# The opposite sex **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 9, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268 "2010-01-09T10:33:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/21 "2010-01-09T15:39:55Z")
There is absolutely nothing I’m jealous of when it comes to men. I really don’t know what’s so special about peeing standing up. Sometimes using the restroom is the only chance I have to sit! ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/22 "2010-01-09T15:51:44Z")
A man’s ability to wear clothes that are only functional (and comfortable) and still come across as stylish. ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/23 "2010-01-09T15:59:32Z")
The ability to separate sex from feelings. As in, wanting to have sex with someone you find attractive, even if you have no feelings for them and/or being able to have sex without developing feelings. I’m not saying this is exclusive to men, but it does seem to be more common among them. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/24 "2010-01-09T16:05:07Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > I really don’t know what’s so special about peeing standing up. Sometimes using the restroom is the only chance I have to sit! When I have to pee into a cup without pissing all over my hands, it seems like a mighty special privilege to me. The penis seems like a convenient gizmo, especially if you have to go in the woods or something. It’s funny looking, though, so I guess you have to take the bad with the good. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/25 "2010-01-09T16:18:33Z")
Good grief. I can’t compartmentalize sex and have absolutely no sense of direction. I wonder if I am missing out. At least I can urinate standing up. ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/26 "2010-01-09T16:33:43Z")
To do the male equivalent of how women walk. The swaying thing with the hips and ass cheeks is really mesmerizing. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/27 "2010-01-09T16:36:06Z")
Peeing standing up. And pockets. It would be nice to be able to lift more stuff, too. And it’s infuriating how easily men lose weight. And maybe I wouldn’t be the sole breadwinner AND the only one who knows how to load the dishwasher, but that’s my own relationship problem. On the whole, though, I wouldn’t switch. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/28 "2010-01-09T16:42:47Z")
> [@Chicken\_Fingers](#): > > I want the lack of body self-consciousness that would let me strut my blubbery stuff in a Speedo, thinking I’m kind of hot. 😃 That! “Here I am in all my glory, world - sit back and enjoy the view of a MAN!” ---
**Author:** ![Pray\_for\_peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/29 "2010-01-09T16:45:33Z")
I would like to be taller and able to lift heavy things. It would really help with doing things around the house like moving stuff and decorating, yardwork and opening jars with tight lids. Also, I would like to have my employers/bosses not making decisions about me based on the likelihood that I will take time off for maternity leave, leave promptly to pick up my kid, or miss work for child rearing reasons. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/30 "2010-01-09T16:48:33Z")
Better orgasms. Throw-your-head-back, almost-weeping, wake-up-the-neighbors type of orgasms. I love sex as it is, but the girls are clearly having even more fun than me. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/31 "2010-01-09T16:53:18Z")
As discussed in the thread last week about commercials with idiot husbands and smart wives, I suppose I’ll settle for being able to load a dishwasher correctly or buy the correct brand of peanut butter. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/32 "2010-01-09T16:58:57Z")
Strength. Men can just pick up things so casually that I have to work at and struggle with. Grr. The ability for most men to buy pants just based on waist and length numbers. My husband could just buy jeans off the shelf. I have to try everything on and have no idea what size to start with. BAH! I’d like to feel warm, too. That seems to be a man trait. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/33 "2010-01-09T17:58:44Z")
> [@Stoneburg](#): > > Yes you can. Walk into an average bar and ask the first single, straight guy you encounter if he would like to come home with you for sex. I’d say there’s an above 80% that he will accept on the spot. If he doesn’t, he probably has a good reason. To sleep with a hot stranger and know you’ve got an excellent chance of actually having an orgasm. And of not being assaulted should you change your mind. That would be cool. Also, like everyone else, peeing easily in nature. Not, mind you, against the side of buildings. That’s just barbaric. ETA Do people still say ‘opposite sex’? It just sounds so outdated. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/34 "2010-01-09T18:22:00Z")
I’m rather surprised there aren’t more women saying “no menstrual periods”; when I think of aspects of womanhood I’m glad to not have to deal with, that’s pretty high. > [@Shakes](#): > > Cite? (I don’y mean that in a snarky way. Just currious is all) A few cites: For the [immune system](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system#Physiological_regulation) ( it’s only Wikipedia though ) : > [@](#): > > Hormones can act as immunomodulators, altering the sensitivity of the immune system. For example, **female sex hormones are known immunostimulators** of both adaptive[86] and innate immune responses.[87] Some autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus strike women preferentially, and their onset often coincides with puberty. By contrast, **male sex hormones such as testosterone seem to be immunosuppressive**.[88] Note that this isn’t just a man-and-woman thing; it’s common among the vertebrates. Female animals suffer from less disease and fewer parasites than males. [Women have a better sense of touch](http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091215173017.htm): With an explanation for why, interestingly; I’d never heard one. It turns out that smaller fingers are more sensitive, due to having more closely packed nerve endings. [Women have greater social intelligence](http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=1928-03750-001&CFID=5337535&CFTOKEN=18699528). ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/35 "2010-01-09T18:33:17Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > I’m rather surprised there aren’t more women saying “no menstrual periods”; when I think of aspects of womanhood I’m glad to not have to deal with, that’s pretty high. Well, I’ve gotten rid of mine via the wonders of pharmaceuticals or else it would be high on the list. ---
**Author:** ![blindboyard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindboyard/32/2833_2.png) [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/36 "2010-01-09T19:10:27Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > The convenient built-in pee-pee hose is the only thing that I really envy. Freud one, sceptics nil. Well, short of surgical intervention you can’t have a built-in one, but have I got a link for you: > **[Shewee - The Original Stand-to-Pee Device](https://www.shewee.com/)** > > Explore Shewee the original urination device, UK made since 1999. Discover Peebol- disposable, recyclable & compostable unisex urination bag. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/37 "2010-01-09T20:03:55Z")
Well, physical beauty seems to come easier, and with a lot better results to women. A lot of that is personal and cultural bias, granted, but it’s still something I admit that I envy, from an aesthetic view. I’m…just not so sure it [really works with men that well.](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bishonen) ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/38 "2010-01-09T20:10:02Z")
> [@Cat\_Fight](#): > > To sleep with a hot stranger and know you’ve got an excellent chance of actually having an orgasm. And of not being assaulted should you change your mind. That would be cool. > > Also, like everyone else, peeing easily in nature. Not, mind you, against the side of buildings. That’s just barbaric. > > ETA Do people still say ‘opposite sex’? It just sounds so outdated. Women do have an excellent chance of not being assaulted if they change their mind. :smack: Many people do indeed still believe that for all practical purposes the human race has two sexes, and there is “your own” and “the opposite”. First-time orgasm on the rare occasions when you impulsively sleep with a hot stranger, or multiple orgasms on the many occasions you have sex within a settled relationship? Ooh, tough call. Even the peeing in nature thing’s arguable - a friend had no problems in the two minutes it took to hop behind a bush when we were out for a walk the other day. I envy nothing the other sex has. I don’t think either sex has it easier - you either play well with the cards you’re dealt or you don’t, but there’s no reason to believe either your cards or your skill depend on your sex. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/39 "2010-01-09T20:17:27Z")
I want to say that having a pair of boobies to play with would be nice, but I can’t help thinking it would just be weird and wrong that they happen to be attached to me. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/40 "2010-01-09T20:55:21Z")
Another one here for peeing outdoors without getting your shoes wet. No periods / PMS. Being able to reach the top shelf of the kitchen cabinets without a step stool (yes, I know, having a Y chromosome doesn’t guarantee that, but generally men are taller than their sisters). Being taken seriously on the job before middle age. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268.md?page=3)