No matter how hard the opposite sex tries, it seems girls and guys will never fully understand each other. Luckily for us, we have GAG as our middle ground to make the communication a bit simpler when defining relationships!
Girls - we all know there are so many things guys do that drive us crazy, but it seems this is a two way street! We've seen this topic pop up on GAG many times, so I decided to pull some of the most popular answers to share with you all! Though at a glance it seems guys wish we would stop doing A LOT of things, but for the most part, guys wish we were all a bit more confident being true to ourselves - aw. Check out the video above to see 10 Things Guys Wish Girls Would Stop Doing.
Thinking guys can read your mind
Thinking you’re fat when you aren’t
Saying “It doesn’t matter” when we ask you where do you want to eat
Saying “It’s fine” when it’s clearly not
Reading into text messages like they are cryptic messages
Wearing so much makeup - natural is beautiful
Pretending to be dumb
Feeling insecure and jealous around other women
Playing hard to get
Gossiping and talking so much
But despite all of the annoyances - Deep down, we know you appreciate all of our female quirks.
Good take - The ones that jump out at me are (1) Guys can read a girl's mind - I am afraid I have to agree, men are just that stupid (4) It's fine - When I hear that I make my way to the hurricane shelter under the house and barricade myself in (5) Text messages a little bit more so if it takes 1 day, 14 hours , 37 minutes and 23 seconds to respond to a text , it is not a crisis plus there are no such things as turns just text when you want to say something. (6) Make up, more fascinating than annoying if we are here till the end of time we will never agree, the two genders seem poles apart to me on this (7) I surprised this has registered but I couldn't agree more, it is not cute to act dumb. There will be guys who like it but I think vast majority of guys will like a girl to be herself and if she is smarter than them so be it. Everyone is good at something, chances are I would be better than her at other things. Play to your strengths. Outside of this list (1) You don't have to think one box and one box only - If you are submissive in nature, it is okay to have a bit of spark about something, you many have disagreements about your partner's point of view on somethings - If you are a strong, independent woman, it is okay to admit you feel vunerable sometimes and are not afraid to open up about things (2) It doesn't make you a slut to say let's try this or I like it when you do that, let's experiment.
Totally agree with every last one of these. But also, not just being insecure and jealous of other women but also MEN. It seems to be that women are sometimes more envious and insecure about their femininity with men than women.
I'll add to your list also: - thinking no guys can ever "keep up with them" in bed. - seeing being visual with guys as weakness and wanting to seem like they're above it, yet noticing looks in women. - blaming men for why the world is like it is and not taking into consideration that how women raise their kids comes into play too. - acting like every guy who talks to them must be interested. Can you say Ego?
I'd like to reply to the last two statements. The second last is not the kind of thing "all" women do, I don't recognise it in anyone I know. The last one is a confidence builder. We know they're not interested but telling ourselves they are makes us feel better. As long as you dont project your expectations on the guy (by being bitchy or overly flirtly) I don't see the harm.
@tytheguy888 I learned the hard way feeling ugly doesn'g get you anywhere in life. I believed my bullies all throughout highschool and got an eating disorder. It was only when I thought "fuck it, for now I'll just act as if I feel pretty" that people began being nice to me and even interested in me. What's wrong with a bit denial if it benefits you?
@tytheguy888 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, not a set standard. There is no reason someone can't look in the mirror and think, "I'm beautiful." Anyone else's opinion is just that, an an opinion.
@tytheguy888 you're right, I love cats. But why do you think Im becoming a cat lady? I've had several occasions in the past months where I could have gotten into a relationship, except I didn't have feelings for those guys.
Very well said, and I agree with a lot you spoke, never do I fully try to figure out every aspect of a women.. everyone women is different that I have been with and I do like to date women very much.. all I want from the women is for her to be honest when with me, like I am with her and she could ask me anything from what I wear and why do I wear them.
