To window show based on occupation 😂

[Shoregirl8]

I'm only being light hearted. But do you ever get curious what It would be like to be with a different type of man. Not to cheat or anything. Just a curious to what's the difference.

I'm with a lovely man who works with computers. So he's not an outdoorsy man really. He likes a walk. But he isnt into sport apart from formula one. He's a really hands on dad. Does a little around the house but he's useless at keeping tidy. he happily pops anywhere to get anything and he's very caring. But he is not one of those blokes that cuts the grass regular. Gets on with painting (I always have to do it to get him to help) and he's not a drinker or one of the lads if that makes sense. He's always moaning he's tired and if he cuts the grass his backs gone for the rest of the day lol!

I have some workmen outside doing a driveway. Group of 6. They are very blokey. Smoking.(not saying this is attractive lol) working hard for 10 hours a day lifting and digging etc. I can't help but think ooo they look manly. It's just something about an outdoorsy tradesman.

Probably making myself sound a horrible person. I just sometimes wonder what it would be like to be with the more man's man man 😂

I want to make it clear I'm happy but appreciating the flexing muscles outside and the dirty white t shirts 😂😂

Window shopping and saying you're attracted to a certain type of person - not offensive

Trotting out lazy stereotypes- offensive and not very bright.

@LoisWilkersonslastnerve

Have a lighthearted tradesman fantasy thread op but is there any need for the snotty replies? Some vile stereotypes about working class men

I have to agree... There are some ridiculously stereotyped replies. Men of all classes are in the Skilled Trades. Saying ''They are no good in bed'' or ''They get so drunk they wet the bed'' is just plain silly. A Surgeon {Prof.Roger Kneebone} said how manual skills were seriously lacking in many medical students these days.. Some of the skilled joinery done by Carpenters/joiners would translate well into orthopaedics, especially.

@SisyphusDad haha no! Maybe the ridiculous women in tight red dresses on a car bonnet then? Bit too 80s and clichéd perhaps?

Ahem.... just came on to say tiktok is good for window shopping.

#thirsttrap

... as you were, sorry.

@Tootletum

Now that works for me

Roofers are usually the best looking of the bunch, in my extensive research.

Mines a firefighter, it's completely ruined the fantasy for me

@Bumlooksbig that's a lovely story. Shame about the rude snobby customers!!

@Bumlooksbig
You are adding to the stereotype by saying your DH is well spoken and knows his plants not like ‘the typical gardener‘, any gardener I know is very knowledgeable.
For those sneering at tradesmen bear in mind they’ve done a 3/4 year apprenticeship usually in conjunction with college, bloody hard work in comparison to the uni boys, half of whom (acoording to mummy’s on here) don’t work until they graduate 🙄 as it’s too much 🙄

I once dated a man who went out with the lads, got so drunk he wet the bed and cracked me over the head with a pewter tankard when I remonstrated with him. He was called Steve but he was an accountant.

Some unpleasant stereotyping on this thread.

You are adding to the stereotype by saying your DH is well spoken and knows his plants not like ‘the typical gardener‘, any gardener I know is very knowledgeable

Not really. He's done his 4 year apprenticeship. That's why he's knowledgeable. But he's working in an area which has been invaded by people who DON'T know what they're doing and perpetuate the stereotype.

If you want to work as a plumber, electrician, brickie or similar, you have to be time served and have qualifications. You can't just wake up one day and think "I'm going to be a plumber". Unfortunately, with gardening, many people can and DO. They get an old van, stick "Mike's Garden Services" on the side with a hotmail address and mobile number, sling an old lawnmower in the back and off they go. These guys might be good DIYers, able to mow a lawn and sling a few slabs down, but they don't know a weed from a shrub and if you asked them to name something they wouldn't have a clue. These guys have perpetuated the stereotype. If you see a gardening van that lists "slabbing" as their main occupation, that is usually an indicator. It's even possible that some of these tradesmen actually did train in a related occupation. But they're not professional gardeners. They are basically cowboys who think gardening is easy money and basically they don't know shit. Their slabbing might be lovely, but please don't get them to prune your shrubs or trees, they don't know what they're doing and invariably do a lot of damage. Illegal activities are also quite common (not universal, just common) , for example many of them are not licenced to dispose of rubbish and hence fly tip hedge clippings and tree branches on farm tracks and woods.

