be a player. If they're all porn magazines, she'll think you play with yourself too much.

If I found porn it would be a turn off. If I found ladies mags I would wonder if he was gay not that he was a player. I would expect sporting and/or work magazines. Not a problem.

7. Potpourri. This implies your mother does your interior decorating. Go on Trading Spaces.

Wouldn't phase me.

[April]

1. Seeing an anger management graduation certificate on your wall. Don't punch us for saying this, and it's great to be proud of your accomplishments and all, but maybe you should take down reminders of your violent past if a woman is coming over. Unless it's Naomi Campbell who's coming over.

That one would bother me.

2. A picture of your mom on your nightstand. Don't you have a mantel?

This one would bother me too. There are better places to put it. I don't need to see Momma's face while I'm riding you like a wild bronco.

3. A picture of your pet in your wallet. Be a man.

Are they kidding? It shows that a man is capable of caring for another creature. If he loves his pets that much, he's probably a good father.

4. A tattoo of your ex's name. If you were really over her, you would have covered it up. Tommy Lee and Johnny Depp got rid of their body art dedicated to ex-lovers.

I am a tattoo person and I still think lovers' names are trashy.

5. Expensive shampoo/conditioner. You don't have to use Suave, but she may question your sexuality if your grooming products are more expensive than hers.

If a man cares about his appearance, he's gay? Don't think so.

6. Your magazine subscriptions. She'll scrutinize your bathroom reading materials. If they're all work-related, she'll think you don't know how to play. If they're all ladies magazines, she'll think you like to be a player. If they're all porn magazines, she'll think you play with yourself too much.

I admit, I look. But I don't think anything of it. Every guy I've ever met usually has sports magazines and Playboy/Maxim type magazines. Perfectly normal to me.

7. Potpourri. This implies your mother does your interior decorating. Go on Trading Spaces.

Unless they're college frat boys, most men have had a woman's touch in their home at some point...either an ex or their mom. I'd feel the same way about potpourri as I do about scented candles. Ni big deal, the guy's just trying to make his home look/smell nice.


Whoever wrote this doesn't know much about men. Or about women for that matter.

[MMP]

At this point in life, only two of those would really bug me. The first one simply because taking the class doesnt mean he mastered his anger and he could lash out at me or the kids. And the magazine one if it was porn because of the kids. I wouldnt want them to stumble upon it.

[Marge]

I hadn't realized that anger management would mean the person was a bad person, I think it just means (and we all have ours) that he/she realized that they have a weakness and their temper was it. Anger management isn't just for someone that has beat the crap out of someone else, it can be just for a hothead that doesn't know how express anger in the best possible way.
Some people don't know how to be angry, they will be mellow for a long time then blow up,but not necesarily hit.

And I don't get how the mom's picture bugs anyone seriously. If it's a matter of the picture facing you while having sex then face it down for that time being.

[Echo2]

If you ever dated a mamma's boy you would get the picture thing.

I am a strong, vocal woman and I guess that makes me attractive to mammas boys because when I was single they used to flock to me. UHG!

(LOL - maybe I remind them of their overbearing mother). :hmmm:

[Slabobbin]

Marge, it wouldn't be so much that he had taken an anger management class but the fact that he was dork enough to hang the certificate on the wall, lol.

And I agree wtih Echo, if you had ever dated a "mama's boy" you would understand. It is just not NORMAL to have a photo of your mom on your nightstand IMO. It suggests an unusual relationship with your mom.

[kingclick]

I don't have any pictures of my mother in my home other than in the whole family photos taken at the wedding.

But I too also understand that a man might have a good relationship with his mother and have a great picture of her that works on his night stand.

Yeah the during sex thing makes sense, but other than that, what is so unusual about a man actually being connected to his family.

What if he didn't have a father to put into the picture?

What about a woman that has a photo of her dad on the nightstand? Is she a freak too?

[Slabobbin]

I don't know that I would call them "freaks" I just know that it sucks to date a "mama's boy" and that I don't ever want to do it again. (Well I'm married and don't plan to ever date again period, but that's beside the point, lol). TO ME it would be an indication. I guess I could stick around long enough to see if there were other signs but either way I would still think it was werid.

[Echo2]

In my humble oppinion, any adult that has a picture of their parent on their nightstand is a bit strange. On the wall, on the dresser, on the mirror, anywhere but the nightstand. Maybe I'm putting too much emphasis on this but it would bug me.

Do you really want to be looking at a picture of your parent or your partners parent while bumping uglies?

[kingclick]

No. But again, when I decorate my room (as a single guy) I'm not thinking about the occasional "bumping uglies" that can be accommodated by a well aimed piece of clothing, I am thinking about the rest of the time that I am in that room.

[April]

No. But again, when I decorate my room (as a single guy) I'm not thinking about the occasional "bumping uglies" that can be accommodated by a well aimed piece of clothing, I am thinking about the rest of the time that I am in that room.

Believe me when I say that most single guys are thinking about gettin' their swerve on when they decorate their room.

what is so unusual about a man actually being connected to his family.

