4 'Girly' Trends Men Should Embrace
These habits don't deduct manly points in our eyes, we promise.
We at YourTango understand that for the average man of a manly disposition, maintaining that macho image can be paramount. Pink polos are one thing, but carry your girlfriend's purse or get something in your eye during The Notebook and it's like your masculinity license is going to be revoked. Well, to ease the minds and prides of males everywhere, here are four trends and habits that may look effeminate at face value, but really do no damage to you in the eyes of the fairer sex. In some cases, your manliness improves. No comment on murses, however. The Retrosexual: Manly Men Return
1. Man-gagement rings. A recent Details magazine article muses on a new trend of engagement rings being presented by fiancées as a complement to their own pre-wedding bling. British designer H. Samuel first introduced the 'man'-gagement ring two years ago, and we see it as just another sign of our gender-bending times. Women would like to mark their territory with a metaphorical "S.O. parking only" sign, too. For the most part, the men interviewed for Details are pretty down with it. Who Invented Engagement Rings, Anyway?
2. Fruity cocktails. There are a lot of conventions in this society that unjustly favor men. But in the realm of cocktails, women are uniquely liberated. We don't have to worry about how we look sipping a cosmopolitan from an delicate glass or swirling a single malt scotch on the rocks. In this vein, we think a man can drink a Pina Colada without judgment. What A Man's Favorite Beer Says About Him
3. Bromance. If there is one takeaway lesson from Paul Rudd and Jason Segel's movie I Love You, Man, it is that having a healthy bromance can actually improve your love life. Just like how having a work-out partner has been shown to motivate people who otherwise are tempted to slack off, having a close buddy willing to hit the bar/nightclub/poetry-reading scene with you will get you out of your apartment and into exploring new things before you can say "Totes, McGoats."
Discussion
Yeah, we're not gonna do that. Sorry doll, but there is a reason we don't do man-gagement rings- in fact, this goes for all rings in general- guys with real jobs won't wear em' because they get in the way of the daily money making process. Most of the guys I know won't even wear wedding rings, preffering instead to get a tattoo on the ring finger so a ring won't get in the way when you're on the job. Trust me, nothing hurts more than accidentally welding a gold wedding ring to a hunk of steel. And it's alot easier than you would think. Fruity cocktails; NO. Men drink scotch and whisky on the rocks not because of how it makes you look, but because it's good. Granted, it can be an acquired taste, but once a taste has been developed...well...
And besides, fruity cocktails are for kids and women. Bromance?? What the hell? If a guy is your buddy, then you get sloshed with him, go to Vegas with him, occasionally catch a game with him. There is no romance involved there, just comraderie.
Ok, I will concede the...manscaping... only because things can get pretty gnarly when they aren't attended to with regularity. But my god woman! Next you're gonna complain about how masculinity is dissappearing and you'll have that whole "where are all the real men" cliche going. This article will be your answer kiddo.
