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Sports?? I actually like sports, so it isn't weird for me to discuss them with guys. Guys don't mind hearing about your day if you did something worth talking about.
No, it's not weird for you to discuss sports with men but it would be very strange if I tried it. I am so over the days of trying to make myself into something I'm not to get a man who will not be suited to me b/c we don't have anything in common.
And Katie, all I have to say is that if you schlepped around the house all day in sweat pants and watched a couple of soaps, no man will want to hear about your day--find something to do unless you're looking for a man who also likes to schlep around the house all day.
No, it's not weird for you to discuss sports with men but it would be very strange if I tried it. I am so over the days of trying to make myself into something I'm not to get a man who will not be suited to me b/c we don't have anything in common.
And Katie, all I have to say is that if you schlepped around the house all day in sweat pants and watched a couple of soaps, no man will want to hear about your day--find something to do unless you're looking for a man who also likes to schlep around the house all day.
Agreed, it's awesome if a girl knows sports... but I treat a girl that knows sports just like a guy in the sense that if she tries to talk sports and doesnt actually know what she's talking about I'll dismiss what she says.
I however would never ever date a girl who can't appreciate sports and who doesn't like going to games and watching them or following them.
Also, not all men like sports. I have little interest in sports. I like discussing politics, anime, sci-fi, and fantasy, science, and videogames, and so does my one female friend. I have more in common with her than most of my male friends. Also, I've never met a male over the age of 12 who enjoys Justin Bieber, Twilight, or chiefly romance centered films. Romantic comedies are okay...but I think we fear that lurking romance aspect of such films and avoid seeking them out...though we will not be so opposed to them as we are of pure romances. I've seen some wonderful romantic comedies...but through them the lingering terror of potential cheesy romance scenes romains. I loved the book "Clan of the Cave Bear," by Jean M. Aul. It's about a little girl Homo sapien who lives with and grows up with Neanderthals. I also thoroughly enjoyed the second book, "The Valley of Horses," where she leaves the clan of Neanderthals to seek her own kind. She lives alone for most of this book, learning to make tools and survive. In the next book she lives with other Homo sapiens. It was okay...lots of interesting science...but I will not be reading the next three novels because the romance scenes are not quarantined to specific chapters enough in the third book, "The Mammoth Hunters." In the second book, "The Valley of Horses," she eventually meets a Homo sapien male and there are romance scenes, but they were largely quarantined to specific chapters and could be easily skipped. I probably skipped a solid hundred pages. In the third book...the romance scenes were more scattered throughout...like a more devestating variety of literary cancer My grandmother is gobbling up the books though
Emotionally sensitive men ( yes they EXIST) appreciate it when you listen to them. Let him complain about his rough day at work and all his family issues. Eventually he will begin to ask your opinion, which means he respects you. Men love loyalty and support. Sex is only an issue if you don't stand your ground. He can only go as far as you allow him to. I'm speaking from experience, especially with older men.
Well... I can tell you that talking about cars, engines, racing, airplanes, being a pilot or mechanics in general doesn't work. Apparently neither does talking about Star Wars, Star Trek, engineering, science or how awesome Tesla is. I also follow baseball (my brother is a semi pro player, so I'm talking MLB and local) and I go to at least a few Angels and Giants games every season as well as a few of our local semi pro teams games. In addition, I try to hit a few concerts a month and play a few instruments.
So far, this has done nothing but gain me a bunch of male friends who I can go out and drink cheap beer at dive bars with, but no romantic interest
But hey, my guy friends are amazing so I guess it's okay
So my advice to the OP is to get out and try to develop some hobbies! People (male or female) aren't generally interested in people who do nothing!
I hang out with guys and we talk about whatever comes to mind. Last night for example our conversations ran the gamut of: cars, coworkers, tv, tools, roommates, paddling, working out, hiking, food, work, women, men, sex (due to an innocuous comment about Vaseline -don't ask), and back to car radiators. Lol
The conversation just flows naturally and yes, there are periods of silence but it's a comfortable silence. There is a lot of joking and because I am not one whose knickers get wadded up easily, the conversation sometimes gets raunchy. No big deal!
Just relax and laugh. People enjoy talking to people who are laid back...not uptight. No one likes an oxygen thief.
Well... I can tell you that talking about cars, engines, racing, airplanes, being a pilot or mechanics in general doesn't work. Apparently neither does talking about Star Wars, Star Trek, engineering, science or how awesome Tesla is. I also follow baseball (my brother is a semi pro player, so I'm talking MLB and local) and I go to at least a few Angels and Giants games every season as well as a few of our local semi pro teams games. In addition, I try to hit a few concerts a month and play a few instruments.
So far, this has done nothing but gain me a bunch of male friends who I can go out and drink cheap beer at dive bars with, but no romantic interest
But hey, my guy friends are amazing so I guess it's okay
So my advice to the OP is to get out and try to develop some hobbies! People (male or female) aren't generally interested in people who do nothing!
Engines -- check, because I DON'T know them but have some interest.
Being a pilot -- check, because I think that is UBER cool.
Cars -- eeeeeh
Racing -- eeeeh
Airplanes -- check, can't be a pilot without one unless you're driving a riverboat.
Star Wars -- okay, has its points
Start Trek -- is a fun adventure and would simply beam a photon torpedo onto the bridge of any Star Wars vessel, who was firing at the Trek vessel with... lasers? Srsly?
Engineering -- depends on what kind
Science -- again, what kind, but science as a whole ROCKS
Tesla -- Electricity, radio and magnetics? Or Five Man Accoustical Jam?
Not a fan of baseball (or team sports in general) but love a good martial arts tournament.
Just saying... it varys.
(for the record, ain't skeered of tall women, neither)
As most of you know, I'm extremely shy, have little interests and hobbies and prefer staying home than going out.
I'd love to have a good friendship with a man, if not a relationship. What it is that guys like hearing women talk about?
Besides my dad and bro whom I'm not close to, I only have 1 guy who I consider a very good friend. Usually, I tell him jokes or funny videos I find on the Internet and about my day. Do men like hearing what goes on in a woman's day?
The ONLY way a guy would like to hear about your day is if he is IN LOVE with you. Or thinks you're hot and then it doesn't matter what you're talking about. He won't listen. But he'll hang around just cause you're hot.
But generally speaking, no, guys do not like to hear about a woman's day. They may tolerate that because they're trying to be nice. But they don't LIKE that.
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I am so over the days of trying to make myself into something I'm not to get a man who will not be suited to me b/c we don't have anything in common. 
My grandmother is gobbling up the books though