There's nothing wrong with being connected to your family. I just don't need them in the bedroom with us. Keep the family pics in the living room, hallways, dining room, etc.

People don't put family pics in their bathrooms. Why do you think that is? Because no one wants to feel like they are being watched when they're doing their business.

it wouldn't be so much that he had taken an anger management class but the fact that he was dork enough to hang the certificate on the wall

Exactly. That's great that he recognized a problem and took care of it, but its a weird thing to hang on your wall.

[kingclick]

Believe me when I say that most single guys are thinking about gettin' their swerve on when they decorate their room.
Well I will pull out the trump card. I've had numerous male room mates as well as actually being a guy myself. So no, I can't believe someone who doesn't know as much I as I do about the issue.

[April]

Well I will pull out the trump card. I've had numerous male room mates as well as actually being a guy myself. So no, I can't believe someone who doesn't know as much I as I do about the issue.

And just how many single guys' bedrooms have you been into? I've dated a lot of men and I've had a lot of male friends. Not ONE of them had a picture of their mother in the bedroom.
Just because you are a guy doesn't mean you are a typical single guy.
I stand by my statement that most single guys are preoccupied with sex.

[Echo2]

Guys must have changed since I was young. Because back in the 60's and 70's the ONLY thing on a single guys mind was when where and how he was going to get lucky.

An old joke comes to mind.

Why do men name their wangers?

So they don't have a perfect stranger telling them what to do all the time.

[Marge]

I don't see the problem with the photo on the nightstand honestly.
I think it would be harder to do something about the one on the wall. At least with the picture on the nightstand you can put it in a drawer for that moment much easier.
I also don't see what is wrong with a man that has a strong family conection. I would much rather know that a man has a strong fmily conection than to think there are family issues.

[kingclick]

1. And just how many single guys' bedrooms have you been into? I've dated a lot of men and I've had a lot of male friends. 2. Not ONE of them had a picture of their mother in the bedroom.
3. Just because you are a guy doesn't mean you are a typical single guy.
4. I stand by my statement that most single guys are preoccupied with sex.
1. I would hazard a guess that my number of single male friends exceeds the number of men you have dated. Unless you have bedded and dated hundreds of men. Then I will defer to your...um...experience.
2. Just because they didn't have a picture of their mother in their room doesn't automatically mean they were thinking of sex while decorating their room.
3. Just because I am a guy and talk to guys and have these kinds of talks with guys does make me more of an authority on these kinds of things than....a woman.
4. You never made that statement. This is the statement you made.

Believe me when I say that most single guys are thinking about gettin' their swerve on when they decorate their room.
Huge difference.

[Def.I.Nition]

I found this article on my homepage, and I have to tell ya these things don't freak me out.

7 Things that Freak Women Out

By Patty Lamberti

1. Seeing an anger management graduation certificate on your wall. Don't punch us for saying this, and it's great to be proud of your accomplishments and all, but maybe you should take down reminders of your violent past if a woman is coming over. Unless it's Naomi Campbell who's coming over.



2. A picture of your mom on your nightstand. Don't you have a mantel?


3. A picture of your pet in your wallet. Be a man.



4. A tattoo of your ex's name. If you were really over her, you would have covered it up. Tommy Lee and Johnny Depp got rid of their body art dedicated to ex-lovers.

5. Expensive shampoo/conditioner. You don't have to use Suave, but she may question your sexuality if your grooming products are more expensive than hers.

6. Your magazine subscriptions. She'll scrutinize your bathroom reading materials. If they're all work-related, she'll think you don't know how to play. If they're all ladies magazines, she'll think you like to be a player. If they're all porn magazines, she'll think you play with yourself too much.


7. Potpourri. This implies your mother does your interior decorating. Go on Trading Spaces.


ETA: link (http://channels.netscape.com/ns/love/content.jsp?file=love/fun/7things.jsp&floc=LV_1-T)

Women are easily creeped out/turned off... thank god I'm gay!

[Echo2]

I have on occasion wished I was a lesbian so I wouldn't have to deal with the male mind (or lack thereof in some instances). But my best girlfriend is gay and she seems to have the same issues with her SO as us hetero's do with ours. So I guess it is just the nature of the beast. Two personalities trying to live together.

[April]

Well then, KL, maybe you and your friends are just geeks. Hell, if you really wanna get down to it, most single guys don't "decorate" their room anyway.

P.S. You can shove your implication that I am a slut up your ass. I didn't say I had "bedded" them. You can be in one's bedroom without having sex with them.

[Daethian]

1. Seeing an anger management graduation certificate on your wall. Don't punch us for saying this, and it's great to be proud of your accomplishments and all, but maybe you should take down reminders of your violent past if a woman is coming over. Unless it's Naomi Campbell who's coming over.

CREEPY! You're proud of the fact that you have anger issues??? Wugh...no thanks Tyson.

2. A picture of your mom on your nightstand. Don't you have a mantel?

Mommy DOES NOT belong in the bedroom. Creepy again.

3. A picture of your pet in your wallet. Be a man.

We have 6 dogs, 2 cats and 46 hermit crabs and not a single pic in my wallet.

