# Things the opposite sex just doesn't get. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 27, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193 "2010-07-27T15:58:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/61 "2010-07-27T21:53:07Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > > [@Electric\_Warrior](#): > > > > I quite like “lady”. “Oh yeah, **Electric Warrior** , she’s a cool lady.” Or “Hey dudes and ladies, come check out this Youtube video of my cat.” > > Agreed. ‘‘Lady’’ is hard to find offensive or patronizing. > > Incidentally, I tend to refer to myself as a girl and to men as boys. > > It’s something I have to consciously check myself for when I post to the Dope. I do the same thing. Very frequently when talking to female friends I’ll say something like “Even if you don’t like the new _Sherlock Holmes_, it’s worth watching for the hot boys” when the ‘boys’ in question are 44-year-old Robert Downey Jr. and 37-year-old Jude Law. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/62 "2010-07-27T22:32:07Z")
> [@Electric\_Warrior](#): > > I do the same thing. Very frequently when talking to female friends I’ll say something like “Even if you don’t like the new _Sherlock Holmes_, it’s worth watching for the hot boys” when the ‘boys’ in question are 44-year-old Robert Downey Jr. and 37-year-old Jude Law. I think it’s totally a carryover from my junior high/high school days. Boys. Teehee! ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/63 "2010-07-27T22:46:01Z")
> [@niblet\_head](#): > > Guys, grown females are called women. Not girls. And if you get offended whenever I use the term boys for grown men, well I’m doing to prove a point to you. I don’t mind it when women use the term ‘boys’. I find it endearing in a way. My female coworkers who are adults say things like ‘going to meet a boy’ or ‘cute boy’ and things like that. I actually like that for some reason over the term ‘man’. Man is so serious. No woman I’ve met thinks Aqua Teen Hunger Force is funny. But me and my guy friends enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/64 "2010-07-27T22:48:42Z")
There’s body wash, there’s shampoo, and if you’re an overachiever, conditioner. That’s 3 bottles of stuff max should be in your shower. Why, oh why, are there 17 bottles of stuff in our tub, 2 of which are mine and 15 are my wife’s? ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/65 "2010-07-27T23:47:01Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > [Because no matter what we weigh… cute shoes _always_ look _great_. That’s not true. Remember when those mock ballet slippers became trendy (I don’t know, maybe they still are)? Definitely not cute on fat feet but may be considered cute otherwise. I wish men would realize that not all women are the same. I get mad too when somebody insists that I’m upset/angry/whatever and I keep trying to tell them I’m not. Then when I’m like “HEY, WILL YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY?!” they’re like “Ah-ha! See?! You ARE mad!” Well, YEAH, now I am. So men do the “What’s wrong? Seriously, what’s on your mind? What’s bothering you? Why are you mad? Are you okay? Let’s talk. What’s wrong? What are you thinking about?” thing, too. Also, when I say “I don’t want to talk about it,” it’s not because I’m secretly seething that you haven’t already guessed what my problem is and started the ass-kissing for it. I just don’t want to talk about it with you right now. And maybe I never will want to but then it becomes Not Your Problem, so shut up and stop worrying about it. I’ve tried telling guys this, too, and I think most of them think I’m full of shit because “chicks are crazy”. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/66 "2010-07-27T23:53:29Z")
[quote=“melodyharmonius, post:22, topic:548193”] > [@GHO57](#): > > This made me chuckle. But I’m talking more about the clean space I just made on the counter or the table. That you immediately put your toolkit on. This is why men make better computer techs, we have a more intuitive grasp of windows file system…open space, drop it there, not enough room for all of it, move to next open space, drop it there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![zeldarae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f14d63/32.png) [@zeldarae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeldarae)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/67 "2010-07-28T02:56:03Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > No woman I’ve met thinks Aqua Teen Hunger Force is funny. But me and my guy friends enjoy it. I not only like Aqua Teen Hunger Force but I record Robot Chicken everynight to watch when I get home from work. I can’t be the only woman that likes these shows. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/68 "2010-07-28T03:04:10Z")
> [@Todderbob](#): > > Male here: I’m not thinking anything, _goddamnit._ And we have a winner. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/69 "2010-07-28T03:55:59Z")
The real answer is a man could go out and get laid and it would mean nothing except he had some fun. It would not mean he didn’t love his wife or family. PS I never did it. But I know lots of men who have and do. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/70 "2010-07-28T04:07:57Z")
> [@zeldarae](#): > > > [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > > > No woman I’ve met thinks Aqua Teen Hunger Force is funny. But me and my guy friends enjoy it. > > I not only like Aqua Teen Hunger Force but I record Robot Chicken everynight to watch when I get home from work. I can’t be the only woman that likes these shows.:dubious: ATHF isn’t always funny (but sometimes is). Robot Chicken is usually funny and horrible at the same time. Something some men will never get is that all women are not alike, and we’re just human beings like they are. If you keep dating the same type of woman, and you don’t like what they do, try to make sure your next girlfriend doesn’t do whatever it is you hate instead of generalizing that all women are X. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/71 "2010-07-28T07:30:30Z")
