OK guys. I think we need our own Grumpy Old Men sub-forum. (adult, support)

[Cali BassMan]

Dog collars aren't used just as a metaphor on the Leftist Coast, they are a fashion assessory.

[Happy in Wyoming]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

AHEM! Real men don't get warm and fuzzy feelings. But we are permitted to eat quiche, but only when washed down with beer and NEVER in public.

Real men don't worry about the opinions of others. A real man eats whatever he likes, wears what he likes, and tells jokes about what he likes. He's a slave to neither the laws the entertainment media has proclaimed nor to those who have cultivated boorishness.

Real men know how to love and how to hate.

[TuborgP]

Originally Posted by newenglandgirl

I just got back from a department store (I go to a real old fashioned one, with four floors and real elevators) and had to laugh when I saw two 70-ish men sitting in chairs, tired but patient, waiting while their wives shopped. One of these women looked to be much younger, so I really pitied whichever guy is going to get that bill.

Interesting how we see that differently. You pity him for getting the bill when she is done and I envy him for what he is getting for getting the bill.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by TuborgP

Interesting how we see that differently. You pity him for getting the bill when she is done and I envy him for what he is getting for getting the bill.

And the best part is that he gets to sit out the actual shopping.

[Ol' Wanderer]

Originally Posted by Escort Rider

Real people - men or women - don't need little litmus test categories to know, or prove, that they are real.

^^^

[newenglandgirl]

Originally Posted by TuborgP

Interesting how we see that differently. You pity him for getting the bill when she is done and I envy him for what he is getting for getting the bill.

Well she wasn't that young. And how do you know the older wife doesn't deliver more?

[newenglandgirl]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

And the best part is that he gets to sit out the actual shopping.

Hold on. I see lots of men at the clothes racks holding things up on hangers for their wives to approve or disapprove. Is he a real man, or not? (Be careful, this is a trick question).

[Ol' Wanderer]

Originally Posted by newenglandgirl

Hold on. I see lots of men at the clothes racks holding things up on hangers for their wives to approve or disapprove. Is he a real man, or not? (Be careful, this is a trick question).

Mine does. He also knows what I would select and heads straight to that area of the shop (in all types of stores -- clothing, kitchenware, and yarn shops alike.) The only shops he does not enter when going shopping with me are the ones with heavy fragrance, and only because of his allergy.

In my book, a real man is someone who pays attention to his spouse, knows her likes and dislikes, understands what she considers important, and always tries his best to support her dreams.

[newenglandgirl]

Originally Posted by Ol' Wanderer

Mine does. He also knows what I would select and heads straight to that area of the shop (in all types of stores -- clothing, kitchenware, and yarn shops alike.) The only shops he does not enter when going shopping with me are the ones with heavy fragrance, and only because of his allergy.

In my book, a real man is someone who pays attention to his spouse, knows her likes and dislikes, understands what she considers important, and always tries his best to support her dreams.

Nice post as always, OW!

[Happy in Wyoming]

Originally Posted by Ol' Wanderer

Mine does. He also knows what I would select and heads straight to that area of the shop (in all types of stores -- clothing, kitchenware, and yarn shops alike.) The only shops he does not enter when going shopping with me are the ones with heavy fragrance, and only because of his allergy.

In my book, a real man is someone who pays attention to his spouse, knows her likes and dislikes, understands what she considers important, and always tries his best to support her dreams.

Do you know what he would select and head straight to that area of the shop in all types of stores (guns, auto and truck accesories, model and toy trains, coins, and rock and mineral shops alike) when you are accompanying him on one of his shopping trips?

In my book, a real woman is someone who pays attention to her husband, knows his likes and dislikes, understands what he considers important, and always tries her best to support his dreams.