The grass is always greener for the other gender
November 3rd, 2009I hear women complain all the time how easy it is to be a man and other blah blah blah crap. Whatever.
Let me get one thing immediately out of the way before I really start this rant. I couldn’t be a woman. It’s for the simple fact that women don’t know who their true female friends are. Screw that. That paranoia would drive me crazy.
OK, now that that’s out of the way, here’s my rant. The grass is always greener for the other gender.
There’s an old saying that goes something like don’t judge someone until you’ve walked a mile in another person’s shoes. It’s an old saying, but it’s timeless and still applies today. Us men have our own issues to deal with.
So, men make more money than women? Well, you know what? That sucks for me too. I wish Mrs. Z made a million dollars a year so I could sit at home and work on my novel. She doesn’t. I wish she did, but she doesn’t. I have no problem with women making more money than me. None at all.
Now, I hear women complain to me that making a lot a money intimidates men (well, those women who do make a lot of money). Good. Screw them. Guys who are intimidated by a woman who makes a lot of money are pussies and you shouldn’t be settling for them anyways. If you do, it’s your fault you have to deal with their insecurities, so stop bitching about it to me.
Death
This is something that is never brought up. Men live 8 years LESS than women. That’s reality for us. You’ll outlive us for 8 years. So all the crap that you have to go through, are you willing to get rid of it for 8 years taken off your life? Before you answer that question, consider it carefully.
Sex
Here’s an old joke for you. Little Johnny and little Suzy are arguing who is better than who. So little Johnny whips out his ding ding and says “my Daddy says because I have one of these, I’m better than you.” So little Suzy drops her pants and says “well, my Mommy says because I have one of these, I can get one of those any time I want.”
That’s right. It is women, not men, who get the choice of when and where to have sex. Guys have to work to get laid. Women just have to have a pulse.
So, want to trade?
The grass is always greener for the other gender
All that said, I won’t be switching any time soon. Women have other issues to deal with that I’m not about to get into right now. But before you think the grass is greener on the other side, you should seriously consider living on the other side. Norah Vincent did and she ended up having to check into a mental health clinic afterward.
Now what I’m waiting for is for a guy to dress up like a woman for a year and write a book about it. The problem is, I can spot a man-to-woman transvestite from a mile away and too many other people can. If someone could pull it off, I want to hear brutal honesty like Ms. Vincent. She pretty much covered everything from dating, hanging out, bowling leagues, employment, and if I remember correctly, she almost got into a fist fight.
THere have been a couple of men who have had a sex-change, one was an Israeli beauty contestant, and you would be very hard pressed to tell they never were a woman forever. This would be the exception rather than the rule. There have been attempts to do the story (” Black Like Me” for gender) but it was women as men. I never was fooled by their appearance. As for men dressing like women, other than the rare exception mentioned above, It has been easy to spot. My favourite: I used to have a restaurant in a bar in a rough part of downtown. One morning at 7:00, i was opening the front door and a vision of lovelyness walked by. 6′2” of hairy beast, with 5 o’clock shadow. man build and man walk, in a lovely white evening gown. As I recall, I shook my head and said ” It’s too f*%#ing early to see sh#* like this”
i had to read the review after your mention… I had been pacing back and forth infront of that book as well. I will get a copy, should be a good read.
Personally, I wouldn’t trade. Sure as I get older I see the men in my age group age with a lot more grace… but I like where my “power” is.
Plus, I have boobs. And boobs win all the time. lol..
Klaatu - Yikes. Yeah, you didn’t need to see that.
As for the beauty contestant, she’s still a minority. I usually can tell immediately. But you already said that.
Xmichra - Boobs pretty much trump everything.
I am all over this post. You hit it right on with the Sex paragraph. We have the power of sex; we say yes or no. That is a huge power, and should not be overlooked or abused. You can throw a ball farther with less effort.. that always bugged me about being a girl, but its not enough to give up the Executive Decision by a long shot.
Rest assured, I use my power for good
Wow a lot going on in this post.. Great post but alot said and great points hit.. I am happy to be who I am and I wouldnt want to switch with you men any time soon either. Just looking at what Jeff does in one day at work its like no thank you…
“are pussies and you shouldn’t be settling for them anyways.”
roflmao!
This post is classic zombieslayer! I absolutely loved it
The way the economy is going, I don’t want to live 8 years longer! L is 7 yrs older than I am. That means that statistically, I’ll have to eke out a living by MYSELF for an additional 15 yrs. No thanks.
Tshs L is seven years older really. I never knew.. Hope all is well..
You sure pick out some daring subjects. I am very content with my gender and certainly content with my husband’s. God made us both and “She” don’t make junk.
Wow, some really good comments.
Granny Annie - If God is a woman, that would explain a lot.
Tshsmom - And it’s just going to get worse when we’re going to have to pay China and Japan back.
Miladysa - Thanks.
Tweetey - Yeah, I never understood why anyone would want to switch.
Clothosfate - Well, you understand that power. I think the majority of females take it for granted. It IS power.
i’ve never wanted to be a man and never will. i do often prefer their company and friendship to that of women though. each gender has its eases and its difficulties. if we could all repsect each other for what we are what a better world this would be.
Since we had to say goodbye to our boy Tuesday, this is the first and ONLY blog I’ve visited in return for their comment. We’re not 100% yet, and 50% is a long way off, somewhere in the future. (I hope)
As for women versus men: I would NEVER trade places with a man, and if I did: (1) I’d never marry. (2) I’d never work my butt off so that the little lady could “shop til she dropped” (3) I’d have a vasectomy when I was able - say, 6 years old. (4) I’d live alone, with my dog and answer to NO ONE.
Lime - That’s awesome you found good women who can be true friends. I’m not saying they’re not out there. I do think that it may be a California thing.
There’s a lot of passive aggressive backstabbing in this state. Sometimes I miss the Midwest, but then I think of the weather and I’m glad I’m here. Maybe I’ve become soft.
And very true that each gender has its eases and difficulties. Half the countries in the world there’s no way I’d want to be a woman.
I think you have the right way of viewing things - respecting each other for what we are. I like that.
Dana - I hope to see you back. I don’t even want to think about what you’re going through right now.
As for vasectomies, this world needs more of them. And I’ve dated those high maintenance girls who wanted me to shop ’til they dropped for them (in other words, buy them lots of useless crap they don’t need). Not worth it.
Nice to see you again
I don’t think it’s easy to be human. Tough for both sexes, for different reasons.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours ZS