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Wednesday, 26 September 2007 |
Inside the Men's Room
In the search of a male’s perspective on questions commonly asked by
women, The Ladies Room took a step into the Men’s Room with Steven A.
Allison, a junior advertising major at Appalachian State.
The Ladies Room: Do you understand women?
Steven Allison: No,
not in the least. I don’t think men in general understand women and I
think part of that is that we’re a lot simpler than women are. And some
of the time I don’t think women understand themselves, so how can we
understand something that doesn’t understand itself.
LR: Do women understand men?
SA: I think men
are much more primal creatures so they are easier to understand. Not
that necessarily we are completely understood.
LR: Do you think women should be equal to men?
SA: Sure. I don’t see why not.
LR: What’s a woman’s position in the home?
SA:
Stereotypically, I mean she could be the housewife that stays at home
and cooks and has dinner on the table when the guy gets home or she
could be the breadwinner and not in the house.
LR: Which one would you prefer?
SA: I’d have no
problem with her working, but I mean, personally, I’m goal oriented and
career driven so I’d like to work out of the house too.
LR: Do you think that girls should sleep around?
SA: I think they
should do what they want to but be intelligent about the way they go
about carrying themselves. You have to able to respect yourself before
you can respect anyone else.
LR: Do you think it’s okay that guys sleep around?
SA: I’d say its
more socially acceptable but not necessarily that its okay. I think
it’s still kind of awkward a guy can just sleep with whomever he wants
to and never talk to her again.
LR: Have you ever been one of those guys?
SA: No, not really. I know a couple.
LR: What’s the most annoying thing about women?
SA: I don’t
know. Probably just the confusion that they bring upon men, like when
you don’t understand a woman, that’s like the most annoying thing in
the world. Cause as soon as you think you have her pegged, she comes
out of left field with something completely different.
LR: How would you define a sexy woman?
SA: Intelligent. Outgoing. As far as physically attributes, she has to have great legs. I’m a legs man.
LR: Do tampons in the bathroom bother you?
SA: Not in the
least. I have a sister that is a year and a half younger than me so
I’ve seen tampons sitting on the back of my toilet for years now.
LR: Do you think it bothers other guys?
SA: Certainly.
All my guys friends who don’t have sisters are really awkward about the
fact that their girlfriends keep tampons in their bathroom, in the
girl’s bathroom that is. I don’t know any of my guy friends that have
had a tampon invasion into their own bathroom.
LR: When do you think you’ll get married?
SA: I don’t know. I’m not in any hurry, but I’m not trying to grow old single.
LR: Do you think that guys are afraid of commitment?
SA: I think
they’re some. I think there are guys that are afraid of change. They’d
rather commit to football on Sundays than doing something with a girl.
I think part of the reason that men are afraid of commitment is because
women are such an enigma to them. It’s hard to commit to something you
don’t completely understand.
LR: Are you afraid of commitment yourself?
SA: I’m afraid
to commit to certain things. I’ve never really been afraid to commit to
a girl. I mean if I’m going to be with a girl, I’m going to be with a
girl. I think that’s a pretty respectable quality.
LR: What is the definition of being a ‘college guy’?
SA: Being a
college guy, I’d like to think that we are all generally nice guys but
it’s not always that way. I think that the stereotypical college guy
goes out and drinks on the weekend and bags as many women as he can,
but that’s not necessarily how it should be.
LR: Is that how it is for you?
SA: Not really. I mean I enjoy drinking, but I’m not in any hurry to jump into bed with some random girl that I meet.
LR: Would you if she proposed the opportunity?
SA: Probably not
unless I ... not the first time I met her. I mean if I went out to
Klondike or Flipside and met some random girl, I wouldn’t take her home.
LR: How much beer would you say you drink in a week?
SA: God, I don’t
know. It depends what week it is. If it’s a football week it’s much
more than a regular week. But on average, I’d say I drink a lot. Just
because of the social going-on in a fraternity. We have a lot of social
events, so we do a lot of drinking.
LR: Do you think that guys in college are looking for a relationship?
SA: Some are. I
think a lot of it is a maturity thing. I know a lot of younger guys
that are looking for a relationship and a lot of older guys that are
out there to get as much tail as they can. But generally, the older you
get, the more you tend to settle down and look at things at a more
normative perspective.
LR: So are you finding yourself wanting to settle down?
SA: Not really
settle down. Not really wanting to settle down as in looking for a life
mate, but I’m not in to going out and find as many girls as possible. I
mean I’ll look around and find a girl I want and stick with her.
