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

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worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 18:22

Beep beep, come on traffic

Speaking of traffic, mine is when men (or boys, rather) rev their bloody engines on their cars that sound like they're about to explode. No, please, don't speed off, open the boot to your clapped out Corsa, I want to get in.

Also since going back to the gym, forgot how awful the men are there for showing off. There's this one in particular at my gym and idk if he's just mentally deranged or what but anytime he does any exercise he roars like a buffoon and I feel my vagina drying up a little more each time. It is so unnecessary. He will be easing his way through bicep curls, pretty much screaming and grunting for each one. Also has a horrifically embarassing habit of punching his chest, twice, every so often.

Give me your opinions and stories; what is something that men do that they think is impressive, but really, really isn't...

make my Saturday evening ✨

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worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 21:20

QueenCamillaMW · 11/07/2026 20:54

My ex from university thought he was really sophisticated because he put red wine into bolognaise sauce.

Wow, he sounds so elegant and proper. I can only assume he's a member of the Royal family

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worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 21:19

Beachbeach · 11/07/2026 20:46

Unloading the dishwasher. Like he deserves a fucking medal.

putting his own kids to bed

You should get him a sticker chart

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worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 21:18

BirdLandedonmyHead · 11/07/2026 20:10

I did have a good laugh recently with DH abd his motorbike. I was following him to the garage so he could drop it off for its MOT... and the worksvan next to him at the traffic lights actually wound their window to ask him about the bike.

So maybe motorbikes are attractive to other men. (The bike gets a bit of attention. Its on its last legs but apparently very cool. DH isnt cool.)

Awww "DH isn't cool" lmao bless him. I do find motorbikes cool! I like cars too, but something about motorbikes is just extra sexy

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worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 21:16

ZanyPoet · 11/07/2026 20:08

but why "men"?

One man they know possibly, but it's not something that MEN do and WOMEN don't?

A lot of the comments describe some weird unpleasant guy someone knows, doesn't apply to any of the men I know.

If you say "sending a dick pic" , then yes, that's a man thing! And no, it's not impressive.

I mean yeah true, I should have specified it can be specific instances of things any man does, not all men. Just a fun thread, that's all :) yeah I have profound hatred for dick pics. I don't know any woman irl who enjoys them and have a whole thread about how awful they are hahaha

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Papster · 11/07/2026 21:14

worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 20:40

Ew wtf kind of women are these who praise their sons for ejaculating. As if she still thinks of him as a proper man for failing to be a father. The mind boggles

I read this - notably the first sentence - without having seen the post it referenced and thought the thread had taken an unexpected turn…

worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 21:12

Maddy70 · 11/07/2026 20:06

Driving fast.

Right? Enjoy A&E and your murder charge, boo

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worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 21:11

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 11/07/2026 20:44

Who the hell is still showing off about having HD TV?! That must be unique to one solitary male, surely. I can't imagine what my face would do if a man pointed out his telly was HD 😄

My reaction would actually just be this

What's something that men think is impressive, but really isn't?
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OneLimePombear · 11/07/2026 21:10

Vacuuming

Golf

worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 21:09

Echobelly · 11/07/2026 20:11

Expensive cars

Being an 'influencer'

Having big muscles is impressive in one sense, like the dedication and effort but it's not at all attractive to most women as I think most women would see it as indicating vanity and meaning a bloke will spend all his time in the gym and not have other hobbies. Not necessarily true, but that's the impression it gives.

This really is how I feel about them hahaha like it just gives off "i think im a god" and you just know that really is what they think.

Male influencers = vomit

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PrincessofWills · 11/07/2026 21:09

Petrolitis · 11/07/2026 21:00

It used to be the norm to wear normal clothes on a bike ride.

It still is in places like the Netherlands

Ah, 80 km cycle ride in jeans and you'll struggle to have sex for a few days (if you're a woman) 😂

worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 21:07

Catwalking · 11/07/2026 20:17

this!
my husband actually seems to think (weirdly, unbelievably!) that no other male could have got me pregnant?!! (did he really find it that difficult 🤪)

Edited

No way hahaha that is actually so cringe of him lmfao they actually never cease to amaze me with their egos

Meant to quote you in my comment above, oooops

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worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 21:06

No way hahaha that is actually so cringe of him lmfao they actually never cease to amaze me with their egos

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Petrolitis · 11/07/2026 21:03

ZanyPoet · 11/07/2026 20:08

but why "men"?

