This stupid shit doesn't make a man; it makes an emasculated "nice guy" [aka vapid high school girl shit]

essendoubleop · 2011-06-30T18:36:22+00:00

"hug you when you punch them"

All sorts of craziness here...

wolfsktaag · 2011-06-30T18:54:06+00:00

girls do, in fact, love this behavior. but only from men they view as more valuable than themselves

catch is, its hard to maintain your value when youre behaving this way

aeck · 2011-06-30T18:11:08+00:00

I feel like this was written by a fat chick.

bloodredmoon · 2011-06-30T20:12:55+00:00

As I read this list

TychoBrohe · 2011-06-30T18:00:05+00:00

While I agree that this is nonsense, why bother addressing it? It is exactly what you said it is: high school bullshit. We're after women, not girls, here.

2011-06-30T19:04:10+00:00

That's because one of them got cut off.

11: Finally breaks up with you over your silly childish shit and finds a real woman.

Now, he's a man.

MoussakaMan · 2011-06-30T20:46:06+00:00

Shall we litter the frontpage with the hundreds of thousands of other myspace pics like this?

bowling4meth · 2011-06-30T22:30:55+00:00

Boys become men when they

Realise that women are not creatures to be put on pedestals but equals
Treat all women with the absolute respect they deserve (based on actions, not pure gender alone)
Recognise that the system will work against them on account of them being male
Despite this will not blame the women they love personally for this situation, but will love their women more, unless it is acted out on them in person by said woman
Will do the best they can to love their offspring
Will support their offspring as much as they can
Will seek to be a good role model to other men (and women) in the world
Will provide where provision is needed, in whatever form their partner cannot, regardless of sex, religion or quality in any measure
Will help anyone who is in need of assistance

This is what makes a man no longer a child, but a man in a man's eyes. This is also what makes a woman a genuine woman of the 21st century. Women of the world, please don't get het up over mens or womens rights. Just be the best you can be and help your brother or sister when they're in need. You'll do more at that moment than your ancestors in thousands of years could've achieved.

2011-06-30T18:04:38+00:00

I'd like to say guys like John Marston from Red Dead Redemption are real men.

nomowolf · 2011-06-30T19:44:35+00:00

There're only two there that I wouldn't do the exact opposite of:

5 Tolerate your crying over love stories.

I totally tolerate that, doesn't mean I won't offer some light teasing though.

6 Don't flare up when you give car directions.

"Flaring up" over minutiae is neither masculine nor a DHV.

brotherbond · 2011-06-30T22:25:41+00:00

Let's see if this applies in reverse:

Girls become women when they

Follow you when you walk out
Call you back when you hang up
Hug you when you punch her
Kiss you when you nag
Watch action flicks with you
Hand you the remote control
Pass on shopping with the girls just to listen to your rantings
Don't flare up when you give car directions
Says "I'm sorry" and tells you she needs you.

Most of it is just inane but #3 should give us all pause at how screwed up it is that hitting is OK as long as your gender is perceived as weak.

Bored · 2011-06-30T18:37:52+00:00

Read "Bad-boy douchey boyfriends become provider-material when they do these things"

nerdrowwilson1 · 2011-06-30T19:26:52+00:00

I agree with #4 - Kiss you when you nag.

Hopefully it gets her to stop nagging.

side2 · 2011-06-30T20:47:55+00:00

I've done the shit listed here and had it blown up in my face horribly. Whenever you follow any of the rules listed here, you are saying "You can push me around and I'll lay down for you," which, in most situations, Is a complete and utter turn off. Her being completely turned off, and not knowing why, will result in a complete failure of a once-happy relationship.

yokhai · 2011-06-30T18:33:02+00:00

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LeSpatula · 2011-06-30T18:49:43+00:00

Well I agree with 6 (maybe I cry too) and 9 (what's the matter with car directions?).

ACE_C0ND0R · 2011-06-30T19:16:29+00:00

1-10 = Bullshit

HerDirtyLittleSecret · 2011-06-30T21:11:03+00:00

So in summary: Boys become men when they lose all self-respect and start doting over a self-entitled brat.

Sad world.

