Oh, I don’t know, OMW… I am frankly envious of a woman’s ability to enjoy sex completely passively. I’ve had several girlfriends who demonstrated a spectacular inertness in the sack-- often, the only energy they seemed to expend (outside of foreplay) was turning their head from side-to-side as they approached a climax, or maybe light touches for guidance and direction.
Women in divers and several places have told me that they liked to lie as still as possible, to concentrate on working up towards their orgasm. Don’t get me wrong – stillness and rest has its place, amen, just like in music, but everything in moderation.
I think it would be nice (once in a while, anyway) to go into the situation with the expectation that I was just going to lay back, close my eyes, and have someone do their damnedest to make me come for an hour or so. I
“Why, yes, of course I’m going to just lie here. Hey, why’d you stop? Move your ass, girl!”
Or not.
Way, way, way TMI:Actually, one of my favourite techniques involves a whole lot of stillness all around, a cyclic system of penile flexing coincident with alternate heartbeats, a lot of internal counting, and only occasional thrusts, sort of like a fleshy rosary prayer. If it doesn’t provoke an impatient and confused response the first time, it eventually builds up to marathon sessions that induce mild hallucinations and multiple orgasms for all concerned parties. Okay, okay, not “one of my favourite techniques.” Hands-down. Only way to fly.But you didn’t need to know that. (Unless you’re one of those guys who expressed envy over that particular “perk”, of course.)
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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. QUOTE]
I’ve wondered about that myself. At the Oscar Awards, you can see many of the female celebrities in such skimpy attire that they are half naked, yet the males are without exception in evening suits, complete with ties and jackets. Therefore, either the men must be uncomfortably hot or the women must be shivering.
Which brings up another thing that bugs me about the male/female dichotomy regarding standards of dress: not only do men need to wear suits to be accepted in many circumstances, but we need to wear the whole suit. If we remove the jacket, we completely spoil the impressive effect of the suit.
I’d like to be able to just tell my spouse “the toilet’s not working right” and just rest assured that it will get taken care of.
I’d like to be have a woman’s height and be able to reach the bottom shelf of the grocery store better. Or a woman’s build and fit into a crowded airplane better.
In hot weather, I envy how women dress. Whether it’s -10 or 110 degrees, men have to wear long pants, socks, and shoes to the office. Nowadays when it gets above 70, women think their varicose veins and cellulite are no longer unsightly and they get to dress like they’re going to the beach.
I know some women who dissent from this view. Their point is that childbirth is noble and grand precisely because it can be difficult and painful. If Mt. Everest was 2000’ high, would those who climb it attain the status they now do?
For the record, pantyhose are NOT warm–Woman are taught to ignore the fact their feet and toes feel like numb icecubes, and their knee caps are frozen solid while attempting to conform to society’s defintion of fashion. Ditto for stiletto heals, push up bras and thong underwear.
Oh, and testosterone (which causes hair to grow and grow heavy) is the reason guy’s eyelashes are long (and their fingernails are like steel).
Pregnancy is the most awesome thing in the world. Words cannot describe the feeling of another person in the inside of your body, and knowing that your child is growing there as a result of your body supporting it’s life. Truly amazing. If guys could only experience one day of being pregnant… Labor, on the other hand…that’s what epidurals are for! There’s also nothing like nursing your child and knowing that your child depends on your body for nurishment and life. That being said, I could skip ever having another period and never miss it.
Women can take pictures better than men. A guy can have a top dollar setup, darkroom, best film available, and a woman with a cheapshit Polaroid camera still takes better pictures.
As a female I would like to state that being pregnant was the coolest experience I’ve ever had with a life form inside my body. Delivery(s) were pretty cool, too. But, apparently, I am the odd bird in this.
What I envy about men is their ability to bond through sports.
If your ex husband is meeting your new nusband , after they get past the awkwardness, it inevitably turns to sports. It’s the Universal Neutral Subject for men to start talking about.
