What Men Want

[cacian]

WMW for short
this is in riposte of the movie:
what women want
women seem to think they have the upper hand most of the time but are they doing it right>??
I say no and I am a woman myself.

so come on men what is it that you really really want assuming women in general do not seem to know what men are about and I am a woman.
I hear women expect men to be a certain way and yet many do not understand or try to understand them.
is it fair to say that men are misunderstood and women overstood?

I say yes. it is about time women got their brain in gear and start thinking a liitle better and faster. ;) :D

[Emil Miller]

is it fair to say that men are misunderstood and women overstood?



Is it possible that you are distantly related to George W Bush?

[mona amon]

is it fair to say that men are misunderstood and women overstood?

Classic Cacian Quote! :D

As a woman, I'm also waiting to hear the answers. :)

[cacian]

Is it possible that you are distantly related to George W Bush?

dam!!! not that Bush again. and not we are not. I can say that safely.

[Emil Miller]

dam!!! not that Bush again. and not we are not. I can say that safely.

It's a relief to know that you won't be saying anytyhing like this:

'When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile
at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt.
It's going to be decisive.'

G.W.Bush

[cacian]

It's a relief to know that you won't be saying anytyhing like this:

'When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile
at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt.
It's going to be decisive.'

G.W.Bush

the bush identity crisis I say. he was one of a wound and a president too. amazing what one can do when they put their mind to it. it is oblivion at its best.

[Emil Miller]

the bush identity crisis I say. he was one of a wound and a president too. amazing what one can do when they put their mind to it. it is oblivion at its best.

Er...never mind, how about this one from George.

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."

[Sancho]

Haha! How about this one:

"Yer either with us, or yer with the tourists."

[cacian]

Er...never mind, how about this one from George.

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."
yeah very weird.


Haha! How about this one:

"Yer either with us, or yer with the tourists."

LOL

[YesNo]

Er...never mind, how about this one from George.

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."

These are the kinds of things Bush is likely to be best remembered for (outside of the Iraq war).

Anyway, what I think men expect women to be is happy. Or as George might have said, but I don't think he ever did, "Women is best when they take wing and smile."

[Lykren]

Back on topic! As a man, there are a few things I want.

1) Immortal fame in one or many regions of the arts.
2) A girlfriend.

Not necessarily in that order.

[qimissung]

For some reason I always thought you were female, Lykren, lol. Its kind of interestng to try to figure out gender from relatively anonymous posts, I think.

As to what men want, I can't really presume to know. To make a sweeping generalization, I think they look for a degree of authority (i.e. power) and, erm, sex. Not very original, but there it is.

[prendrelemick]

Sorry we can't tell you, it's a secret.

[cacian]

Sorry we can't tell you, it's a secret.

LOL that is not fair LOL:smilielol5:

[PeterL]

It isn't so much a matter of what men want or what women want. It's more about what we are programmed to want in our genes. There is a fundamental desire to reproduce; although that has dissipated with the excess in population. Exactly how that plays out varies from person to person. Men are much more direct, and most women act as if reproduction is the last thing they want, but they often play a chess game that is designed to corner a man; checkmate. It isn't that I mind, but I would prefer if some women were less insistent on playing their game' I'm perfectly willing to surrender.

[Basil]

...they often play a chess game that is designed to corner a man; checkmate. It isn't that I mind...I'm perfectly willing to surrender.

So if I read PeterL correctly, what he wants is to be taken by a queen.

[free]

Sorry we can't tell you, it's a secret.

We, men, want the same as we, women... Sorry, I can't tell you it's a secret. (1:1 :) )

[Helga]

Sorry we can't tell you, it's a secret.

that's not fair cause most women are always talking about what they want

[108 fountains]

We men want lost kittens to take care of, and we want strong amazons to care of us. We want innocence and we want sexy. We want quiet and we want vivaciousness. We want someone who is independent, and someone who depends on us. We want a free spirit, and we want someone who has her head on straight. We want intelligence, but we certainly don't want someone who is smarter than us. We all want Marilyn Monroe - most of us want to marry her, and those of us who do usually come to regard it as a mistake. So I guess we can sum it up best by saying that we men don't know what we want.

[Emil Miller]

I think most of us are satisfied with strong booze and a soft bed to sleep it off on.

