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Men's Rules

HCMOS — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:44:33 +0800

We always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side.

These are our rules: (Please note... these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!)

1. Breasts are for looking at and that is why we do it. Don't try to change that.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Saturday = sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
JUST SAY IT!

1. 'Yes' and 'No' are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colours, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a colour. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine, Really.

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as: Sex, Sport, or Cars.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round is a shape.

Thank you for reading this; Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know men really don't mind that, it's like camping.

Your gf behaviour...

HCMOS — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:45:28 +0800

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Am I wrong?

HCMOS — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:57:20 +0800

Can we guys ever be ourselves again after we got a gf? I feel like I am not recognizing myself anymore...
Can we guys ever answer a question asked by our gf sincerely just base on the question itself but not the hidden hidden meaning??

My gf and I had a quarrel few weeks back. She was going back to her hometown for an assignment, so she asked whether or not I wanted to follow her back to her hometown. I have been to her hometown many many times in the passed 3 years and I also just been there a month ago thus I answered "No". Thinking that while she was back in hometown I can have some time to do my own stuff, catching up with my old guy friends, playing games, etc.

But she wasn't happy with my answer. She said what is so important that I have to do until cannot accompany her go back to hometown. Then I was thinking to myself "Sigh, if you want me to go, just say so, no need ask dy ma. Why bother asking in the first place." Besides, there is really nothing much I can do in her hometown. Why can't I stay back and do my own things and she go back to her hometown herself.

Then we went into cold war.

I mean, come on, can't I just have my time off? Frankly I havent meet my guy friends to catch up in a really long time, for months already. While my gf and I stick together all the time. I tried to be very understanding, I don't even play games anymore after she complained I only play games and ignore her. I don't even ask my guy friends out since I know my gf is shy and doesn't know them so well that it will bored her.

It is I pampered her so much that she starting to take things for granted? That I should follow whatever her will is? I already communicate with her before, if she wants A, just tell me she wants A, then if I feel I can do it, I will give A. I really hate it when she wants A, but asking for either A or B. Then if I picked B, I will kena marah kau kau. Sometimes I don't even know what I want, how on earth can I know everything that you want? It is very hard for gals to ask for what they want?

Many times she claimed I am selfish. Like if I spend my money to buy a gadget, she will not happy and say "Oh, ask you go travel you said no money, now buy gadget so expensive got money la." She likes travel and I like gadgets. So it is when I bought gadget and no go travel means I am selfish? And that her request for me to go travel and give up my gadget is totally unselfish? what kind of thinking is this?

I am not trying to be bias here. Gals, appreciate your advices and comments. Guys, share if you have experience like this and how you overcome it.

Parents or Wife? Which side will you be?

HCMOS — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:28:35 +0800

At some point of our life, we will face tough situations, but non of them will be as headache as to decide which side you will be standing, Parents or Wife?

I am having this kind of issue now. I have been with my girlfriend for 3 years+ now and I think next year or so we plan to get married. My gf is a good and nice girl, make no mistakes about that, which makes me want to spend the rest of my life with her. But one thing she stand really firm is that she do not want to stay together with my parents after we are married.

On the other hand, I am the only son in the family and my parents are hoping that they can stay together with me on their older age. I am the only son so there are no brothers to take care of this issue. My parents are still staying in hometown Johor now while I am staying in KL as I work in KL. My gf is also working in KL.

I do not mind staying with my own parents of cause, I also do not mind that my future wife and I can have our own place. But the thing is, if I tell my parents that we do not want to stay together with them, I think it will be pretty hard on them and they will feel very very disappointed. They mentioned numerous time in front of me that:" When we are old, we don't know whether we can count on you or not." and I always assure them that it won't be a problem. Since I am the only son, who else they can count on right? And I am perfectly OK to take the son responsibilities and take care of them.

Then there is the very important woman in my life, my future wife. She stands very very firm on not staying together with my parents next time. So I am in a very big dilemma now. Of cause if I have money, I can buy two proximity houses and kind of solve this issue, but I can't afford to buy two houses. Advice please?

Do I think too much or it is happening?

HCMOS — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:49:42 +0800

Hi all,
I am having this situation in life which i do not know how to respond to. Maybe you all can help out. The situation is like this:

I have a gf for 3 years + now, she is a very nice gal and caring and I do love her a lot. We have planned for our future and we definitely see ourselves forming a family in near future.

Anyhow, there is this gal in my company, who treats me really good. She will always leave some candy, snacks on my table top and I do not see her doing the same thing for other male colleagues. We are quite close but more to the extend of close friends (at least for me that is). We went out for lunch few times during company lunch break but beside that we never go out together. We exchange quite a few SMS daily but nothing acrosses the line. She definitely knew i already have a steady gf since she added me in her Friendster (I uploaded tons of the pictures on me n my gf in Friendster).

Frankly I treated the gal as a close friend, but as far as i know, all women do not allow or not feel comfortable for their men to have close female friends. Thus, my gf doesn't know about her existence and I plan to keep it that way to avoid her being paranoid. And even sometimes i joked with my gf regarding some gal making her moves on me, she always jokingly said "not possible la, where got other gal like you besides me...hahaha"

So, the advice i need from you guys is, do you think the gal has feelings for me? or is she just treat me as her close friend? Should I make it clear that I love my gf and nothing will ever happened between us? Should I seriously let my gf know that there is this situation in my company?

Thanks in advance for all the advices given.