Ladies, are there "guy" things that you like/enjoy?

[{ Emilia }]

So speaking as a guy, I've always liked a mix of attributes in a girl...which I admit is culturally derived...I still like makeup and "girly" things but I also like things that are generally considered "male", such as if they compete in sports, etc.

No offense, RAMA. But did you actually come into a thread that's about what kind of stuff girls enjoy that's typically associated with "men"... just to tell us what kind of interest mix you find attractive in a girl?
You know, this is exactly what the thread isn't about. None of the girls here wants to know whether you find our interest in certain topics attractive or not.
This is about what interests us, not about whether or not men are okay with it or even find it attractive. It's not a "Hey, what kind of girl are you into?"-thread.

 

[Mary Ann]

^This, except that I wouldn't have been as polite. There's always one...

 

[maneth]

I used to play with Lego bricks as a kid, especially the space series. Dolls never interested me much, and I'm happy I grew up in the 1980s when pink wasn't yet the ubiquitous girly color. I detest pink.

Growing up in an era and a location where kids were still allowed out of doors without their parents at a very young age (I was 5 and my sister 2.5 when our mom told us to go out and find some kids who lived next door to play with), I was able to form friendships with the kids in our street without parental interference, and for some reason I ended up playing with boys most of the time. So I learned to play ball and climb fences and trees.

I wear my hair and nails short, rarely wear makeup these days (even though I went through a period in my early twenties when I couldn't even take out the trash without putting makeup on). I'll never wear a skirt or dress again if I can help it. If I must wear a dress, it has to be ankle length (I won't inflict the sight of my varicose-veined and cellulite-ridden legs on anyone except my husband).

My preferred movie genres are sci-fi and action, although I do enjoy period dramas too.

That said, I'm hopeless with DIY tasks in the house when it comes to anything more complicated than changing a lightbulb.

ETA: Oh, and I absolutely hate shopping, particularly for clothes.

 

[thestrangequark]

I think there are differences in the sexes. Women are prone to be more sensitive, to listen more, to express emotions more than men.

I completely disagree. Gender roles and stereotypes are simply cultural expectations that people are bullied and brainwashed into following. There are two aspects to every person: Their humanity and their individuality. That's all there is to it.

That's not actually true, though. As much as I loathe the men vs women nonsense, there is an undeniable biological difference between the male and female sexes that affects psychology and behavior precisely in ways that are often stereotypical. Denying the role of nature in gender has had tragic consequences. The more accurate way to see it is that there are inherent differences between the sexes, but that the variability within the groups is greater than the variability between groups.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

I think there are differences in the sexes. Women are prone to be more sensitive, to listen more, to express emotions more than men.

Nope, Tora Ziyal definitely did not say that. Didn't even respond to it. RJDiogenes is apparently having a rough time with the multi-quote function.

(Seriously, I understand. I hate trying to multi-quote more than two messages. I usually give up.)

 

[thestrangequark]

I think there are differences in the sexes. Women are prone to be more sensitive, to listen more, to express emotions more than men.

Nope, Tora Ziyal definitely did not say that. Didn't even respond to it. RJDiogenes is apparently having a rough time with the multi-quote function.

(Seriously, I understand. I hate trying to multi-quote more than two messages. I usually give up.)

It wouldn't be bad if you had said it though...as a generalization, it is true.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

^ True. But it's a generalization that I don't generally go out of my way to state, because there are so many exceptions.

 

[mari]

Growing up in an era and a location where kids were still allowed out of doors without their parents at a very young age (I was 5 and my sister 2.5 when our mom told us to go out and find some kids who lived next door to play with), I was able to form friendships with the kids in our street without parental interference, and for some reason I ended up playing with boys most of the time. So I learned to play ball and climb fences and trees.

That was my mom's experience. She had one girlfriend in the neighborhood, everyone else was boys, including her two older brothers. So they played cowboys and Indians (this was the early 60s) and climbed trees and got skinned knees just like the guys. But in skirts.

 

[Timewalker]

As a kid, I had a fair number of "boys' toys" - trucks, trains, Tinker Toys, etc. I also had dolls and a tea set (my mother didn't want me to play with it after I accidentally broke part of it).

I was lucky enough to share some interests in common with my dad - I have wonderful memories of going rock hunting, beachcombing, hiking, and searching for treasure on Vancouver Island.

