What's something that men think is impressive, but really isn't?

Def not signing your petition!! That’s how I get there… but I’m bossy with an extensive lube collection so the men I spend time with learn how to do it.

Another one - producing a tube of shit lube in with a flavour or something rash-inducing like it makes them Tracey Cox. You can splash the cash on your own perfumes but pick up some crap at the railway station Boots rather than expending some thought and research on it? Groundbreaking.

But... to impress a chick do the helicopter dick. Surely?

I've only had men do it for a joke and it is quite funny imo. Are there actually men who do it in a serious way? I find that hard to believe.

You’d be surprised.
(many, many of them…)
I don’t think they realise how unimpressed we are.

Exactly - but I've always found them vacuous - with no depth or anything interesting to say - and very insecure, so their partners have to be on guard all the time to stroke that ego and make sure their man doesn't feel put down, or second best.

It's the old 'dumb blonde' cliche. Sometimes very physically attractive people get so much attention and validation just by being so pretty that they don't need to develop a personality. I've come across it in both sexes. A friend was once moaning about a new DJ on the radio who she found very boring. She then saw a picture of her and she was an absolute stunner. My friend concluded (fairly or not, don't shoot the messenger!) that this was the explanation: she'd never had to make any effort to be interesting because she was so gorgeous. Disclaimer: I'm sure there are interesting stunners and boring plain people too!

@CoffeeCantata now that we have shops no need for the hunter instinct all that's left is the Whole attitudes of the world is lucky to have me.

In the words of Gil Scott Heron...a legend in his own mind ...great song and observation .

Same here. Never been remotely impressed/interested in the alpha male/bad boy types, not even as a teenager and use to cringe when my friends "fell" for them, only inevitably to be let down/disappointed/shat upon by them later. I've always gone for personality rather than appearance and found that the alpha male types usually had awful personalities when you scratched under the surface.

I think most pps on here are talking about what are referred to as 'alpha males'. I've never found this type attractive and my husband and previous boyfriends weren't alpha males.

If you like the he-man, pushy, got to be the best, need to impress everyone, fancy themselves type of man, these horrible traits come with the territory. I like quiet, gentle but strong and resilient men with depth.

There've been previous threads where women pretty much admit they can't resist 'bad boys'. I guess it's an evolutionary thing - bad boys, alpha males, whatever you call them, would be the most successful hunters, warriors etc.

I have a friend who is male. He's always been into a bit of bodybuilding and when younger he had a muscly chest and arms. He's now mid 70s (I'm 62) and would like to be more than friends. He brags about lifting weights and going to the gym as though he thinks it will impress me. Thing is, he's 5'4" (3" shorter than me) and only ever seems to work on arm/chest area. He has the most skinny legs and just looks out of proportion.

‘Babysitting ‘ their own kids. I work with a few blokes who really go on about it if they take their own children out for the day or spend time with them! Making memories, quality time etc etc!

Speaking in bollocky corporate jargon - when translated it’s meaningless.
Strava - and their run, bike or swim times
Big watches
Crypto
Being promiscuous aka ‘ top shagger’

You just join in the information giving, "Yeah, I knew that, but did you know [extra fact about it]?" He'll start to understand he's not the only one who knows stuff without you having to be horrible to him. Because someone else will be one day.

Going back to the S3,I was getting my 3s muddled..it was an A3 he bought it new.

Women taking their bra off without taking their top off (misses point of thread).

@worldshottestmom we had a saying for that "a swagger like a tin o lager"no idea how it started

nowt wrong with any of the things listed, it's the affected soft boy adoption of them to try and rizz up the huzz that's a bit lame

Holding their arms out by their side when they walk, so their upper arms are held away from their torso, its also men with skinny noodle arms too.

Reading Sally Rooney, listening to Clairo, drinking iced matcha, wired headphones and a tote bag. Dude you ain't Harry Styles.

Unfortunately there's only room for one kid in that household..Himself.

He didn't need to think I was impressed with him, he was impressed enough with himself. The chips comment wasn't his best. That was probably, "The biggest problem I have is that I can always see things from everyone else's point of view."

Last I heard, he'd married someone who looked as if she'd have a panic attack if you invited her to eat a chip, and they'd both gone vegan.