[cacian]

We men want lost kittens to take care of, and we want strong amazons to care of us. We want innocence and we want sexy. We want quiet and we want vivaciousness. We want someone who is independent, and someone who depends on us. We want a free spirit, and we want someone who has her head on straight. We want intelligence, but we certainly don't want someone who is smarter than us. We all want Marilyn Monroe - most of us want to marry her, and those of us who do usually come to regard it as a mistake. So I guess we can sum it up best by saying that we men don't know what we want.

men do not know what they want?? I thought it was women haha. :)


I think most of us are satisfied with strong booze and a soft bed to sleep it off on.

strong booze?? do you mean spirit?


that's not fair cause most women are always talking about what they want

that is because they do not know what they want and so go on talking about it it does not mean they are going to get it. :D

[PeterL]

men do not know what they want?? I thought it was women haha. :)

Oh no, women know exactly what they want, but they don't usually go for that.

[Emil Miller]

strong booze?? do you mean spirit?

It's a matter of personal predilection. In my own case it's whisky but others
might prefer brandy or vodka.

[cacian]

It's a matter of personal predilection. In my own case it's whisky but others
might prefer brandy or vodka.

Whiskey is pretty cool followed by Brandy. I don't get Vodka.

[butterflylover]

Men want a little bit of everything.

[cacian]

Men want a little bit of everything.

absolutely because a bit of everything goes a long way.

[PeterL]

Men want a little bit of everything.

Not me! I just want a little bit of the right one.


Men want a little bit of everything.

Not me! I just want enough of the right one.

[Sancho]

Billy Connolly sums up what we want fairly well:
(F-Bomb warning)

http://youtu.be/i2KLyBapfTc

Cracks me up every time I hear it.

[YesNo]

Yeah, Bill Connolly seems to have stated it as precisely as anyone I know.

[NikolaiI]

But enough about what men want, what do women want? :smile5:

[cacian]

But enough about what men want, what do women want? :smile5:

but we already know.
it is about men today :)

[DocHeart]

so come on men what is it that you really really want



I want the frim fram sauce with oss-en-fay and shafafa on the side.

[cacian]

I want the frim fram sauce with oss-en-fay and shafafa on the side.

is that with or without chips?

[DocHeart]

is that with or without chips?

Shafafa AND chips?

Whatyatryinado, kill me?

[cacian]

Shafafa AND chips?

Whatyatryinado, kill me?

LOL Shafafa
how shafififi?

[PeterL]

WMW for short
this is in riposte of the movie:
what women want
women seem to think they have the upper hand most of the time but are they doing it right>??
I say no and I am a woman myself.

so come on men what is it that you really really want assuming women in general do not seem to know what men are about and I am a woman.
I hear women expect men to be a certain way and yet many do not understand or try to understand them.
is it fair to say that men are misunderstood and women overstood?

I say yes. it is about time women got their brain in gear and start thinking a little better and faster. ;) :D

The truth is that women have the upper hand (for the most part), and women run most of what goes on in the world, but let's continue to keep it a secret. The women who are smart like things just as they are, because it keeps the women on top and gives most men the false impression that they are in charge.

[YesNo]

A finite honey-do list.

[Scout85]

It's not as simple as 'women want...' and 'men want...' which I think is part of the problem, people trying to fit into set ideals of what each gender should be like/want etc. Each person is an individual and should be approached as such.

[cacian]

A finite honey-do list.

a honey-do list? what is that?
it is not a honey moon list is it?

[YesNo]

It's to-do list, that is a list of things you have to do today, except it is written by your girlfriend or wife as if she were saying, "Honey, do this or that today." So as not to appear sexist, I'll entertain the idea that men might conceivable make such lists for women to do as well.

Reasonable things to put on such a list are:

1) Fix the clogged garbage disposal.
2) Bring in the mail.
3) Kill the dragon.

Any decent man would do these without needing to be asked. Other things that can get on the list are more questionable:

4) Don't even think of wearing that shirt with those jeans.
5) Substitute broccoli for the fries (chips) when ordering your hamburger.
6) Kill the spider crawling on the ceiling.

[papayahed]

It's to-do list, that is a list of things you have to do today, except it is written by your girlfriend or wife as if she were saying, "Honey, do this or that today." So as not to appear sexist, I'll entertain the idea that men might conceivable make such lists for women to do as well.

Reasonable things to put on such a list are:

1) Fix the clogged garbage disposal.
2) Bring in the mail.
3) Kill the dragon.

Any decent man would do these without needing to be asked. Other things that can get on the list are more questionable:

4) Don't even think of wearing that shirt with those jeans.
5) Substitute broccoli for the fries (chips) when ordering your hamburger.
6) Kill the spider crawling on the ceiling.

