Thursday, December 24, 2009

What Men Do For Love

By Cindy Crawferd

No matter if you're a man or a woman, when you fall in love and enter into a relationship with a significant other your life changes. Sometimes these changes are rather obvious. Sharing your living space, double the groceries and actually paying attention to the position of the toilet seat are just a few examples.

There are also some less obvious, but no less important, changes, especially if you're a guy. You might be surprised at some of them. Then again you might recognize yourself;

Television

Okay men, here's a question for you. Do you know what "smiling with your eyes" means? Can you explain the difference between a cat walk and a cat pose? If you can it means your girlfriend's favorite show is "America's Next Top Model". Signs that you're hooked include evenings spent alone wondering if there's a new episode tonight; a repeat will do in a pinch.

Giving your wallet a workout

Here's something a lot of guys do. Rather than develop a way with words, they spend, spend, spend their way into their gal pal's hearts. They think nothing of dropping a big wad of cash on jewelry, perfume and more. And all because they're not too good at words (or just think they're not).

For the love of Yoga

Just like women are under the impression that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, men think that feigning interest in a woman's hobbies will get them major brownie points. Which is why, when you heard she loves her yoga class, you signed yourself up for a session. Which is also why you find yourself, on a Tuesday night, trying to bend your body in ways it was never meant to go. All the while wondering if you've set the PVR for tonight's episode of "America's Next Top Model".

You've always wanted to be a chauffeur, right?

She didn't even need to ask did she? You offered to pick her up to have dinner at your place. Then you offered to drive her all over town in the quest for the perfect side table. It wasn't a huge leap to offer her a ride to her mother's place, three hours away, because you just want to spend time with her. And the brownie points don't hurt either.

Fighting to impress

Fighting to impress? Like Shania said "that don't impress me much". Men still believe they need to flex some muscles to get a gal's attention. So when the two of you are being bothered in the theatre by a group of rowdy teenagers who won't stop talking, you'll shut them up. Never mind that after the movie's over they'll set on you like a pack of rabid dogs; you'll do like Scarlett O'Hara and think about that tomorrow.

Changing cities

This is a tough choice for men and women alike. We finally meet someone with whom we really believe we could have a future. Only they're moving. Next month. Halfway across the country. What to do? Do we forget about him or her, do we try a long distance relationship, or do we start packing? This one is definitely a life changing decision!

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