I have to be in love to even want to have sex. Obviously I needn’t mention my gender… ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/72 "2010-07-28T08:11:53Z")
Male here: 1. The reason I don’t want you to throw away my stuff is **the exact same stupid reason(s)** you don’t throw away YOUR stuff. 2. Men don’t close cabinets or drawers because, quite simply, we can’t tell how it much better it looks closed. Really, it looks the same to us. On the other hand, we never close the sock drawer because socks need to breathe. Underwear too. 3. Men never raise the seat because we’re that confident about our aim. 4. When men are 13 years old, they’re called “toys.” When we turn 30, the codeword changes to “tools.” 5. Men are secretly jealous because you get to throw an absolute, complete tantrum, be a total asshole AND get a free pass for it every 28 days. 6. The reason men watch sports is the same reason women crave chocolate: DNA. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/73 "2010-07-28T09:18:26Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > > [@JohnT](#): > > > > No, I’m not mad. > > … > > No, not upset. > > … > > Really! > > … > > Well, yes, that last was a sign of me being mad, but I’m just irritated because I’ve had to deny this three times. Is there a cock crowing somewhere? > > My mother used to be the master of pissing me off in that way. In a similar vein… > > Men, understand that if a woman is upset and says she doesn’t want to talk about it, it means that she’s upset and she wants to talk about it. > > Women, understand that if a man is upset and says he doesn’t want to talk about it, it means that he’s upset and **he doesn’t want to talk about it**. Everybody: please understand that whether someone needs to talk about problems in order to solve them or think about them before being able to talk about them does NOT depend on crotch content. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/74 "2010-07-28T09:31:26Z")
> [@Todderbob](#): > > Male here: I’m not thinking anything, _goddamnit._ This. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/75 "2010-07-28T09:56:51Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > Male here: > > 1. The reason I don’t want you to throw away my stuff is **the exact same stupid reason(s)** you don’t throw away YOUR stuff. > > 2. Men don’t close cabinets or drawers because, quite simply, we can’t tell how it much better it looks closed. Really, it looks the same to us. On the other hand, we never close the sock drawer because socks need to breathe. Underwear too. > > 3. Men never raise the seat because we’re that confident about our aim. > > 4. When men are 13 years old, they’re called “toys.” When we turn 30, the codeword changes to “tools.” > > 5. Men are secretly jealous because you get to throw an absolute, complete tantrum, be a total asshole AND get a free pass for it every 28 days. > > 6. The reason men watch sports is the same reason women crave chocolate: DNA. Tool. If you know women who use their periods to act any differently at all, you need to get some new friends. Any woman who does this makes the rest of us look bad. Don’t be confident about your aim. I have never craved chocolate. I can only hope that your post is a big whoosh. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/76 "2010-07-28T11:39:54Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > Don’t be confident about your aim. I’m confident in my aim. Your having spotted urine on a toilet seat doesn’t affect how accurate my aim is. I can practically sign my name in the snow! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/77 "2010-07-28T11:55:14Z")
You gotta drink a lot of beer before you can spell out AClockworkMelon, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Heckity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/78 "2010-07-28T13:03:24Z")
First off, **CrazyCatLady** , this is quite wonderful: > [@](#): > > Some people say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. I say it’s not paved at all; all those good intentions are sitting there in their boxes because someone is “getting around to” paving the road with them. This is why we want you to put your shit away now instead of later. Female: As noted up thread, all women are not alike. I have a few pair of shoes, most of which I don’t wear because they hurt my feet. I hate shopping for anything, so I go into a store knowing what I want and I leave usually in under ten minutes with only the thing I wanted to buy. I love power tools and I know how to use them - a good tool catalog is like pornography to me. Finally, I have had opportunities through failed relationships to take advantage financially - I never have - because it’s not right. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/79 "2010-07-28T13:25:00Z")
Male here. If you say something like “Will it work over there?” out of the blue can you pause for a minute and put some context into the conversation? I am not a mind reader. I am tired of my life being one non sequitur. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193/80 "2010-07-28T13:39:50Z")
Female here. The skill and entertainment value of a sport is not merely measured by how mutherfuckinard the players are. Really, football (soccer) isn’t crap because the players aren’t built like brick shit houses, American Football players aren’t ‘nancies’ because they wear padding. Not all sport involves arm wrestling. [Case in point](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=572122) Cavemen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193.md?page=5)