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Old 08-05-2017, 06:02 PM
 
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As a child, I used to be very "girly" & also had lots of similar female friends during my teens & 20s. But starting in my 30s & 40s, I somehow got more male friends (platonic), probably from playing tennis w/ them & being a sports fan, and lost most of my female friends.

Then after a while, from hanging out w/ my boyfriend & with male platonic friends, got used to joking around & talking more freely w/ "locker room talk"-- so I started seeing puzzled looks from women when I was around them! Oh well, think it's good to have a balance of "female" & "male" characteristics, for both men & women...

And it's funny how the more things change, the more they stay the same... Humorous 1920s song "Masculine Women! Feminine Men!" from 91 yrs ago


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iSlfQ49Bq1s

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Old 08-05-2017, 06:12 PM
 
Location: Dallas Texas
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I had to tell this one chick to woman up. She was super intelligent, cute and cool as hell, but was a lil too dude like. She's was more like one of the guys without the feminine side. I like a strong woman, but I want a woman to be a woman though.
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Old 08-05-2017, 10:37 PM
 
Location: Polynesia
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I grew up in an all female household. So men have always been seen as mysterious, foreign creatures from another planet, in my opinion.
I'm "girly" as can be but I can take care of myself. If someone said that I acted "like a man", I would probably take it as an insult, to be honest. Even if they meant it as a compliment, it is dissing womanly behavior, no?
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Old 08-05-2017, 10:46 PM
 
Location: SW MO
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I grew up in an all female household. So men have always been seen as mysterious, foreign creatures from another planet, in my opinion.
I'm "girly" as can be but I can take care of myself. If someone said that I acted "like a man", I would probably take it as an insult, to be honest. Even if they meant it as a compliment, it is dissing womanly behavior, no?
No! All women are not the same. To infer that they are anything but unique individuals would be an insult. A woman can, in some respects, think and act "like a man" yet remain totally feminine.
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Old 08-05-2017, 11:14 PM
 
Location: Polynesia
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That seems a bit contradictory to me, Curmudgean. Are they (women) thinking/acting like women or like men, in your opinion? Make up your mind.

Why can't a woman be multi-faceted and still be considered feminine?
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Old 08-05-2017, 11:18 PM
 
Location: Polynesia
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I'm celebrating tonight and drinking. I can't hold my liquor, so forgive me. Oh dear, I think I might be drunk actually. I can feel my IQ dropping by the second. Explain it to me like you would explain it to a child. Please. Thank you.
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Old 08-06-2017, 10:23 PM
 
Location: SW MO
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That seems a bit contradictory to me, Curmudgean. Are they (women) thinking/acting like women or like men, in your opinion? Make up your mind.

Why can't a woman be multi-faceted and still be considered feminine?
Confusing, isn't it? Could some be simply women who in some instances seem to think along the lines one would expect from a man?

Women ARE multi-faceted. My wife certainly was yet decidedly feminine.
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Old 08-06-2017, 10:29 PM
 
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I don't think there is such a thing as 'thinking like a man'. One just thinks 'as a person' whether male or female.
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