Comments on: From The Guys, Guest Post: A Girl Willing To Stick It

By: From the Guys, Guest Post: Is Saying “I’m Busy” the Easiest Way to Weasel Out of A Commitment? | Small Hands, Big Ideas

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:06:02 +0000

[...] a girlfriend or someone whom I am interested in, I wouldn’t do that. I’d go through the drudgery if I got to hear her voice just for a [...]

By: From the Guys, Guest Post: Our Attraction to Feminine Masculinity | Small Hands, Big Ideas

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:56:58 +0000

[...] counter intuitive because one would think straight men would be attracted to all things feminine; as feminine as possible. But we see examples of women expressing masculinity being attractive to men in many places. Take [...]

By: Tahoe Bill

Tahoe Bill — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:50:52 +0000

For those who say relationships take a lot of hard work–can you give some specific examples? (Especially of success as a result!) How do you know whether it's hard because it's worth it or hard because it's wrong?

By: Tahoe Bill

Tahoe Bill — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:50:52 +0000

By: From The Guys, Guest Post: Women Have All the Power | Small Hands, Big Ideas

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:01:08 +0000

[...] This is the second in a series of guest posts, “From The Guys,” written by two of my friends who blog at Simon and Cole (they’re currently undergoing a [...]

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:15:43 +0000

@Tomasz That's mature of you to say But really, women's prefrontal cortex (responsible for risk taking behavior and decision making) develops 3-4 years before males. Males' don't develop until they're 24 and we begin in high school.

It makes relationships in your teens and early 20's challenging, but I do believe that if it works, it works and like Simon said, you will know when it's worth the effort.

By: tomasz

tomasz — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:35:54 +0000

The other thing to consider is that woman are more mature then men.

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:56:40 +0000

@Jenni I do too, that's why I'm so stoked that Simon and Cole are going to weigh in on the issues that often, aren't talked about. I hear about my girlfriends perspective all the time but when I need relationship advice, I often go to my close guy friends so I can see both sides of the picture.

Thanks for stopping by. I think you've got a good rule of thumb for dating, too!

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:21:47 +0000

Heartbot – If you truly believed that I currently think that women stay in relationships purely because they want attention, you're barking up the wrong tree. It's not frustrating, but rather bewildering that you would think that someone who wrote this post would actually think that. On the other hand, I did make it seem like women TEND to be a little more needy for attention and it causes them to stick around longer than a guy would. If you read the entire article, you will see that I actually praised women (being represented by Ms. Bus in this case) for holding their composure and sticking with something that a guy normally wouldn't want to attempt. Like Grace mentioned shortly after your comment, my own reality is that I've experienced this more times than not with women. It doesn't mean it's a universal truth. More importantly, your point about the 'threshold of hurt' (I just created that term) is a great bullet point in this whole process. Women actually have a better gauge for when to call it quits when they are the one carrying a larger burden in a bad relationship. It's my opinion however that when both parties are struggling and hanging on like a baby tooth, guys throw in the towel far more readily than women do. (And again, in many cases, this is a TERRIBLE thing.)

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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:48:42 +0000

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