Companies like this proliferate in the current financial crisis, and unfortunately they drag down the reputation of the guys who took the trouble to qualify and know their stuff. They are popular because they will undercut prices, but it does mean that when you DO get someone who knows their onions, so to speak, clients are understandably surprised.

The stereotype I was talking about was the stereotype of the University Physics graduate who does a bit of DIY occasionally but basically a bit of a geek and you can't get him out of the suit and the chinos. DH is proof that it can and does happen.

@tornadoalley

Absolutely howling

Apparently its linked to women's ovulation cycle too - mid way through we get more attractive to the dirty, sweaty (stereotypical) "manly"* sorts than the rest of the time.
*manly in asterixed because obviously its a cultural stereotype/pigeonhole but you know what I mean

Not our fault. Its science.

@Dazzedandconfused

Oh and re. Wanting a guy to do things around the house. C'mon girls we are capable of that! I always do the majority of tasks like building flat pack furniture putting up wallpaper, fitting lights, painting and plumbing in a washing machine. Wikihow and YouTube are a wonderful thing!

Absolutely and I DO do all of that. It’s quite nice to watch some rippling muscles doing it though........

DH says he finds sexy that I can walk in from work in smart skirt, blouse and heels and half an hour later be changing the light fitting in DSs bedroom! That was yesterday though... today I’m sobbing on the sofa in leggings and a baggy jumper fantasising about muscles while reading MN.

Ime tradesmen usually have big dicks. My working theory is that they have less to prove and so happier to have low status jobs. I wonder is there something biological in women that is turned on by shows of masculinity, however we perceive it to be? And equally for men re shows of femininity? And have we made this a taboo?

I'm loving this thread lol. Yes I can do things myself too. But I like to see a man not afraid to get up early and break a sweat. Ofcourse it's a fantasy. Only human.

I think it's refreshing to see women being open and having a laugh.

It is midcycle for me. I put my rubbish out just so I could see the bloke emptying his wheel barrow. Pwoarrr

P.s what's that band that sing.

You can work from home. That's focused on the construction workers. They are expressing how we feel!

@JKRisaqueen I remember reading a study a while back that those with the most equal marriages in terms of sharing out all the jobs had the least satisfying sex life.

In my fantasy window shopping, tradesmen would be very good with their hands due to all the fiddling with small components they do and their manual dexterity and strength. But I bet a fair share still leave the loo seat up, don't like dirty nappies and snore

[quote Ponchy]@JKRisaqueen I remember reading a study a while back that those with the most equal marriages in terms of sharing out all the jobs had the least satisfying sex life. [/quote]
I can assure that is NOT the case 😉

I see your mid cycle ovulation explanation and raise you a post menopausal still getting flustered by some rippling muscles!

I remember reading a study a while back that those with the most equal marriages in terms of sharing out all the jobs had the least satisfying sex life.

Rubbish. Nothing turns me off more than a man who doesn't pull his weight - especially as this usually means a heavy dose of misogyny

I once watched some reenactors practicing sword fighting. Sigh. Was lovely.
And same place, some guys doing fancy horseriding. Swoonworthy. Oh and I had to call the firebrigade in at work, they came in all stompy and rushed up the stairs. I momentarily lost the capacity fot speech. It's the purposefulness and the competence I think.

My chap is lovely, reliable, great with toddlers and babies and good with a hoover. Not the swordfighting type, sadly.

DH was replacing some old floorboards in our house (he's not a carpenter or tradesman) and I got turned on by it, not sure why - nothing wrong by looking

Ime tradesmen usually have big dicks

I really wanna know more! My mind is boggling. Maybe it's because I'm happily married and thinking about it is as far as it gets. You actually KNOW?

You have to put some context around this. Otherwise it's just hearsay