# Ladies: "How to make a man happy, 2014 Edition"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991>\
**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")\
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**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 29, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/61 "2014-05-29T03:40:52Z")

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The quicker response is to be ugly and unfaithful but never mind. 😃

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**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/62 "2014-05-29T04:08:11Z")

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As a single bloke, to make me happy:

Don’t nag  
Don’t be needy  
If you want something done a particular way, do it yourself. if you want me to do it, I’ll do it my way which may or may not resemble your way  
Don’t make a big deal out of little things, relax a bit  
If you have to “give me” sex I don’t want it. Fuck me because you want to not because you feel obliged to  
When we do have sex, relax and enjoy it. If I do someone you don’t like, tell me, if i do something you do like, tell me.  
I’m not a fucking mind reader, don’t expect me to be.  
Don’t bitch and sulk at me about your friends and then expect me to pretend to like them. They’re your friends, you have them.  
It’s perfectly OK to do some things separately. You’re allowed to have your own interests, so am I. Everything doesn’t have to be done together.

If all that’s too hard then we fall back on:

1. Show up naked holding beer
2. Bring a friend who’s also naked and holding pizza.

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**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 29, 2014, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991/63 "2014-05-29T08:59:54Z")

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^  
Your rules and fall back #2 do not necessarily assume that the woman in question is your partner. She could be a friend, or a relative.

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