# What I REALLY want from women . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 31, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783 "2007-10-31T21:10:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Vihaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Vihaga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vihaga)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/21 "2007-10-31T23:32:47Z")
[QUOTE=DudleyGarrett] Is $70k considered a lot of money? [/QUOTE] I think he’s calling it the minimum for keeping a stay-at-home spouse without worrying about paying the bills. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/22 "2007-11-01T00:49:00Z")
I really only want one thing from men (one particular man, in fact) - to realize that housework is no longer “women’s work.” Somehow in our great and glorious sexual revolution we forgot to really nail that one down with the guys. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/23 "2007-11-01T01:27:18Z")
[QUOTE=Lizard] Never thought of it that way! So . . . where are the real women? [/QUOTE] Hello. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/24 "2007-11-01T01:42:40Z")
This is the third time in a year I find myself saying this to a man: **Lizard** , please consider dating a better class of woman. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/25 "2007-11-01T01:45:47Z")
[QUOTE=Lizard] I want you to realize that while it’s fine to have guilty pleasures, being in your 30s and _obsessed_ with “[The Hills](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hills)” is kinda pathetic. [snip] I want you to realize there are some things men like just because they are men. No, we can’t explain, nor do we especially need to. Women don’t need to understand to get by. [/QUOTE] Right. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/26 "2007-11-01T03:06:13Z")
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist] I want you to realize that while it’s fine to have guilty pleasures, I’m not going to enjoy watching Oprah with you, but I’ll do it if you watch Mythbusters with me. I want you to not be so touchy you get furious at a random grope. I want you to figure out that yes, a relationship DOES involve doing something a little gross once in a while. If you’re making decisions about the course of our mutual future, just tell me more than 10 minutes before we have to leave. I want you to realize that oogling other chicks isn’t an insult to you, I’m just a pig like that. I probably won’t touch 'em. I want you to realize that sometimes people get grouchy even without having a period. I want you to realize that staying home for more than 30 minutes without interruption is a good excuse for sex. I’m probably not going to get better looking as I get older, you might not either. That’s not a problem for me. Let’s get nekkid and do stuff. I want you to realize there are some things men like just because they are men. No, we can’t explain. But what’s up with all the shoes? Seriously. I want you to realize that being nice to you is the same as hitting on you. Unless I’m being nice to another woman. No way was I hitting on _her_. I want you to understand that backrubs should lead to sex. Blowjobs. [/QUOTE] I sense the vague outline of an overall theme here, but I just can’t put my finger on it. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/27 "2007-11-01T03:35:11Z")
What I really want from cats . . . I want you to realize that if you’re going to beg for food you’d better let me pet you. I want you to realize the great outdoors isn’t. I want you find the damned mouse. I want you to realize the bath, brushing and vet visit are for your own good. I want you to let me clip your claws. I want you to purr just a little louder. I want the white cat to stop sitting on the dark clothing. I want the black cat to stop sitting on the light clothing. I want you to greet my company and let them admire you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/28 "2007-11-01T03:46:23Z")
[QUOTE=LavenderBlue] What I really want from cats . . . [/QUOTE] You want a dog. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/29 "2007-11-01T04:06:41Z")
[QUOTE=EddyTeddyFreddy] You want a dog. 😃 [/QUOTE] Or cats that act like them. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/30 "2007-11-01T04:13:44Z")
[QUOTE=Frostillicus] I sense the vague outline of an overall theme here, but I just can’t put my finger on it. [/QUOTE] Yeah… Mythbusters rocks. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/31 "2007-11-01T05:15:06Z")
never mind… ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/32 "2007-11-01T05:19:07Z")
If I was in your life, you’d never even have to ask, it would all come without asking. You need different women. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/33 "2007-11-01T06:08:54Z")
I like Mythbusters and I’ve never watched Oprah. 'Course, I’m a married SAHM. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/34 "2007-11-01T08:18:51Z")
In bestowing wisdom on the Err Apparent, I have distilled paternal advice down to a simple formula: avoid any woman with more than two cats. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/35 "2007-11-01T09:23:52Z")
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist] I want you to understand that backrubs should lead to sex. [/QUOTE] Amen. I didn’t pick this user name out of a fucking hat, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/36 "2007-11-01T10:42:37Z")
[QUOTE=Lizard] Never thought of it that way! So . . . where are the real women? [/QUOTE] I can’t speak for others who meet your specifications, but I’d given up on bars by my 30’s. You could have found me in bookstores, science fiction conventions, volunteering for an animal shelter or other organizations, or Mensa, of all outfits. It’s where I met my fiance. Frankly, I don’t care for the company of the sort of woman you described, so I tend not to hang out with them. Then again, what do you expect from a woman who’s never heard of “The Hills” and watches _Mythbusters_ every chance she gets. How was last night’s episode? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/37 "2007-11-01T12:55:56Z")
[QUOTE=LavenderBlue] I want you find the damned mouse. [/QUOTE] Im in yr house, eatin yr fud, y mouse? ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/38 "2007-11-01T14:00:22Z")
[QUOTE=Siege] Then again, what do you expect from a woman who’s never heard of “The Hills” and watches _Mythbusters_ every chance she gets. How was last night’s episode? [/QUOTE] Last night’s Mythbusters was pretty good…they tested whether you could blow up a vehicle by lighting the stream of gasoline from a leaking gas tank, then whether you could actually stamp out a burning line of gunpowder before it reaches the keg. And then, of course, they had to see if a keg of gunpowder could actually be blown up with a line of gunpowder as a fuse. Big Boom! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/39 "2007-11-01T14:07:34Z")
I just want to see their tits. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783/40 "2007-11-01T14:16:31Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Amen. I didn’t pick this user name out of a fucking hat, you know. [/QUOTE] Ahh, so it’s “know” in the Biblical sense. Good to, uh, know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-really-want-from-women/424783.md?page=3)