Let’s challenge conventional gender roles and examine personal growth. While there’s often a typical definition of what it means to be “manly,” it’s time to break down those stereotypes. Women have been doing things that can benefit men for ages, and it’s time to welcome them. We asked women online to share what “women’s things” men should start doing, and their answers were enlightening. From skincare to emotional intelligence, here are 18 areas where men can develop and evolve by adopting traditionally feminine routines. Get ready to level up your game!
Soft Hands
“As a former cook and current welder, hand lotioning.”
“My dad refused to use hand lotion for a while and kept getting big cracks in his knuckles. The cold would destroy his skin. He would only put lotion on when it was basically bleeding, by which point it can’t really do much help.”
Better Skin
“Skincare, what’s so bad about looking younger when you’re older?”
“It’s a lot, tbh. But for beginners, I recommend the four basic steps: First, cleanser (look for one with a 4.7-5.75 ph level). Then, serum (something for your personal skin concern). Next, moisturizer. Last, sunscreen (Every day before you go out, most important step).”
Moisturize Me
“Moisturize. To steal from Bill Burr, guys, you can put lotion on places other than your privates. Your privates still look brand new, while the rest of you looks like an aging pirate. You need to increase the circumference of the lotion distribution.”
Good Skill
“Sewing. Sewing is awesome. I learned basic sewing to make some bow ties for my wedding, and it’s an extremely rewarding skill that allows you to repair clothes, save money, and it’s superb meditation.”
“Not only repairing clothes but basic tailoring. I learned how to do it on YouTube, and it’s a game changer as a guy with broad shoulders that make every shirt fit like a trash bag.”
Lap Buddy
“Putting a blanket on your lap while you work. It’s life-changing.”
“A few days ago, my wife brought a whole double duvet into the living room because it’s winter now. I thought she was mad, but it’s cozy as heck; I’ve got the dog under here.”
Being Nice
“Complimenting each other :(“
“I do this with my co-workers. ‘Looking sharp today, Phil’ is all it takes to make a day.”
“A guard at my work was wearing a special vest last weekend, and I told him he looked really nice, and the other guard was like ‘yeah, Peter, you look really nice today!’ The smile on that dude’s face will bring me joy forever.”
Getting Help
“My dad never went to hospitals unless it was absolutely necessary. One time he was riding his motorcycle in the country, and he crashed. Ended up breaking his leg. He was in an area without reception, so this fool WALKED on his broken leg 5 MILES to the hospital.”
“I once broke my arm falling from the bicycle. I was 13. Didn’t bother to tell anyone, slept it off. Two days later, it started swelling up really badly. Dad takes me to a doctor who immediately orders an x-ray. There is a clean full break in the bone. Doc says it has even started healing, and I’m lucky that it is healing in the correct position, or they’d have to break it again and reset it.”
Better Hair
“Now that I’m growing my hair out a little longer, I didn’t know how much I was missing out on not using hair conditioner.”
“I’ve been using the 3 in 1 stuff for years. I just thought my hair was feeling a little crusty the last month or so, but it’s probably been an issue for years that I just didn’t notice til my hair started thinning pretty badly.
I bought a bottle of conditioner four days ago, and the difference is unimaginable. Just did it on a whim. Never turning back.”
Taking Care
“Skincare and applying sunscreen.”
“Yes. My husband applies sunscreen like it’s the last bottle on earth, and he’s afraid he’s gonna run out. He literally will dip a fingertip into the tiny amount on his hand and put 4-6 tiny dots on himself, rub them in, and be SHOCKED when he looks like a lobster later that evening. He also relies on his chest hair to keep his chest from burning. Spoiler – it doesn’t.”
Stretching Out
“Yoga, especially as you get older, I wish I had started sooner.”
“I do these too to compliment my gym training; it really helps with mobility and core strength! But damn, I’d say I’m in pretty OK shape, but I feel knackered after some of the more intense yoga workouts, haha. Before I started, I would have never guessed how challenging some of them can be.”
Soft Feet
“My husband never really did pedicures before we met, and the first time I did one for him, he was in love with it. I used a scraper to get the dead skin off his heels (he calls them hooves, haha), and he was horrified at how much came off. He’ll even inspect my work now and say, ‘This toenail is a little jagged do you want me to look like a mess??’ He likes being pampered, and I’m happy to do it for him!”
Shave It Off
“Aight, women, can y’all tell me how to shave my behind ’cause I got no freakin’ clue.”
“Just get a trimmer and squat in the shower. Trimming will eliminate the hair; the small amount left is prickly for maybe a day. You don’t get the dreaded regrowth itching; ingrown hairs aren’t as much of an issue, all around 10/10.”
