Thread: How to Attract a Man

As I insinuated in my first post on this topic, I think this is a JOKE.
People are people. People are different.
Individualism, don't fail me now!!

Oh noezzzz, a wummin doesn't wanna lews that waight!

Seriously. How many men do I see at the Wal-mart every visit with stomachs bigger than my sister's was when she was pregnant with twins?
People who care about their weight will watch it. They will eat right and exercise. Lots of women aren't gluttons for pain and were never properly taught how to exercise. Lots of men, too, for that matter.
Take a glance at gym classes these days: in my high school, 9 weeks of gym were all that were required for FOUR YEARS. Thank God I took NJROTC. We had textbook sections about proper exercise. I could almost be a personal trainer.
But also: I take an overload of classes and still work 20+ hours per week. I walk to class and work on the fourth floor every day. Where on earth am I supposed to fit in exercise? Somehow I manage it, sparingly. Don't get me wrong; I eat exactly what I want when my budget allows and I am no dainty little fairy.
I'm strong; I can run a mile without stopping and haul a load. I can steer my SUV when my power steering fails.
But I DON'T have time to exercise like a maniac.

And anyways, everybody knows that skinny, "dainty little fairies" are less fertile than a woman with some curve. I am a woman with some curve. I am "overweight," but take a tape to me and measure the muscle mass I happen to have and you'll find out pretty quickly that numbers mean very little.
I will never be within my "healthy weight range." God help me if I ever am.
But the media targets women with this advertisement: "I LAWST SEVVUNTEE PAONDS WIF SLIMFAST, AND AH DIDUNT EXURSAIZ!"
And men get this: "I lost 7 inches off my waist, and gained 3 inches of muscle on each arm!"

Oh, media, be my little scapegoat.

I find women who are interesting to talk to, and fun to be around attractive. I especially like women who I can speak to frankly - hate the "walking on eggshells" whenever I say something that might be offensive. I like to talk (thats why I'm here), and I like difficult subjects and moral / ethical puzzles. If I suggest that society would be better if women stayed at home to raise / teach their children, I want an arguement as to why I am wrong, not just a "that's offensive" (duckiin for cover <g>).

Physical beauty is fine - I certainly appreciate beauty, but It has little bearing on whether I want to spend any time with the person.

Guess I'm just strange.

Originally Posted by Little

As I insinuated in my first post on this topic, I think this is a JOKE.
People are people. People are different.
Individualism, don't fail me now!!

Oh noezzzz, a wummin doesn't wanna lews that waight!

Seriously. How many men do I see at the Wal-mart every visit with stomachs bigger than my sister's was when she was pregnant with twins?
People who care about their weight will watch it. They will eat right and exercise. Lots of women aren't gluttons for pain and were never properly taught how to exercise. Lots of men, too, for that matter.
Take a glance at gym classes these days: in my high school, 9 weeks of gym were all that were required for FOUR YEARS. Thank God I took NJROTC. We had textbook sections about proper exercise. I could almost be a personal trainer.
But also: I take an overload of classes and still work 20+ hours per week. I walk to class and work on the fourth floor every day. Where on earth am I supposed to fit in exercise? Somehow I manage it, sparingly. Don't get me wrong; I eat exactly what I want when my budget allows and I am no dainty little fairy.
I'm strong; I can run a mile without stopping and haul a load. I can steer my SUV when my power steering fails.
But I DON'T have time to exercise like a maniac.

And anyways, everybody knows that skinny, "dainty little fairies" are less fertile than a woman with some curve. I am a woman with some curve. I am "overweight," but take a tape to me and measure the muscle mass I happen to have and you'll find out pretty quickly that numbers mean very little.
I will never be within my "healthy weight range." God help me if I ever am.
But the media targets women with this advertisement: "I LAWST SEVVUNTEE PAONDS WIF SLIMFAST, AND AH DIDUNT EXURSAIZ!"
And men get this: "I lost 7 inches off my waist, and gained 3 inches of muscle on each arm!"

Oh, media, be my little scapegoat.

My first impression was this guy has to be kidding...I thought back to how it was when I met my sailor and that is how it was.....Oh sure I will never be that thin again and frankly don't give a darn.....I like me...If I got real thin again it would age me and very honestly, I love it here...so I will just have to fail his test...

Caroline, you reminded me of something else:
Women who are "overweight" (not obese, mind you) age very well. Those little mexican women you see at the market? You'll probably never know their real ages, or be able to guess them. Even though they've raised children, filled out stacks of citizenship papers, and been on their hands and knees to scrub the floor all their lives, because their society doesn't view extra weight as being unhealthy, they are able to keep their looks without botox and surgery.
Even out-and-out "fat" people age a lot better than those who spent their teen/young adult years dieting their tail ends off (literally.)
Thank goodness for people like you, rcoreyus. Without influences like yours, the members of this board might have to assume that all men are sexist pigs, or some less socially acceptable moniker. But that would violate my own principle: People are people. We're all different in our own ways.