4. A tattoo of your ex's name. If you were really over her, you would have covered it up. Tommy Lee and Johnny Depp got rid of their body art dedicated to ex-lovers.

If you were stupid enough to tattoo someone else's name on your body, you are too stupid to be with me. Only death is that permanent.

5. Expensive shampoo/conditioner. You don't have to use Suave, but she may question your sexuality if your grooming products are more expensive than hers.
Clean, neat, well groomed = good Metrosexual = too high maintainence to be with me.

6. Your magazine subscriptions. She'll scrutinize your bathroom reading materials. If they're all work-related, she'll think you don't know how to play. If they're all ladies magazines, she'll think you like to be a player. If they're all porn magazines, she'll think you play with yourself too much.

Pretty much agree with all of this. How you spend your idle time says something about you.


7. Potpourri. This implies your mother does your interior decorating. Go on Trading Spaces.

Straight men don't even know what potpourri IS.

[Daethian]

With the magazines they are saying ALL of one or ALL of the other... if its a mix of normal guy stuff... that's not creepy. But if you've never ventured beyond the pages of Penthouse... well don't call me, I'll call you.

[mom2burgess]

1. Seeing an anger management graduation certificate on your wall. Don't punch us for saying this, and it's great to be proud of your accomplishments and all, but maybe you should take down reminders of your violent past if a woman is coming over. Unless it's Naomi Campbell who's coming over.
This one would probably give me pause. I would have to know the whole story before i could judge, but yeah, hanging in on the wall seems odd.


2. A picture of your mom on your nightstand. Don't you have a mantel
doesn't bother me



3. A picture of your pet in your wallet. Be a man.
again, not a big deal



4. A tattoo of your ex's name. If you were really over her, you would have covered it up. Tommy Lee and Johnny Depp got rid of their body art dedicated to ex-lovers.

So he made a mistake and thought he would be with that person forever. Things change, I could get over it

5. Expensive shampoo/conditioner. You don't have to use Suave, but she may question your sexuality if your grooming products are more expensive than hers.

I couldn't care less.

6. Your magazine subscriptions. She'll scrutinize your bathroom reading materials. If they're all work-related, she'll think you don't know how to play. If they're all ladies magazines, she'll think you like to be a player. If they're all porn magazines, she'll think you play with yourself too much.

I don't care what's in the bathroom, although a bunch of womens magazine seem a little odd
7. Potpourri. This implies your mother does your interior decorating. Go on Trading Spaces.
To me this shows he wants his house to smell and nice, and if he put in potpourri, he most likely cares enough to keep his house clean and nice too

[Tara mom2four]

1. Seeing an anger management graduation certificate on your wall. Don't punch us for saying this, and it's great to be proud of your accomplishments and all, but maybe you should take down reminders of your violent past if a woman is coming over. Unless it's Naomi Campbell who's coming over.
I would be leery of that

2. A picture of your mom on your nightstand. Don't you have a mantel?
I think there is a better spot to put it then his night stand.

3. A picture of your pet in your wallet. Be a man.
No problem at all with that

4. A tattoo of your ex's name. If you were really over her, you would have covered it up. Tommy Lee and Johnny Depp got rid of their body art dedicated to ex-lovers.
I would not be thrilled with the idea at all. Dont want to see her name all the time.

5. Expensive shampoo/conditioner. You don't have to use Suave, but she may question your sexuality if your grooming products are more expensive than hers.
I dont care at all. Its shampoo for crying out loud

6. Your magazine subscriptions. She'll scrutinize your bathroom reading materials. If they're all work-related, she'll think you don't know how to play. If they're all ladies magazines, she'll think you like to be a player. If they're all porn magazines, she'll think you play with yourself too much.
All I ask is if its porn mags keep them in the room so the kids dont find them.

7. Potpourri. This implies your mother does your interior decorating. Go on Trading Spaces.
So what if he has potpurri. lol

[Quamie]

MM Quote

This one would bother me too. There are better places to put it. I don't need to see Momma's face while I'm riding you like a wild bronco


ROTFLMFAO!!!!! :smileyhap

[mle30]

Some generic things I could see freaking a guy out about a woman:

1. Anything that shouts "desperate to snag a man" - like lots of wedding/bride mags, talking all the time about friends/relatives weddings, introducing yourself to the parents via phone calls before the guy does it. Talking about what their kids will look like too early in the relationship...

2. Daddy's girl - I have known women who said that their father spoiled them/made them feel like the most special thing in the world, and that they would settle for nothing less in a husband. To me, that sounds like... uhhh... super high maintenence, I-demand-to-be-worshipped. It's disturbing.

Oh, hell - I'm too busy to make a full list. But I liked the one posted!

[emilina]

Yikes, DH graduated from Anger Management (no cert on the wall, though, that's just bizarre) and I swear he owned more kitchen stuff than I did before we were married. He also has subscribed to Food & Wine since '94 which doesn't bother me. Oh, and he likes potpourri! ;) If you ever saw him, you'd never guess that he used to subscribe to Martha Stewart Living. LOL!