Killing spiders really should be at the top of the list.

[cacian]

It's to-do list, that is a list of things you have to do today, except it is written by your girlfriend or wife as if she were saying, "Honey, do this or that today." So as not to appear sexist, I'll entertain the idea that men might conceivable make such lists for women to do as well.

Reasonable things to put on such a list are:

1) Fix the clogged garbage disposal.
2) Bring in the mail.
3) Kill the dragon.

Any decent man would do these without needing to be asked. Other things that can get on the list are more questionable:

4) Don't even think of wearing that shirt with those jeans.
5) Substitute broccoli for the fries (chips) when ordering your hamburger.
6) Kill the spider crawling on the ceiling.

wow I would not dream of doing that. you guys are too soft/docile.I mean writing a list to my boyfriend is just something I would never get into
I personally find the idea lecturing. but then that is me. we both should assume responsibility.
do you like the idea?
I liked your list by the way it is a scream :D

[YesNo]

I am amazed, papayahed, by the ability of females to see spiders.

Those lists, cacian, are rarely written down and given to the boyfriends. That might help matters. An item gets on the list by being mentioned or thought by the girlfriend.

[tonywalt]

I want to get up in the middle of the night to find out, "what that noise was?" I act bravely, cuz it's rarely a murderer.

[cacian]

I want to get up in the middle of the night to find out, "what that noise was?" I act bravely, cuz it's rarely a murderer.

sorry??
how do you mean?

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Here's what this man wants...

To be pulled in my Airstream sledge across February snow through the Weminuche Wilderness by a team of seven stout, corn fed women. As the sun settles behind Rio Grande Pyramid, we set camp along Ute Creek. A fire is prepared for me using juniper and pinyon from the south. As I warm my mukluks, two from the team will heat up some drambuie in a cast iron pot suspended from a cooking tripod made of Aspen, two head down to the river and noodle for trout, two will pitch the tent and the seventh will do covers of John Denver and Merle Haggard on a balalaika. After we sip, sup and sing, all will repair to an open meadow to feast on desert of wild strawberries and count the stars in the Milky Way.

In the tent I’ll watch Yul Brynner and the Magnificent Seven…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDB7GMnbUQ

[cacian]

Here's what this man wants...

To be pulled in my Airstream sledge across February snow through the Weminuche Wilderness by a team of seven stout, corn fed women. As the sun settles behind Rio Grande Pyramid, we set camp along Ute Creek. A fire is prepared for me using juniper and pinyon from the south. As I warm my mukluks, two from the team will heat up some drambuie in a cast iron pot suspended from a cooking tripod made of Aspen, two head down to the river and noodle for trout, two will pitch the tent and the seventh will do covers of John Denver and Merle Haggard on a balalaika. After we sip, sup and sing, all will repair to an open meadow to feast on desert of wild strawberries and count the stars in the Milky Way.

In the tent I’ll watch Yul Brynner and the Magnificent Seven…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDB7GMnbUQ

wow. what can I say.
Gilliat I thought you were a woman sorry about this. :D
can I ask:
the seventh will do covers of John Denver and Merle Haggard
and
feed on desert of wild strawberries.
what do you mean by this?

[Emil Miller]

Here's what this man wants...

..... As I warm my mukluks,


I'm afraid to Google this.

[papayahed]

I didn't know you could noodle for Trout, I thought that was just Catfish.

[papayahed]

I'm afraid to Google this.

Boots

http://store.manitobah.ca/collections/mukluks

[Emil Miller]

Boots

http://store.manitobah.ca/collections/mukluks

Thank Heavens for that.

[Scheherazade]

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."

~ Robert A. Heinlein

[Emil Miller]

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."

~ Robert A. Heinlein

This is true, especially in relation to cats.

[cacian]

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."

~ Robert A. Heinlein

I don't know I think cats and dogs should get together to run wild and let men and women do the deal.
I think that is fair.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

wow. what can I say.
Gilliat I thought you were a woman sorry about this. :D
can I ask:
the seventh will do covers of John Denver and Merle Haggard
and
feed on desert of wild strawberries.
what do you mean by this?


A woman?!, as many times as you've seen me stumbling out of the Cold Ale Blokes bar, you thought me a stout corn fed filly?http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Family%20History/th_Me1_zpsdca951b3.jpg (http://s963.photobucket.com/user/tabuka1/media/Family%20History/Me1_zpsdca951b3.jpg.html)

I was certain the "Airstream sledge" would stump you; not "covers" and picking strawberries for desert.
"covers" = someone's rendition or variation on another artist's work.
for example here's Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson "covering" the song Pancho and Lefty originally penned and performed by the late Townes Van Zandt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQZmX5fbqfs


I'm afraid to Google this.

