6 Quick Pick-Me-Ups For A Glum Guy
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4:00PM, Sunday October 18th 2009
Sometimes your dude may need a pick-me-up rather than mere relationship maintenance. Here are six quick (non-sexual, because AM Delight is not always an option) things you can do for your dude if he’s feeling a little blue.
1. Fake Haircut. There comes a time in every man’s life when he needs a haircut but only to clean the hair from the back of his neck. Unfortunately, the angles are not great for doing it solo. Hook a brother up. Peter Griffin says that if you shave a man’s back for him, he will purr like a walrus. This may be a close second. Read more ...
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Rokkor
wrote on October 18 2009 @ 07:45 pm: [report]
Those are awful suggestions. Most of them are ridiculous, too. Their significant other changing into clean socks? A hot towel? What the hell are they talking about? That’s more like post-shower tips.
Obviously I can’t speak for my entire gender, but not only would they not cheer me up, but I don’t think I’ve ever wanted anything on that list. Well, I’m fine with a girl putting on clean socks, but that’s not something I would ever consider a “pick-me-up”.
ajf78
wrote on October 18 2009 @ 10:13 pm: [report]
beer in the shower?!?! (cue Amy Poehler) REALLY?!?!?!
Fever
wrote on October 18 2009 @ 10:25 pm: [report]
Lol, Beer in the shower tripped me up too. But uh…oookkaay.
Dick Fitzwell
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 02:07 am: [report]
How about a nice massage…. always a good pick me up.
Rose
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 06:10 am: [report]
Purr like a walrus?! And this is supposed to be a good thing?
adamjs
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 06:51 am: [report]
Stupid rhetorical question time: but who in the hell actually chooses to drink beer from a can? and when, other than sports socks, are white socks a good thing?
I’m OK with the rest
bogart4017
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 08:02 am: [report]
I appreciate little gestures but really if you feel the need to do anything on this list i’d rather you just leave me alone with Ciroc and cranberry and a classic Temptations album, ok?
Really—beer in the shower? What is this Animal House?
bogart4017
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 08:04 am: [report]
...and please explain the sock thing.
lindseylee21
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 08:54 am: [report]
I thought the beer in the shower was hilarious… and I agree with the Gold Bond powder, though I don’t know what I’d do with it. I think it’s more of a DIY thing. But from what I’ve heard, it’s like 1000 tiny little angels kissing your ba!!z. At least, that’s what my ex-boyfriend used to tell me!
SouthOC
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 09:39 am: [report]
As a guy, some of the reasons I might be in a funk include the following:
* I had a bad day at work / hate my job.
* My sports team just got it’s @$$ kicked. (be patient with us ladies, we take this waaaaay too personally, but we get over it).
* I owe more money than I make.
* There may be a reoccurring problem or relationship that I haven’t yet dealt with, but need to.
* I’m just bored and need a new world to concur.
This being the case, just having you there to care enough to ask me what is wrong (and really listen), help me to articulate my feelings, and to offer encouragement is all good.
That being said, you doing any of the things on this list indicate that you noticed I’m feeling blue, and cared enough to do something thoughtful.
wild-ting
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 10:39 am: [report]
These are dumb
Lynn
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 11:02 am: [report]
Beer in the shower is the only one I think I would ever offer my guy. He is lucky enough to have a window and little shelf in his shower at about eye-height, so he can open the window in the winter and sit his beer there to keep it cold while he showers. Awesome.
But if he has a bad day, I don’t think offering him clean socks or powdering his balls is going to cheer him up. Worst suggestions ever. If my guy has a bad day I make his favorite homemade soup, pick up his favorite candy bar, make him a drink, get a movie to veg on the couch, etc.
equnsuocha
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 12:05 pm: [report]
All these generic lists are horrible. If your guy is having a bad day then do something designed to make HIM feel good, not what some magazine tells you to do.
For my guy it would be, not complaining about runnig heroics with him in WoW and making sure he gets his back scratched until he falls asleep.
mercurygirl
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 12:47 pm: [report]
I have enjoyed a cold brew in the shower plenty of times. Learned to use canned beer instead of bottles the hard way.
majicksand
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 01:09 pm: [report]
The only one that makes any sense to me is the back scratching bit. My husband agrees. I cannot imagine offering my husband the Gold Bond if he didn’t ask for it. Why in the world would I assume he’s down because he has jock itch? If he does, he’s grown and knows how to deal with it. Handing it to him unannounced seems like it would just embarass both of us.