Frankly, I hate sports ok, I’ll watch them, but I don’t care who was on third base in 1983 for the Red Sox , and politics people don’tyou realize, it is all out of our hands. , but sitting with a bunch of women listening to the " My husband is the laziest. We are Broke. The kids are nightmares. I’m a bloated cow." just blows too. I need a parrot or something.
As the only place I have ever been discriminated against is in a Hardware Store those bastards I would like to actually have my husband’s brain and skills when I enter that foreign world “to buy thingymabob that hangs off the whatchamacallit. Y’know, it makes the toilet go Whush? Do you have one, in pink?”
Oh, and the car lot, where the SOB condescendingly was showing me the mirror and radio. fucker and then I walloped him by answering his question about " What’s different about this engine." it was mounted sideways to make more room for the whoozit thingymabob. HA! and if I live to be 1000, I could neverpull that answer out of my ass again.
As mentioned already, I envy being able to carry a purse around. It’s just not fair, we get pockets and you were stuck with dresses, but you get a purse. But now in modern times most women typically wear jeans, so now you get a purse and pockets! Sure we don’t have to carry around makeup and all that, but sometimes pockets just aren’t enough. Also, the formal dress. I’m not big on fashion at all, I just throw on a shirt and shorts every day without a second thought. But it would be nice to be able to wear something besides the collared shirt and jacket. Jacket colors range from black to blue-that-looks-like-black to blackish-brown. Of course we get a lot of shirt colors but most of the time white is the only one acceptable. And then we have the black pants and black shoes. As a kid I hated dressing up, and as a young adult I still hate it. It would be nice if wearing shorts and a T-shirt were somehow made formal, because not all formal occasions are on cold nights.
Also, someone mentioned the instant bonding trick with men which is sports. I personally hate all things typically manly, sports, powertools, cars, etc. In that respect it would be nice to be a women just so I wouldn’t be considered a disgrace to my gender to not have interest in those things.
Point taken Larry Mudd, never thought of it that way.
One thing I definately envy about women has to be the ability to snap, “I did it for me!” when questioned on why the $250 bottle of perfume was absolutely necessary, WITHOUT being called a selfish jackass by the questioner. Moreover, the asker is often sent into a spiral of shame, prompting him to go out and buy (even) more expensive gifts to earn forgiveness.
Weird… I’ve come to almost the exact opposite conclusion. The female bosses I’ve had have been way too touchy-feely and conflict-averse, and consequently tend to be very ambiguous and wishy-washy. This is fine for non-decisive positions, but when she should be divvying up tasks and making conclusive decisions, being indecisive and/or non-assertive is a problem.
Weird… I’ve come to almost the exact opposite conclusion. The female bosses I’ve had have been way too touchy-feely and conflict-averse, and consequently tend to be very ambiguous and wishy-washy. This is fine for non-decisive positions, but when she should be divvying up tasks and making conclusive decisions, being indecisive and/or non-assertive is a problem.
As for what I envy about women… at risk of sounding like a sissy, I really do envy the ability to be emotional without the risk of being labeled a wimp, queer or nut. I mean, if you’re really feeling terrible, it does help to talk to someone about it and/or vent. Grumbling under your breath and going to drink beer with your buddies doesn’t seem to help as much.
I actually envy men their ability to throw on a dark suit, dark tie, light shirt, dark socks and shoes and be dressed for anything. And just having to comb their hair instead of “style” it.
The biggest thing is that men do not have to spend every moment of their entire lives being a potential rape victim. Yes, I do men do get raped, and I do not think of most men as rapists, but any woman can get raped. In her office, in her house, in the street, anywhere. And it will always be seen by some dimwits as “her fault.” (What was she doing there (in a perfectly legal place)? Why didn’t she fight? Maybe she enjoyed it! She has been sexually active in the past). And disbelievers (She was too ugly/too old/too sexual to be raped). It’s really a burden.