I belong to a couple of gaming forums - not many female members there, and for the longest time some of the guys refused to believe I was female because "girls don't play Civilization!" Well, they do. In fact, it was a lady 20 years older than me who was one of the people who taught me how to play Civ II.

And unlike pretty much every woman I've ever met in RL, I actually get the humor of Red Green.

 

[Mary Ann]

That's the second time I've seen you say that about Red Green. Now I am very much a city girl--the smallest place I've lived had a population of 75,000--but oh, how I loved Red Green. One of the down sides of living in England is that no one understands duct tape humour.

 

[Timewalker]

That's the second time I've seen you say that about Red Green. Now I am very much a city girl--the smallest place I've lived had a population of 75,000--but oh, how I loved Red Green. One of the down sides of living in England is that no one understands duct tape humour.

This time I specified RL - as in personally met offline. You and I have never met anywhere but this forum.

Don't they have duct tape in England?

 

[Mary Ann]

They do, but they don't know it as the handyman's secret weapon.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

I was lucky enough to share some interests in common with my dad - I have wonderful memories of going rock hunting, beachcombing, hiking, and searching for treasure on Vancouver Island.

My dad was a big rock hound in our childhood, also into rock pools and beach combing. I always had a rock collection going. One of my earliest memories is of my dad taking me for a walk, I would have been about 4, and turning over big flat rocks so we could look at the salamanders underneath. I loved lizards and bugs and worms. We had a magnolia tree in our yard and I would spend hours looking through the blossoms for the slugs, trying to find the biggest one (who I named Mighty Mike, King of the Slugs, he was so cute..). It wasn't until I got to school that I realized girls were supposed to scream and run away about creepy crawlies.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Right, I misread that. I thought it was the TOS-writers who asked their wives since you were talking about Star Trek always having a large female fanbase, too. Sorry about the confusion.

No problem. I should have made my point more clearly.

Haha, I can just imagine Shatner getting his huff on about that

Oh, yeah.

I think there are differences in the sexes. Women are prone to be more sensitive, to listen more, to express emotions more than men.

Nope, Tora Ziyal definitely did not say that. Didn't even respond to it. RJDiogenes is apparently having a rough time with the multi-quote function.

(Seriously, I understand. I hate trying to multi-quote more than two messages. I usually give up.)

Men can't multiquote. Or white men can't multiquote. Or white men with blue eyes can't multiquote. Whatever. Sorry about that.

Anyway, I stand by my rejection of gender profiling. But I think we would all agree that people should be treated as individuals, not labels.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

You can't erase biochemistry and trying to erase it does as much harm as denying variables.

 

[Timewalker]

I was lucky enough to share some interests in common with my dad - I have wonderful memories of going rock hunting, beachcombing, hiking, and searching for treasure on Vancouver Island.

My dad was a big rock hound in our childhood, also into rock pools and beach combing. I always had a rock collection going. One of my earliest memories is of my dad taking me for a walk, I would have been about 4, and turning over big flat rocks so we could look at the salamanders underneath. I loved lizards and bugs and worms. We had a magnolia tree in our yard and I would spend hours looking through the blossoms for the slugs, trying to find the biggest one (who I named Mighty Mike, King of the Slugs, he was so cute..). It wasn't until I got to school that I realized girls were supposed to scream and run away about creepy crawlies.

I'm not into lizards or most creepy little things, but I am fond of earthworms. They have such a ticklish way about them when you hold them in your palm.

That's how I dealt with some the girls who bullied me in elementary school - just picked up an earthworm and stuck it under their noses. They ran away screaming.

 

[thestrangequark]

I was obsessed by snakes around the age of ten, and had dozens of very realistic rubber ones, but I wasn't allowed to get a real one. I had a rat, though, which I adored.

 

[Kestra]

My movie taste is all over the place. I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to movies but I don't think I could limit myself to certain genres either. What I really can't stand is superhero movies but I think that's not that uncommon for people here in Europe.

You mean you're not all Captain America fans?

 

[Thestral]

-Shooting guns? Okay...but best be sure it's a LADYGUN.

Whaaaat?

 

[Timewalker]

-Shooting guns? Okay...but best be sure it's a LADYGUN.

Whaaaat?

It could work... the attacker would probably fall down laughing, which would give the woman enough time to either escape or shoot him.