I'd be afraid too. Emil I was this >< close to having The Call of the Faraway Hills performed in the tent, sung by the great Ken Curtis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTptAP2fszU


I didn't know you could noodle for Trout, I thought that was just Catfish.
The two assigned to fetch vittles, are quite adept in their art.

[YesNo]

I'm trying to picture in my mind what "stout, corn fed women" must look like.

[cacian]

I'm trying to picture in my mind what "stout, corn fed women" must look like.

YesNo what is the meaning of your avatar? I have always wanted to ask you. ;)

[cacian]

QUOTE=Gilliatt Gurgle;1263472]A woman?!, as many times as you've seen me stumbling out of the Cold Ale Blokes bar, you thought me a stout corn fed filly?http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Family%20History/th_Me1_zpsdca951b3.jpg (http://s963.photobucket.com/user/tabuka1/media/Family%20History/Me1_zpsdca951b3.jpg.html)

I was certain the "Airstream sledge" would stump you; not "covers" and picking strawberries for desert.
"covers" = someone's rendition or variation on another artist's work.
for example here's Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson "covering" the song Pancho and Lefty originally penned and performed by the late Townes Van Zandt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQZmX5fbqfs

haha filly is a good word.
and yes the AIrstream sledge did threw me. now I get the picture. :D
thank you
very cool picture you have got there Gilliat. you must have been about 12 or nine? :)

[Calidore]

I'm trying to picture in my mind what "stout, corn fed women" must look like.

Solid and healthy as opposed to beanpole. If you watch Doctor Who, his most recent two companions show the difference.

[YesNo]

YesNo what is the meaning of your avatar? I have always wanted to ask you. ;)

That is just a picture of a hammock I was lying in while at a cottage around Door County in Wisconsin many years ago. There's no meaning to it except for the shapes and colors. I liked the white of the hammock strings curving against the dark of the grass and trees. It is like a selfie without a picture of myself in it, only the world as I saw it at one time. Thanks for asking. Your avatars have a nice sensual quality about them.

[YesNo]

Solid and healthy as opposed to beanpole. If you watch Doctor Who, his most recent two companions show the difference.

My first thought was close to "solid and healthy" as well, but then the debate over whether beef cattle should be corn fed or grass fed made me wonder.

[cacian]

That is just a picture of a hammock I was lying in while at a cottage around Door County in Wisconsin many years ago. There's no meaning to it except for the shapes and colors. I liked the white of the hammock strings curving against the dark of the grass and trees. It is like a selfie without a picture of myself in it, only the world as I saw it at one time. Thanks for asking. Your avatars have a nice sensual quality about them.

I did not know you were a photographer..
a selfie without myself in it
only the word as I saw it at one time
and what a way of putting. perfect.
a very nice picture and the way you describe it even more. glad I asked.
and thank you I like my avatars too only because I can't paint haha. ;)

[prendrelemick]

As a young man there were many things I thought I wanted (mostly variations on GG's fantasies). As I got older I thought I wanted a secure place in the world . But Grandchildren made me realize I have had what men really want for many years, and it is very simple. Men, like women, want to love and be loved.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

As a young man there were many things I thought I wanted (mostly variations on GG's fantasies). As I got older I thought I wanted a secure place in the world . But Grandchildren made me realize I have had what men really want for many years, and it is very simple. Men, like women, want to love and be loved.

Aww fiddlesticks, how can I follow that^ with more nonsense.
I'll share examples of stout corn fed women at the appropriate time.
Well said my friend, though I don't have grandchildren yet (?), I've witnessed the experience enough to get a general understanding.

btw YesNo, I've also given pause to your avatar from time to time.

[Calidore]

a selfie without myself in it
only the word as I saw it at one time
and what a way of putting. perfect.


I like this a lot also. I guess the different between "a selfie without myself" and a regular photo is that the non-selfie also shows what you're doing rather than just what you're seeing. You're in the picture but not visible.

[cacian]

I like this a lot also. I guess the different between "a selfie without myself" and a regular photo is that the non-selfie also shows what you're doing rather than just what you're seeing. You're in the picture but not visible.
I agree photo projection/reflection onto what one has taken into frame and being in it but not with it is a concept worth looking into. a selfiless picture.
do you take photos?