Stretchy Material
“I was trying on jeans for work the other day, and I found this magical material that stretches but looks like denim. I was gushing over them, and my wife laughed and said many women’s jeans use that material, and many of hers are the same. Men should discover these jeans!”
“Conversely, I’m so tired of only finding stretchy jeans in the women’s sections, I would like my pants to be much more sturdy, so I don’t have to keep buying pants. Elastic degrades from laundering much faster than true denim. And you never attain that soft, broken-in feeling before it’s full of holes. I have young kids, so playing on the ground and outside kills the pants. So I’m going in the men’s section now, but it’s getting stretchy over there too.”
Self Care
“Treat yourself. Self-care. If that means fishing for a weekend. Go self-care doesn’t always look the same.”
“Dude, I have a principle in my life. My Sundays are always lazy Sundays. I wake up, make pancakes and coffee and watch a TV show. Then I go wood chopping or whatever. I’m proud of my lazy Sundays.”
Let It Out
“I work in a kitchen full of men, and it’s quite sad to hear them tell each other that they can’t cry. Or that they are not supposed to do so. I don’t know who came up with this, but I fight that ‘concept’ every chance I get. As a result, most of them feel safe sharing their emotions with me. Even crying.”
Better Storage
“I (man) started carrying a purse/satchel years ago and never looked back. I’m a new man. Breath stinky? Boom, here’s some gum. Headache? Boom, here’s a pill. Is the phone dead? Boom, here’s a charger. My little bag carries so much and has saved me many times!”
Clear Mind
“Being more mindful and getting help for mental health.”
“As a woman leaving her husband because he has zero self-awareness and refuses to go to therapy, this is the one. Put this up there at the top with ‘Go to the doctor before you are dying.’”
Too Much
“So many ‘washing their behind’ comments. You’re all dating some poopy dingleberry trolls.”
“I’m always shocked by that one as a guy who thoroughly washes, it never really occurred to me that other people wouldn’t all do the same, but then you go online, and there’s like a million random women and dudes talking about how their guys have literal poop caked onto them from years of neglect. WTH.”
Repairing Things
“I know there are plenty of men who do it already, but I feel like more men should start sewing.”
“Yeah! Fixing things is ‘manly.’ Maybe a sewing machine company can cash in on that. Just make the machines black.”
Medical Help
“Going to the doctor before they are at death’s door.”
“My physician told me that married men live like five years longer than unmarried men (or something like that) because of their wives forcing them to be seen.”
More Flexible
“Stretches! Yoga/pilates is dominated by women. Better mobility, range of motion, injury prevention, indirectly improves strength, prevents joint pain, feels good.”
THE HIDDEN DESIRES OF MEN: 10 THINGS MEN SECRETLY CRAVE IN A WIFE BUT DON’T HAVE THE COURAGE TO ADMIT
You may think that men only want two things from a wife, food and some fun in the bedroom. However, males are more complex than that. Here are ten things men want from their wife that will enhance the relationship.
STUCK IN THE 60S: 10 THINGS BABY BOOMERS REFUSE TO LET GO OF
Memories of the “good old days” keep us trapped in the past. Baby boomers love to retell tales of how it was “in my day.” At the same time, millennials will tell them to get with the times. Being stuck in a time warp from which they don’t want to snap out of, here are things that baby boomers still think are fantastic.
STUCK IN THE 60S: 10 THINGS BABY BOOMERS REFUSE TO LET GO OF
10 THINGS MEN DESIRE THAT WILL MAKE WOMEN RAISE THEIR EYEBROWS
You may think that, finally, you have your man figured out. How wrong you were. Here are 10 things men love that you may find surprising, according to an online forum.
10 THINGS MEN DESIRE THAT WILL MAKE WOMEN RAISE THEIR EYEBROWS
THE RED FLAGS ARE WAVING: 18 HOBBIES THAT WILL SCARE AWAY ANY POTENTIAL PARTNER
We wanted to know what hobbies are a big fat nope.
THE RED FLAGS ARE WAVING: 18 HOBBIES THAT WILL SCARE AWAY ANY POTENTIAL PARTNER
WAKE UP, LADIES! THE 10 BITTER TRUTHS MEN WISH WOMEN WOULD FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE
Regarding men and women, it seems like we’re from different planets, though we are the same species. Women always come across as enigmatic, a mystery men must fathom. Yet, men can be just as challenging to understand. Here are ten things that men wish women knew about them. Hopefully, this helps females gain deeper insight into the world of men.
WAKE UP, LADIES! THE 10 BITTER TRUTHS MEN WISH WOMEN WOULD FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE
