That would be someone like me. I have WAY too long lashes and I hate them, I always get eyelashes stuck in there and i have to get them out cause the ones that fall out are stuck. My lashes are WAY too long and bump into my glasses unless I wear my glasses really low (which I can barely see out of).
Hrmm… jealousy of women… that’d probly be the choice of having a baby or not (men can’t decide to get an abortion), the power of meeting people (men almost always have to approach women), and… hmm, oh yeah, pretty women can get away with anything.
I envy a woman’s ability to say something like “If you wanted to have sex with me it woud be alright” and not get slapped in the face. Also they get all the toys for pleasing themselves. All we get are our hands! :mad:
Well, what do you mean by a serious response? You may laugh at the responses where men say they only envy an obvious physical characteristic like having breasts. That’s no more or less serious than the pee-standing-up argument, right? I think they’re both rather shallow and cursory arguments.
For me, I guess, the dividing line between a serious argument and a silly one is whether it’d be worth being the opposite sex for an entire month to try it out. (Supposing that were possible, say, with a genie in a lamp.) I dunno. Why don’t you think some of the responses aren’t serious?
Although we’ve been driving a lot lately and I am tempted to jump on the “pee-outside-without-baring-my-butt” bandwagon, I’ll decline. Actually, what I envy men most is this:
i envy the attention women get. I would love to have members of the opposite sex show an interest in me daily.
thats about it though. i can’t think of anything else women have that i envy. Not to be an ass but thats about all they have that i want. I’ll keep my genders attributes of ‘more likely to go into well paying college fields’, ‘not having to be attractive 24/7’ and ‘being judged on merit rather than apperances’ and keep them thanks.
It seems like it’d be easier to masturbate as a woman. You can comfortable stay clothed the whole time; no wrestling with cumbersome members inside a tight area, and no clean-up afterwards.
Oh, even moreso is the confidence that most men you eye are at least interested in your gender.
I envy how many men are seen as more attractive/desirable as they get older.
A man in his 40s or 50s who has never been married is more commonly viewed as a bachelor who doesn’t want to settle down, while a woman in the same position is an old maid who can’t land a husband.
Talking to a auto mechanic without being patronized.
Having an (apparent) higher tolerance for cold weather. I’m wearing two sweaters and a polar-expedition coat, longjohns, thick gloves etc. Then I see women walking around with bare legs or pantyhpose (are they that warm?), cleavages etc. Amazing. I live in Sweden so cold tolerance is a pretty good thing to have, and I don’t.
Also being much more competent in general when it comes to social interaction. I’m a complete idiot. I can easily sit through a whole dinner thinking nothing is wrong then hear from some woman about how X was really upset or Y seemed to be going through a hard time with her boyfriend or whatever.
That’s two concrete attributes. If there’s any social perk for women I’m jealous of it would be that they’re allowed to act irrational and blame it on their mood. I hardly even have moods!
As for admiration of the opposite sex, I’d have to say it’s the fact that they are not guided by style and fashion. It seems like 20 extra pounds and a balding head is not a detriment.
Interesting question. I’m perfectly happy as a man, but I’d jump at the possibility of being a woman for a month or two. (So long as I knew that I could return as a man.) I’m sure I’d be a total slut the whole time. Just to see what it’s like on the other side. I guess I’m the kind of person who always wants to know what’s behind door #3.
I envy the ability to do more than one simple task at once. “Come on brain, you possess rudimentary intelligence, why can’t you make one hand brush teeth while the other buttons up the shirt?”
I envy the ability to find something on a shelf or whatever without having to stand there glassy-eyed for a few minutes.
I don’t really care about this at the moment, but one day it’s possible I’ll envy the fact that women get custody over children in a divorce, almost regardless of any other circumstances (here, at least).
I envy the fact that women tend not to get sent to wars against their will; not that I ever have or am likely to.
Finally, I envy the fact that it’s totally unacceptable for a guy to ever hit a girl, no matter what, and by extention I envy that girls are often in a position to inflict horrible pain and injury on a guy (you know what I’m talking about) without fear of retribution.
I guess it would be women’s ability to touch each other in a non-sexual manner and not have to worry about it. Women can hold hands, walk arm in arm among other things that there is no way I could do with any of my male friends.
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Yeah, you guys did get the shaft on that last one.
But unacceptable to ever hit on a girl? That’s a little extreme. If the most common reaction to hitting on girls is a swift kick in the crotch, perhaps you need to change your timing and approach.
Sometimes it seems like the other side has an easier time getting their way. Me, I have to use cold, hard logic. They–at least some of them–seem to get by with eyelash batting and boobs. That’s what I envy. The power of boobs.
No, I’m not being entirely facetious. Just partially.
The fact that they don’t have to work if they want anything from the opposite sex if they have any sort of sex appeal. Flash a little thigh and you can get pretty much anything you want! :smack:
Baby Fish Mouth: Unacceptable to hit a girl - not to hit on one. I’m guessing that’s at least sometimes acceptable; otherwise, where are all these people coming from?
Also, I’ll just add that I have no problem in a girl kneeing a guy in the 'nads per se, but it’s considered reasonable under way too many circumstances. A friend of mine once received this treatment because he had a sip of a girl’s champagne, which he was holding for her, at a party. If that happened to me, bugger it - I’m seeking revenge, and hang the consequences.
I envy the way society is okay with men aging, but women must be eternally youthful. I like how I look now that I’m in my 30s. I have the experience on my face that goes with my personality, and with my too-curvy shape. That’s new, and I like it. Society, not so much.
I envy the way unmarried men don’t seem to get harassed (or worse, consoled) for their single status. The next time someone pats my hand and tells me, “Don’t worry, dear, that diamond ring is right around the corner,” I will pat their hand and say, “I know. I will buy it for myself next month. And I’m throwing myself a party, too!”
I envy the way men can sail through a social situation and are permitted to be oblivious to the emotional undercurrent that women expect one another to be hyper-sensitive to. If you don’t want to spell your troubles out to me, then you are entitled to your privacy, and I will not speculate.
I envy men for their ability to tell it like it is, without getting labelled as a bitch, by either gender. I am direct, I expect others to be direct with me, and I’m not inclined to accept the name-calling that goes with that.
Having said all that, I like being a woman. I think I’ll keep my gender.
I totally, totally agree... tired of trying to figure out the friends or more than friends thing. Though it probably sucks that all men want to take you to bed. :) Its way to easy for women to get sex... that is the part I envy.
Still women are way to complicated and lead emotionally overfilled lives. I’m happier as a man.