One man they know possibly, but it's not something that MEN do and WOMEN don't?

A lot of the comments describe some weird unpleasant guy someone knows, doesn't apply to any of the men I know.

If you say "sending a dick pic" , then yes, that's a man thing! And no, it's not impressive.

Loads of men are obsessed with their Strava stats

Petrolitis · 11/07/2026 21:00

PrincessofWills · 11/07/2026 19:24

Do you wear jeans when you're exercising?

It used to be the norm to wear normal clothes on a bike ride.

It still is in places like the Netherlands

TrishM80 · 11/07/2026 21:00

Fimofriend · 11/07/2026 20:32

No. Kissing a tall man makes my neck hurt.
It is not romantic doing the deed with someone and looking at his chest instead of his face.
The tall men walk too damn fast. Makes me feel like a toddler trying to catch up with mum.
One of my friends is a lot shorter than her husband. Everything in their house is either too small or too big for one of them.
My DH is the same height as me and it makes everything so much better

I think you're very much in the minority. Most women go weak at the knees at the sight of a tall bloke.

MrzPotatoHead · 11/07/2026 21:00

Peeling a potato in one piece so you can see how it all goes back to one potato.

So disrespectful to the potato headed community.

QuintadosMalvados · 11/07/2026 20:57

EmptyInTheValley · 11/07/2026 19:48

Flexing their 'sensitive' side and pretending to be feminists. Just to impress us. You are so transparent, Nigel.

Oh yes.
That's not just unimpressive, but a turn-off.
Like f* do you care about this, Nigel.
I put it down to them thinking that if they act like us we'll fancy them.
Wrong!

QueenCamillaMW · 11/07/2026 20:54

My ex from university thought he was really sophisticated because he put red wine into bolognaise sauce.

worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 20:54

Lemonyyy · 11/07/2026 19:49

Or reading/carrying around some weighty book that they think makes them look clever. Think gravity's rainbow or infinite jest. I did also walk in on a (male) colleague boring another poor (female) colleague to death wanging on about Ulysses. If he'd taken 30 seconds to talk to her he'd have known she was writing a masters thesis about that very tome at the time...

Ah man this is golden

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worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 20:53

EmptyInTheValley · 11/07/2026 19:48

Flexing their 'sensitive' side and pretending to be feminists. Just to impress us. You are so transparent, Nigel.

Nigel 😭😭😭

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worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 20:53

In2mindsss · 11/07/2026 19:47

Oh also: going out with someone younger.

Im currently going out with a guy 5 years younger than me but I don't see it as a reflection of my value or anything.
Men seem to think this means they're some kind of sex rock god

Oh good god nothing worse than a borderline pedo bragging about it 😭 yes 68 year old Steve, I'm sure your 20 year old girlfriend really loves you for who you are 🙄

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worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 20:50

In2mindsss · 11/07/2026 19:42

Its also always an incredibly basic dish. Like its never "my famous beef Wellington" or "my famous sole meunière" its always my famous chilli/curry/bolognese

Was literally thinking it's always "my famous lasagne/bolognese" when I read that comment hahahaha

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QuintadosMalvados · 11/07/2026 20:50

HippoStraw · 11/07/2026 18:27

Being tall

Hmm. This is an odd one because I like a man to be tall, having said that, it's not an achievement.

worldshottestmom · 11/07/2026 20:48

MoistVonL · 11/07/2026 19:31

Definitely their penises. Mate, nobody wants a photo of that.

How they cook meat. BBQ or roast - so what? I can slam out a dinner for 6 in 35 minutes taking in ARFID, allergies, vegan and kosher and not leave the kitchen a bomb site. Your grilled chicken wings are not all that.

Catching fish.

Power tools. We can use them too. They literally take the effort out of a manual job.

Their 'seed'.
Absolutely not. It's a sperm, a tiny gamete. If it's a 'seed' then women are the soil. That's VERY MUCH not how it works.

We have to be the same person. I have a whole thread on why dick pics are an abomination. It's interesting to me that the second they do something we always typically do, they thinks it's really impressive. Almost as if it takes some effort!

I get annoyed when people question my DIY skills, I'm a pro with them now. My Black and Decker power drill is my pride and joy.

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Beachbeach · 11/07/2026 20:46

Unloading the dishwasher. Like he deserves a fucking medal.

putting his own kids to bed

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