What was a misconception you had about the opposite sex?

[Anonymous]

I used to think women loved muscles and ripped men much more than dad bods, but I am amazed that they don't care as much as I think (Isn't that right?)

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[jennifer_bloom]

Yeah. Women do not like physical extremes, just like men do not like physical extremes in either being too wide or too thin. I used to think that men were very complicated and required all kinds of extra conditions in their interest in woman. Now I know they look for somebody who is healthy and happy and able to make them happy while also being happy themselves. My dad basically taught me I had to stand in certain poises, use certain choice of words in conversation, style my behaviour and appearance in certain ways, attain certain standards in school, have certain types of knowledge about the world, whether it was vehicle management or home decorating purchasing ideas. It's way more simple, they want somebody who can make them happy that they can trust and is in good health. She does not need to research different brands of shoes, or clothes, or know the difference between types of investments or have an extensive background in wine and social etiquette such as whether to use the left or right hand when holding the fork etc...

[WhiteSteve]

When I was young, I think I was under the impression women didn’t really want sex, they kind of just conceded it to us guys as a necessity of dating.

Then I actually heard a line in a movie (which I typically wouldn’t recommend for realistic life advice, but this one was a hit for me, lmao), and a guy was trying to school one of his buddies who was struggling with dating, kind of in the “way too excited too early and you’re gonna spook the girl” way.

The main guy blew my mind with this. He said: “The common misconception is that men want sex and women don’t. This is NOT true. Women want sex just as much as the guys do, they just want it like 15 minutes later than the guy does. So…. if you hold out for 20…. SHE’S chasing YOU for 5.”

It went on to detail how this more successful guy would hang out with women…. and he’d ACTUALLY hang out with them. Ask them questions, be interested in them, not just be like “hi, I’m here for our date. You think we’re gonna have sex, orrrrrrr…?” “Women can smell an agenda from a mile away.”

But yeah, that kind of changed my perspective on the whole thing, and I think it’s been worth keeping in mind.

[wiltingrosepetal]

I thought all men cared about in a partner was her capacity to sleep with him. As it turns out? Yeah there's a bit more that goes into dating lol

[Asker]

Not all men but yeah you are not wrong about some men tbh

[Jessica405]

Yes. As far as I am concerned, it irs very true. I believe a muscular guy would spend too much time at a gym and not enough with me.