# Ladies: "How to make a man happy, 2014 Edition" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 22, 2014, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991 "2014-05-22T08:42:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/1 "2014-05-22T08:42:51Z")
We’d like to see your list of what works, what doesn’t, what you think will work. We’re not out to make fun of you. We just want to see how close (or how far) are your thoughts from ours. Previous threads (in other fora) gave surprising results: women get it wrong most of the time. Really surprising. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/2 "2014-05-22T08:55:15Z")
Are we talking about making men happy in general or in bed specifically? ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/3 "2014-05-22T08:59:19Z")
Good blow jobs. Duh. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/4 "2014-05-22T09:58:20Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > Are we talking about making men happy in general or in bed specifically? Whatever makes your man happy (sex must figure significantly.) ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/5 "2014-05-22T10:00:33Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Good blow jobs. Duh. A qualified “yes” to me. Some men don’t like it though. Remember that line in “Analyze This”, where De Niro said “that’s the mouth that kisses my kids ‘goodnight?’” ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/6 "2014-05-22T10:12:21Z")
Not my job, man. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/7 "2014-05-22T10:31:48Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > Whatever makes your man happy (sex must figure significantly.) 1. Ask him what he likes. 2. Let him what you like. 3. Give and take. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/8 "2014-05-22T10:45:42Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > Whatever makes your man happy (sex must figure significantly.) Yeah, that. We men are not that hard to please. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/9 "2014-05-22T10:48:54Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > 1. Ask him what he likes. > 2. Let him what you like. > 3. Give and take. Doh, that should say: 2. Tell him what you like. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/10 "2014-05-22T11:02:20Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Good blow jobs. Duh. Or if that’s too much, fair to middlin. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/11 "2014-05-22T11:28:05Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > A qualified “yes” to me. Some men don’t like it though. Remember that line in “Analyze This”, where De Niro said “that’s the mouth that kisses my kids ‘goodnight?’” That’s easy, don’t marry a man with a Madonna/whore complex and you don’t have that problem. On that note, it depends on the guy. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/12 "2014-05-22T11:40:47Z")
Don’t spend time with someone you need to “make” happy - spend your time with someone you DO make happy by being who you are. These are things like sharing interests, having a similar sex drive, having the same need for contact (clingy girl, distant guy - or distant guy, clingy girl won’t work), even both enjoying the same sorts of food or the same sort of cleanliness in a house helps. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/13 "2014-05-22T11:53:32Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Or if that’s too much, fair to middlin. Or if that’s too much, outsource. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/14 "2014-05-22T14:24:04Z")
Dont get mad when he farts in bed - or anywhere else. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/15 "2014-05-22T14:27:29Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > Don’t spend time with someone you need to “make” happy - spend your time with someone you DO make happy by being who you are. This. If you’re not into giving blow jobs, it’s going to be pretty obvious when you start doing it because you feel obligated. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/16 "2014-05-22T15:10:24Z")
I’m not sure there’s any one thing that applies to “every” guy (except maybe the blowjob thing). Genders are not one-size-fits-all. It’s good general advice to give a woman a diamond ring when you propose marriage, but if \*I’d \*received a diamond when my guy proposed? I would have been upset. My fiance and I play WoW and watch Game of Thrones together and pitch in around the house as much as we can. These things make us both happy. Tell me I’m wrong and display your ignorance about our relationship, if it makes you feel good. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/17 "2014-05-22T15:20:16Z")
You’re wrong. Hmmm. I feel nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/18 "2014-05-22T17:33:25Z")
Feed 'em and fuck 'em? It’s always worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/19 "2014-05-22T17:41:27Z")
Same as everyone else - attention, validation, affection, loyalty. ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/20 "2014-05-22T17:42:27Z")
I know some things to make one particular man happy. I will freely admit that I am not up to keeping the general male population happy. I wouldn’t really know how to make an average woman with whom I am not acquainted happy, either. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991.md?page=2)