To what do I really like to do in my spare time.. and she will get the very honest truth.. not some.. B S.. answer, and if the same can be said for her and her ways.. well then to me this is grounds for a very good and maybe solid relationship.. take care now
i gossip because it's fun, i wear makeup because it's fun, i overanalyze (sometimes) because that's just how my brain works and it's not just in the context of a text from a guy, i talk a lot because i can who the hell cares, i think i am fat because i see parts of me that other people don't, and i say "i don't care" about where we eat because i legitimately don't care and i know if i suggest something my boyfriend will go there whether he wants to or not to please me so i would rather he picks because he's a pickier eater.
oh and i do all these things and my boyfriend totally does not seem to care so perhaps there is some flawed logic and an over generalization about what guys actually don't want us to do? :)
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Feeling insecure and jealous around other women is a big one. I almost lost my good guy friend over this one. His girlfriend was so jealous of me, but he and I have been lifelong friends. I was with my boyfriend when they got together. She told him to choose her or me, and he wasn't going to at first. He was going to dump her for me, but I couldn't let him do it. He loves her. So I told him it would be better if we stopped being friends because I wanted him to be happy. However, it was MY boyfriend who had a heart to heart chat with her. He has never been threatened by our friendship. Things ended up being okay in the end.
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Ok I disagree with the "wearing too much make up" thing. If that were the case, why do men usually tend to go out with women that always have heavy makeup on? And follow these girls on instagram?
Number 2 - them not liking girls that play hard to get is BS. If a girl is too available to them or whatever, they lose interest because in their eyes they've conquered her. And by being too available I mean him instigating them hanging out a lot and her being up for it not sleeping with him early on. As it is, most men write off women who sleep with them too early on in a relationship. That's definitely not playing hard to get.
It's an exaderation..."too much makeup." Although some do overdo it, men like me like the makeup in good tasteful measure. Whores, strippers & actors pull off the makeup thing well. 2. Guys like me don't like when girls play hard to get.
@tytheguy888 what r u? A loser? Mentioning those words at the last of ur every comment? What do u want? To mobilise a movement called "women suck" ? Lol.
@ClearlyCanadian maybe in opposite land. I don't know what part of Canada you're from, but it seems to be way different from where I am. Choose love instead of hate, bro. It'll make you much happier.
Same here towards men. I mean y b jealous? The lovers quarrel & break up is bound to happen & guess who's waiting for the rebound sex. Single guy living ALONE.
Interesting! . I wish guys would stop treating me like I like them just because I chose them to check out my groceries with, or ask them a question, and treating me nonchalantly... . I wish they understood that If they have other options I'm not going to compete for their attention. I'll move on. . I wish that they would stop sounding mysoginist and pessimistic about things they claim girls do . I wish they would stop trying to manipulate me into approaching them.
I agree, and one of the things that ticks me off about girls as well is that some of them (not all) think that a guy just wants them for their body or wants to be in a relationship with them when all he wants is to be friends. Ah, if only we could read each other's minds life would be a whole lot simpler.
@ShayanMortazavi1 Or maybe his idea of too much and your idea of too much are two very different things. Maybe he's not controlling. Maybe he likes me the way that I am. But that would make too much sense, right?
"Saying “It’s fine” when it’s clearly not" Yeah men do that too I do all the time
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It really depends if the guy actually likes you, and usually most guys just want to avoid drama, no matter if you feel like exploding. On that note, many guys will try to control what you eat. You better appreciate the ones who actually care when you don't eat.
Like I said, it depends on if they really like you or not.
As a woman, I also wish women would quit doing these things. Not every woman is a threat, mind your own business and if you can't decide where to eat, just grab a couple burgers. Not everything in life is super complicated.
Good list. Others have mentioned this but it bears repeating, over thinking/analyzing things also!! BIG ONE. Women want guys to have self confidence, we like you to have some to ladies.
I wish some of them would quit being attention whores, specifically the ones that drag you along only to find out they weren't interested and just wanted attention and someone to talk to.
I was really interested in a guy last night. Until we were alone somewhere, he was a terrible kisser and immediately started groping me without giving me time for consent. Plus when we got to talk some more, it turned out he basically was at the same point in life as me concerning jobs and college, while being 10 years older.
Im not an attention whore, I had clear reasons to lose my interest in the guy, not all obvious to him. I think 90% of the cases where girls lose their interest, you're just not turning out to be the way they thought you were.
First of all im a guy, but i totally understand some of these.
I am sensitive enough to read minds, and yes sometimes i would be like the first picture (obviously.). Totally understand if a girl thinks she's fat.. because they are not so firm like guys, a little wobble will make them very concious of themselves.
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