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Most men like to be complimented with masculine-esque adjectives. We are brought up and raised to be masculine, and any affiliation with ourselves as being something that might be feminine, it results in ridicule and shame. It sounds a bit harsh, but it's true. Not meaning to be sarcastic, but you rarely see straight men doing ballet, field hockey, figure skating, or cheerleading. Since they are considered 'feminine' arts or sports, men would be considered 'gay' or 'pussies' for doing such things.
The term adorable pertains to 'softness, 'warmth,' and 'comfort.' Women are complimented with that term because it fits in within the feminine scope. That in turn reciprocates to men and they automatically deter from it, especially if that was something they were taunted for and/or if they actually see that within themselves but deny it.
I hope this helps! Good luck!
we don't take offense to it, but we like to feel big, strong powerful. we want to be called sexy, or ripped, or buff or huge. when we get told we are adorable we feel like a little kitten other than a tiger. kittens are awesome but I think I speak for every man on here when I say we'd rather be tigers.
lol I kno rite! weneva I told my ex he was adorable or something he would be like, no I'm not. we had this convo b4. you kno, the "y don't you like being called adorable thing" and he was like no people are afraid of me, so I told him I wasn't and he was like an adorable and lovable little te...then I stopped myself before I said it. he knew tho and freaked out. you shoulda heard him tell me that no he would rather be the actual bear. guys are weird like that. but the same way we would rather be called beautiful than sexi, they have their preferences. too much sexi makes us feel more like and object while too much adorable makes them feel wimpish and not like men
yeah I called a guy's d*** adorable once...
he didn't like that very much.
:)
they don't want to be your puppy, they want to be your manly, sexy, BIG, tough guy.
also, adorable is associated with things that are small, like babies, flowers, bunnies.
and for a man to be called small is traumatizing for them.
haha I have the same problem with my boyfriend he's like "dont call me that it makes me seem less of a man" its one thing to tell your girlfriends that your boyfriend is adorable but not around him lol but I mess with him and p*ss him off sometimes by calling him adorable lol
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Think of the situation most people use the word "adorable". It's usually to describe a baby or a small animal. This isn't exactly empowering for the guy. Now if you changed it to "cute" or "sweet" that would be a step in the right direction, and certainly better than "adorable".
For a while when I was called adorable, I assumed I was getting... sort of friend zoned. Back then being called adorable felt like I was being compared to a pet or a baby brother and not anything atttactive.
i don't know about adorable, but I used to call my ex cute all the time. and he was! he was soo cute, he did and said the cutest things sometimes. I liked the cuteness. he disagreed haha.
i would reserve adorable for babies and puppies though..
In short, adorable = cute = feminine = you just emasculated the guy. Guys would rather be strong, dominant, and masculine, not cute and cuddly like the stuffed animal on your bed.
adorable is date-able?
and its a compliment?
i remember being called adorable and I was offended like thanks for calling me a baby pretty much
didnt know it was a good thing lmao!
adorable makes him sound like a push over
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