Lavarocked · 2011-07-01T01:12:01+00:00

"REAL MEN DO THE SHIT I LIKE THEM TO, BE IT MY ARBITRARY PREFERENCE, OR UNRELATED TO MASCULINITY IN ANY WAY"

I can tell you one thing a "real man" is, and that is someone who does not fall for that type of blatant manipulation. "Oh!! Oh!! Don't you know, a real man goes back to the store and returns the Pepsi and gets some Dr. Pepper because I like that a lot more! A real man buys this car and not the competitor's car. A real man joins the Navy."

I'm going to throw my own one out there, and say that maybe a real man tells these people to fuck off. It sounds a lot more confident, individual, strong, and smart than doing all that other stupid bullshit. Sounds more like what most people would consider masculine qualities.

But you know what really makes you a man? Being born with a Y chromosome and surviving into adulthood. No, I am not fucking shitting you!

nolotusnotes · 2011-06-30T22:42:14+00:00

Girls become women when they:

Don't walk out their man
Don't hang up on their man
Don't punch their man
Don't nag
Realize may owe their man a BJ or a table saw for that crappy movie he just sat through
Can hold back their crocodile tears during a sappy movie
Share the remote control
Quit ranting and accept booze night
Can give directions that don't include landmarks like "the cute house"
Can apologize using the phrase "I was being an emotional coont"

xxTin · 2011-06-30T18:21:58+00:00

Where the fock did you get that yo?

Zodiack · 2011-07-01T02:23:14+00:00

Boys become men when they:

Are as swift as the coursing river
Have all the force of a great typhoon
Have all the strength of a raging fire
Are as mysterious as the dark side of THE MOOOOONNNNNNN

Madak · 2011-06-30T22:49:12+00:00

Girls become women when they stop writing stupid fucking lists like this.

2011-06-30T19:03:02+00:00

Hardest upvote to date

CheeseYogi · 2011-06-30T19:31:15+00:00

I wanna punch the incontinent bitch who wrote that in the fallopian tube.

Delightful_White · 2011-06-30T20:46:08+00:00

why is this the top post? I get the point, but why 142 (as of now) upvotes when everything else has no more than 20?

lazylong · 2011-06-30T20:56:41+00:00

This reminds me of shit in elementary where they test your reading comprehension.

Rule #1: Read the entire list first. . . Rule #12: Only follow Rule #1.

ermest · 2011-06-30T20:59:41+00:00

Woman here...this is BULLSHIT.

A "real man" is simply, one who cares, but can also tell you when you need to shape up. A real woman, should be able to realize that she needs to shape up, and not go batshit crazy when he tells her so.

Stuff like this is so stupid.

mostlycareful · 2011-06-30T21:16:48+00:00

In high school I was one of the guys who read something like this and believed it. Thought I knew something other guys didn't, since most of the guys I knew didn't do this sort of thing.

TerribleAtPuns · 2011-06-30T21:21:30+00:00

I can agree with 5,6, and 9. All the rest are basically "he gives me the affection I crave regardless of how little I deserve it" reworded slightly.

captainmcr · 2011-06-30T22:26:11+00:00

If a girls punches me with the intent of hurting me, I drop kick back .

Lanko · 2011-06-30T22:49:27+00:00

This is the worst field report I've ever seen.

noahisaac · 2011-07-01T02:29:37+00:00

I spent the first several years after being married trying to live up to crap like this list only to find much later that my wife just wanted me to be a man and take charge of things.

Volsunga · 2011-07-01T01:53:01+00:00

How to get friendzoned 101

MoussakaMan · 2011-06-30T22:28:58+00:00

This post is bullshit and does not deserve to be a Top20 Seddit post after just 4 hours. It is exaggerated to an immense degree and is just plain stupid.

2011-06-30T20:07:00+00:00

List written by hardcore twilight fan....

2011-06-30T20:34:15+00:00

You have now entered the Friend Zone

JimmyBeats · 2011-06-30T20:55:19+00:00

I definitely fell for that shit when I was in middle school

KallistiEngel · 2011-06-30T21:09:48+00:00

There's a difference between an actual nice guy and a door mat. This person is asking for a door mat.

sareds7 · 2011-06-30T21:37:56+00:00

According to this I wish more women would become lesbians.

2011-06-30T22:00:18+00:00

"A man is someone who puts up with unreasonable cunts!"

2011-06-30T22:09:46+00:00

While this list is over the top and omits several things that apply to both sexes, I was about to point out all of you disagreeing are alone, but then I was like "Oh Fuck! How'd I wind up in r/seduction!"

kasumi1190 · 2011-06-30T22:22:12+00:00

More like the guide lines on how to become a codependent, and create one.

