myTakes

I was in University in the early 90s, when the thought of a smartphone was probably a twinkle in someone's eye. I met my wife and many girlfriends before her - the traditional way - meaning you see someone across the room...

I saw this vid and just had to agree on almost every point - it's hilarious but so true - it sometimes feels like the girls out there my age are so caught up in themselves that if you're a decent looking and smart guy,...

My take on Jugaad (Vehicle Edition) [ quick dictionary: Jugaad (alternatively Juggaar) is a colloquial Hindi-Urdu word that can mean an innovative fix or a simple work-around, used for solutions that bend rules, or a...

Hey there guys and gals of GAG... I have been reading quite some questions and takes about this confusing "Nice guy" problem. So I will attempt to try my best to help some of these guys, if I can, from wasting their time...

Introduction / Quick Summary This is the story of my love for a girl I still love to this very day. During our friendship we had grown extremely close and I fell in love with her. But during this friendship she got...

What is a "nice guy"? Well, from what I've seen on GaG, you all seem to be split into one of two groups.  We have those who think we're too nice.  We never disagree, we live to serve, and we allow ourselves to be trampled...

So I'm gonna level with you; I'm 17 now and nowadays girls like me. I'm good looking and I'm good with girls. However, this is something that's come along in the past year. 15 year old me had no idea how to talk with a...

We all know the famous Grumpy cat, she's cool, but there are a few cats in the world (including my own) who may be a bit grumpier. And with good reason. These cats don't have feline dwarfism or an underbite. They're just...

Recently I noticed something interesting about myself. I follow a national newspaper on Facebook and they do lots of posts about feminism and sexism from a female perspective. I read a lot of the comments on these posts...

Being on a site that is entirely formatted around providing opinions and perspectives on a variety of questions, you do not have to travel very far at all to see this type of communication taking place. Whether it be a...

Okay, people get really hung up on cheating, but it isn't a big deal. It can actually be a great test of a relationship. Think about it. Why does cheating seem bad? Because it hurts our feelings. But what are our...

While you’ve probably met a few women who mean what they say chances are that you've probably met more who do the opposite. They say one thing, but really mean another. Why do you say one thing but mean/do another? Being...

Don't take life too seriously, no-one makes it out alive If you were to match these words to a face and a mouth, you could imagine the person saying them to be somewhat bitter about their fate. This quote has a vibe of...

Inspired by the Lebanese take with similar subject, I thought I'd do a fact sheet about my homeland. An island nation. Got its name from copper. In the Eastern Mediterranean. The Souteastern point of the European...

So my wife’s parents are on their way to stay with us for a month.  A MONTH. Did my wife ask me if they could come? NO.  Do I mind that they are staying A MONTH? YES.  I am not trying to be mean here but my in-laws are...

I personally have no real issue with girls who fall for bad boys, some people lack basic common sense and simply have to learn life lessons the hard way. But to me the most annoying thing a girl can do is complain about...

1. Tap into your Talents Everyone has a talent. Some are big, some are small. But what if you really decided to tap into that talent? Where could you be a year from now? Could you be winning a trophy? Would you have...

An unfortunate reality for many people is that they wait too long to find a mate. Maybe this is because they're picky and want their 'perfect' relationship or maybe they're career driven or maybe they just enjoy being...

You often hear of so called nice guys who want to become jerks or bad boys to get the women they desire and get out of the friend-zone, and then they’re surprised when after their transformation or charade the girl they...

So some of you may have seen this picture floating around Facebook. True enough.  50 Shades is pure rubbish.  Ah, some say, but what about Batman?  Women rarely fetishize Batman, and he's a billionaire! Here's why...