the man list

i'm a huge fan of the "the glamour list" on the last page.this month's issue was kinda cosmo-ish, but fun as always. with a scarily hot stud/gay fantasy/stallion/macho/full frontal pic of mr.beckham on the side, "the list" is worth sharing.

the spot is cheesy, and yes, nauseatingly cosmo, reading:

"15 things we love about men"

i have my thumbs ups and downs for each item, so let's quote:

"1. Jar opening, spider catching and other minor acts of heroism."

If my experiences count, my ex-boyfriend should be considered a total anti-hero, according to glamour people. he was scared of bugs to death, not a successful jar, bottle or any stucked object opener either. so i never cheered for an "act of heroism" in the kitchen while juggling with a can opener. however, my kind of heroism has an elric twist, anti-heroes work just fine.

"2. kisses at traffic lights"

I would like to expand this to "kisses at every stop/break/any given available moment".

yes, it is sweet, not neccessarily a "men move" though...

"4. really, almost any kind of uniform"

a definite nay vote from me. i'm really having trouble understanding this uniform fetish. i'm intimadated by military or security people and estranged by social workers for example (yeah, yeah, bourgeois concerns) i can't begin to imagine myself batting eyelashes to a policeman or a pilot. maybe marines are an exception but i believe that's only a hollywood thing.

"5. that any-sex-is-great-sex attitude."

exactly. i find it comforting, funny as much as fun. i even like it when they do silly silly things because of the uncontrollable sex drive - i think, they think they have control over it though-

btw, i really don't like blabbering about men as if i know anything about having a penis, or what that much of testosteron level can do to you. so, maybe now i should just smile to "any-sex-is-great-sex attitude" from a distance.

"6. their shoulders."

Duh!

"7. Tuxedos."

Now they lost me. I don't know what kind of beer googles i should wear to find a penguin attractive. maybe, if we were attending an 18th century ball, and then a Mr. Darcy were to ask me to dance, and i would fell in love with his embroidered tailed jacket and fluffy shirt while dancing around in circles, mayybee, loving tuxedos would be a slight possibility. other than that, no.

8.(this item is placed on top david beckham's buffed up photo, which reads: "that sometimes they look like this"

i have no words to say, thank you.

"11.How intimidated they are by your dad."

Maybe, it is cute. But it can be a problem too. Looking from the dad's side, it's great, my side echoes a communication problem. best is we all get along. yes, like a huge italian family. maybe,with a pinch of intimidation.

"13. How sexy their arms look when they're driving (especially gear changes)

Yes, this is a real cosmo cliché, but i hate to admit that it's painfully true with right circumstances being, "the man" here is your boyfriend, your crush or something like that and not a random hairy, smelly cab driver. above gear changes and cool wheel control, i am amazed by the way man drive in general. but then again, i am usually attracted to people who can do things i don't.

"14. The way they look at us when they think we're not looking."

This one is my favorite. It involves several dynamics of man-woman interaction. one being, women are truely sly, tricky, as much as playful witches/bitches who never waste a minute putting on a game, which in a strange sense they believe it will work to their advantage. the other being, men are sometimes so naive to swallow the bait, or better, they welcome it, knowing it is just a cute sign of plea for attention. the latter ofcourse is why i like the act of looking described here. anyways, if it is full of joy, sparkly with a note of admiration, i welcome every kind of gaze, and will happily blush over it.

And then comes the "and 15 things we love to HATE about them" box.

apart from numero uno, which complains about how easily they lose weight, i disagrre with most of them. maybe #15. "man flu", i agree unfortunately. how can a simple flu makes someone whine and whine and call mom, i won't ever get it.