LR: Do you think that guys or girls masturbate more?
SA: Hard to say.
I don’t many girls I could talk to about their masturbation habits. But
a few of the girls I know, masturbate a surprising amount. I’m sure if
that’s…that’s an awkward conversation. I would say that guys are much
more outgoing about their personal sexual lives and what they do with
themselves.
LR: What do you love about women?
SA: I love a
woman that I can talk to. I don’t think there is any point in being
with a dumb girl, because nothing would get accomplished with that. I
love the woman physique in general. I think that women are very
attractive and intellectual and on an emotional level as well.
LR: What’s the No. 1 thing women should remember about men?
SA: Just because
some of them are trying to get into your pants, not all of them are.
Don’t judge as all by the few rotten apples that have run all over you.
LR: Is it true “bros before hoes”?
SA: I’d say so.
Being in a fraternity, we have bonds built on brotherhood and the fact
that we will be there for each other at all costs. To a certain extent,
the ‘bros before hoes’ is going to be true, if I just started dating a
girl and one of my best friends needs me, I’m going to have to put her
on hold. On the other hand, if you’ve been dating a girl for quite some
time and it’s getting serious, you have to think twice before just
blowing her off to do something with your friends.
LR: How long is respectable to wait for a girl to sleep with you?
SA: That’s a tough question.
LR: When is she considered a whore and when is she not?
SA: I don’t
know, screwing on the first date is pretty whore-like material. But at
the same time, she may wait a little longer and just get with … I mean
if she’s just waiting to the third date with every guy she goes on a
date with, she’s still getting around; and I think that falls in the
whorish category as well. I’m not sure if there really is a specific
time period, par se, but I think she should think through what she does
and of the reaction that’s caused by the action.
LR: If you could be a woman for one day, honestly, what would you do?
SA: The first
thing that comes to mind and this is just from hanging around with a
bunch of guys is I’d play with my boobs. Because guys like boobs. And
that’s just what we enjoy doing. I’d probably steer clear of bathrooms.
Women’s bathrooms kinda creep me out and I’m not really sure why. I
don’t know as a woman what I’d do. I’d really just try and experience
as many things as I could to see them from a woman’s perspective.
LR: Do you think you’d be a whore if you were a woman?
SA: Probably
not. No because I know men now and now if my mind was erased, I’d
probably like to have a good time. But with the knowledge of men I have
right now, I don’t think I’d be a whore.
LR: Should a woman take a guy’s last name?
SA: In my
opinion, yes. Now I understand why some women don’t, and that doesn’t
bother me. But I just prefer the taking of the last name. Maybe I’m old
fashioned.
LR: What’s so fascinating about boobs?
SA: Everybody wants what they can’t have and men can’t have boobs, so they use women for their boobs.
LR: What do you think men use women for?
SA: Women use
men. Money and free stuff. Now I’m saying that very generic, very
stereotypical basis. I think there are many women who use men for
emotional attachment and actually like being around the man for other
things than his wallet but I think there are plenty of women who are
gold diggers.
LR: Have you ever been in love?
SA: Yeah.
LR: Do you think that your life will be over once you get married?
SA: No. Hell no.
And I mean, I’m not saying that I don’t think things aren’t going to be
different, but I think it’ll just be a new chapter, you know. It’ll be
something else to experience. By no means, will it be over.
LR: If a woman has big ambitions about her career, does that turn you away from her?
SA: Not at all –
unless she’s like a stripper, but I don’t really plan on being with a
stripper. Having big aspirations for her career, that’s completely
respectable. And actually, kind of a turn on, because in order to her
to be goal-driven and goal-oriented, she has to be intelligent and know
what she wants and a woman that knows what she wants is a lot easier to
read than a woman that doesn’t.
LR: Should women watch their weight?
SA: I think everybody should watch their weight. And I don’t think that obesity is attractive on either side of the fence.
LR: Could you fall in love with a ‘fat chick’?
SA: Sure. I mean
if she … honestly, I don’t see myself falling in love with a fat chick.
But I think it’s possible, not probable. I think plenty of guys find
themselves with a girl they never imagined themselves with, whether
that be for better or for worse. I think it’s because not all men base
all their decisions on physical appearance. Not to say physical
appearance is to be neglected, because again, it goes back to if you
can’t respect yourself then someone else, it’s hard for them to respect
you as well. It’s hard to respect someone who doesn’t take care of
their body.
LR: What is the greatest issue facing women today?
SA: I don’t
know, from a man’s perspective? I’d say the glass ceiling in the
corporate business world. And that just falls under the equality.
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