From Her Perspective

Last year, when I was feeling warm and fuzzy and was very much in love with my then-boyfriend, I wrote an article extolling the many wonderful things about guys.  I wrote the article on a Saturday and got dumped, on my birthday, that Sunday.  The article came out on Wednesday.  I was pissed.  And after that, I won’t lie, I was feeling pretty bitter and angry and you couldn’t pay me to think of anything positive about males in general (except my dad, of course.  He’s the best.).  But time has passed, I’ve grown up a little bit, and I’m seeing once again that you guys are pretty freaking awesome.  Who knew?  Here are some more reasons as to why guys are bomb.  Yeah, I said bomb. 

You stand up for old people on the train.  Well, you good ones do.  There is nothing hotter than chivalry.  I don’t care if you’re ugly, have a bad personality or wear stupid-looking hats, if you offer your seat to an elderly person, a pregnant woman, or a female in general, it is likely I will follow you around like a puppy until you tell me to go away.  Someone who was raised with respect for women is so attractive. 

You also defend our honor.  This sort of goes along with the whole chivalry thing, but when you get all protective and territorial when some jerk makes a comment about our awesome rack or cuts in front of us in line, it’s very hard for us to keep it in our pants.  Knowing that you care enough about us to risk getting into a fight where you may or may not get your ass kicked (so much hotter if you don’t, by the way, but it’s mostly the thought that counts) is incredible.  As much as some girls hate to admit it, we like feeling protected.  The ones who say they don’t are lying to make a point.  Which is stupid.  Anyway, I digress…

When you are sleeping, you look like a baby.  I’m sorry, but it’s pretty much the cutest thing in the world.  We can tell what you looked like when you were a kid in Underoos and Osh Kosh, and it makes us melt.  The snoring is something we could all do without, but I guess we can’t have everything.

When you are meeting us out for a date, you get really excited to dress up and look nice.  You get so excited over your “dress-up jeans” or your brand new sweater.  Sometimes you admit to it, and sometimes you don’t, but either way, we can tell and we think it’s endearing.  We also think it’s really cute when you wear stuff we bought for you. 

Let’s talk aesthetics for a minute: You guys smell so good.  Whether you are wearing cologne or just have that guy smell, it’s always awesome. This does not mean you should skip the shower after the gym, but guy smell, much like baby smell, is delicious. 

Also, you can grow five o’clock shadow.  Hello.  So f*cking hot.  I don’t care if I end up with blisters all over my face from making out with you, five o’clock shadow is unbelievable.  Ha, I guess girls can grow that, too, but that is generally considered less attractive.  Ew!  Similarly, when you get a fresh haircut and you have that clean little line across the back of your neck and you smell like a barber shop, we freak out.  It’s the best.

Finally, you are incredibly loyal to your friends and family.  You talk to your 87-year-old grandmother in that very sweet voice and answer all of her weird questions in the kindest way.  You stand behind your kindergarten bestie (though you would never, never say “bestie”), even if he’s wrong.  And you always give him a hug when you see him.  Swoon.  And when it comes to your mother, forget it.  Nothing is more adorable than a guy who would do anything for his mom.

So that’s some more great stuff about men.  Jesus, I think I’m going to need a minute to myself…