2011-06-30T22:27:17+00:00

Not even worthy of discussion.

argymoo69 · 2011-06-30T23:35:57+00:00

what makes you a real man is when you grow a pair and admit that you like watching my little pony: friendship is magic to the world

2011-07-01T00:15:50+00:00

I'm nauseated.

2011-06-30T21:44:59+00:00

This is women playing off female stereotypes to get what they want, I don't see how its much different from this subreddit which is guys doing the same thing.

sortofacoolguy · 2011-06-30T23:12:40+00:00

"hugs you when you punch them"

I would certainly have to choke bitch....

danxmason · 2011-06-30T23:28:27+00:00

Yeah nothing turns a girl on more than an emotionally needy punching bag.

Dusty1717 · 2011-07-01T01:44:45+00:00

New headline: How to tell when you're in a bad relationship.

Asilus · 2011-06-30T20:05:39+00:00

Thanks for the laughs!

mynameisjonas · 2011-06-30T23:07:31+00:00

This beta shit will only last until one day you realize she's been sexting her ex boyfriend while reaping the benefits of having you to provide all the the warmth she requires. Next thing you know: "I love you but not in love with you"...I mean if we're talking LTR of course. A girl that demands this of a man isn't looking for a man.

Lanza21 · 2011-06-30T23:46:10+00:00

It's cute how feminist think that women are people.

Goldreaver · 2011-06-30T18:26:18+00:00

You want reassurance? You have it. I agree with you ( ) Now close reddit and go someplace else where you can discuss things with people who actually disagree with you. It's MUCH better, I assure you. You might want to drop the swearing if you do so though, it makes you look like a child.

Durpadoo · 2011-06-30T20:34:42+00:00

That whole list would just make you some dumb bitches little nigger.

wristcontrol · 2011-06-30T21:28:52+00:00

So are you going to xpost this to reddit.com or what?

bottom · 2011-06-30T21:35:27+00:00

why bother posting this shit?

eking85 · 2011-06-30T22:16:22+00:00

"Boys become ~~pussy~~ whipped when they do this" should have been the title.

Anancybaddie · 2011-07-01T00:38:04+00:00

If I had a "Man" like this I would fully expect him to be plotting my demise. Anyone man or woman able to suppress human reactions like that is going to end up stapling genitalia to their wall in a spectacular fit of fuck you, whilst wearing the face of there significant other as a shoe. Also expecting that of anyone would also make you a vast twat sack.

2011-07-01T00:58:26+00:00

sounds like a whipped boy and not a man to me

chimmi · 2011-07-01T01:01:03+00:00

... when they put up with women's crazy bullshit and become sissies.

HarryPFlashman · 2011-07-01T01:35:02+00:00

Why is it that young men have become more womenlike-(the traditional version) and young women have become more manlike ?

DJ_AndrewHaller · 2011-07-01T01:48:13+00:00

this is why you are forever alone....

Caraes_Naur · 2011-07-01T02:05:39+00:00

Which daft, bereft-of-reality editor at Cosmo wrote this bullshit?

boutsofbrilliance · 2011-07-01T02:16:14+00:00

if you act like a doormat, people will wipe their feet on you.

thesnakeinthegarden · 2011-07-01T02:23:56+00:00

Lost Boy.

Manwithtie · 2011-07-01T02:25:32+00:00

And that's how you get friendzoned.

KMFCM · 2011-07-01T03:34:18+00:00

solitude > servitude

2011-07-01T03:55:47+00:00

Boys become men when they say, "Non serviam, bitch."

xVarekai · 2011-07-01T05:36:58+00:00

Again with the superiority instead of equality. "Boys become men when they become servants." FTFY

Scott2508 · 2011-07-01T15:30:15+00:00

so a man is someone who takes being physically abused by a woman , no it makes someone a dv victim .

Liverotto · 2011-07-10T22:05:47+00:00

And this is why I am proud of my misogyny.

Title	This stupid shit doesn't make a man; it makes an emasculated "nice guy" [aka vapid high school girl shit]
Author	TychoBrohe
Upvotes	685
Comments	251
Date	June 30, 2011 5:28 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/seduction
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11: Finally breaks up with you over your silly childish shit and finds a real woman.