Okay, not literally. But my characteristics and behavior sure do line up to being a guy.
Granted, the "guy" behaviors are stereotypes but since guys and gals are different and stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason.
When someone shares their problems or concerns, my first instinct is to try to find a way to fix it. I want to be helpful and useful. And yet as a girl, I HATE it when my husband does that!!! Sometimes I just want someone to listen.
I'm hopelessly unromantic. My husband is a lucky man. I am thrilled when he vacuums. That's romance! I don't need any special dates, flowers, cards. Nope. I'm happy with a quick meal at McDonalds and a movie.
My husband occasionally tells me I'm fat. Isn't that horrible?!?! But quite frankly, it doesn't upset me ... once in awhile if it's that time of the month I get annoyed and tell him to hush. But generally I roll my eyes and poke him in the belly. Ha!
I have my girly moments. There are movies and books that make me cry. I have a lot more mommy patience than my husband does.
I find it interesting that we have such set ideas of how girls and women are "supposed" to be. Even in elementary school I felt different than my girlfriends. I was completely boy crazy like they were but I definitely didn't feel as connected emotionally to them as they seemed to be to each other. Maybe I was more emotional prior to my dad dying (I was 8). But I don't remember a ton before that.
Kind of like the best girl ever. He needs to be nicer. Probably misses the beers sitting on the fence. We miss you guys.
ReplyDeleteWe miss you guys too!!! =)
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