# What you don't get about the other gender **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 20, 2007, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-dont-get-about-the-other-gender/400906 "2007-04-20T09:07:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-dont-get-about-the-other-gender/400906/121 "2008-11-29T20:12:39Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > **Quiddity!** You are back! _does a happy dance_ > > As to the OP, um, hmm. I find it hard to stereotype even good-naturedly because the dude I’m closest to really doesn’t fit stereotypes in a lot of key ways. He hates sports, does most of the cleaning and knows less about cars than I do. > > I guess the one thing I don’t understand about men is why they seem to have such a good sense of direction. I’ve never met a man who became easily lost. It seems to be a consistent characteristic, and while I don’t have penis envy, I definitely have InternalGPS-envy. > > ETA: Oh my god, I fell for a Zombie thread. Disappointment on a number of levels, here. Well, you KNEW she was chronically late. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-dont-get-about-the-other-gender/400906/122 "2008-11-29T20:30:29Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Well, you KNEW she was chronically late. 🙂 At least she got it in time to edit, instead of obliging with a quadripost that still gave no sign of having even noticed. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-dont-get-about-the-other-gender/400906/123 "2008-11-29T22:47:48Z")
:o well, we guys don’t always notice details and stuff… ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-dont-get-about-the-other-gender/400906/124 "2008-11-29T22:59:52Z")
Like others have mentioned - it is just completely weird that straight women and gay men are attracted to males. There is nothing attractive about maleness, only about femaleness. Straight men and gay women, I understand, but straight women and gay men seem perverse. Well, I don’t really think there’s anything wrong with them. So many people swear this is perfectly normal. This is just my gut reaction. I can’t quite believe inside that anybody really likes licorace or sports, either, but of course some do. They claim. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-dont-get-about-the-other-gender/400906/125 "2008-11-30T06:26:54Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > 1. Why can’t guys control their tendency to leer at women’s bodies? I understand that men are visual creatures (hence, the popularity of porn), but why don’t they have more self-control about it? OK, I gotta call you on this one: Now, I’m not saying **all** , or even **most** , women do this…but there is a significant portion that engages in the following behavior that make me go :smack:: Why is it a woman will dress in such a way that it shows off her physical attributes, then gets irritated when a man notices said attributes? E.g. this chick I used to work with almost always wore blouses that caused her boobs to hang out, and I mean so Stevie Wonder could spot them across the room. Then she would see a guy (quite naturally) check her out and flip out: “Hello! Up here!” pointing at her eyes. My take on this is…if you don’t want us to window-shop, don’t advertise. (I know I’m gonna get rapped in the mouth for that one…) ---
**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:** [November 30, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-dont-get-about-the-other-gender/400906/126 "2008-11-30T19:13:47Z")
Every guy that I’ve felt comfortable enough with to ask, has always admitted to shitting or at least skidmarking his underwear at one time or another (as a grown-up!). I never, never have and I have never met a woman who would admit to it. It’s: 1)Absolutely disgusting… 2)Why in hell would you admit it…? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-dont-get-about-the-other-gender/400906.md?page=6)