to find a man who coudlnt drive UTTERLy unattractive

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and rather pathetic

yadaydayd meddical expcetiosn etc

Dh only learned to drive eight years ago, yet somehow I still managed to fall in love, have two kids with, and marry him before he did. Strangely enough, he did not suddenly increase in attractiveness once he had his driving licence. He's also a very calm, laid back driver, doesn't break the speed limit, has not a hint of aggression, road rage, or macho car-i-ness about him (and we have a MPV for the ultimate in uncool)...now that I do find attractive.

UnquietDad that is funny
Anna but can he drive a train, LTH's dh can

I think sewing and knitting should go together too, like petrol and car.

I think there should Rules about it.

Oh FGS.

There Is No Connection Between Ability To Operate Machinery And Levels Of Masculinity.

Repeat until sick.

DH and I both dreadful drivers. At one point we had two cars, and he drove one of them into the other one.

I was very sympathetic. This is good, because the amount that we bang and scrape our car it'd be stressful if the other one could drive.

He is MOST attractive.

Though, he would be more attractive if he could do DIY.

When I met my dp he was gorgeous and couldn't drive Now he can drive and is bald and hairy so hasn't worked here

My brother couldn't drive until he was 30 (to be fair he lived in central London from age 21).

lol@noddyholder

You should see the amount of multi-tasking he manages while driving .

Admittedly he is Paris born and bred and the traffic here is appalling - he got used to it very young.

Mercy, I'm very, very sure he's not scared. I've known him a long time and I can tell the difference. What he is is a self-centred workaholic who will never prioritise something he should do himself but that he feels can be delegated to an underling (that's me). This is the man who sent an office junior to look after DS when I had the flu, because his hourly rate is higher than his junior's and therefore it wasn't cost effect for him to stay at home with DS. (Oooh, this subject really gets my blood pressure up, doesn't it. )

But Anna, can he give you a vaginal orgasm whilst circumnavigating the Arc de Triomphe?

Do tell.

Oh he can carry on a telephone conversation with his shareholders while searching for a restaurant on the satnav while caressing my inner left thigh - all while driving around the place de l'étoile

Yes, it's so 'chavvy' to find men who have mastered a basic life skill more attractive than men who haven't

No UQD indeed, though think you might be slightly missing the point. There's no point stating it over and over if the women you are telling don't believe you.

There is the possibility that practical men with heavy machines ARE actually quite attractive to women. Difficult to believe but possible.

Male strippers for instance, they all pander to masculine pursuits. You don't see many male strippers prancing on dressed as a novelist or a weather presenter or a shop keeper do you?

They are all in the navy, or holding tool belts and hard hats.

The cliche might be meaningful on some basic level.

YANBU.

For me, car = penis. Carless man = man with no penis.

The better the car, the better the penis.

My Dad has Aston Martins and Ferraris. Does this mean I have a father complex?

That said, DH and I share a crumbling Mondeo, and I love him all the same!

dottoressa that is bs

Though I do tend to drift towards the pale unatheletic type myself.

UnquietDad, I can sew, and knit. I think these are life skills (sewing anyway) which if anyone cannot do to a basic level (such as repairing a hem or sewing on a button), they're a bit pants.

I passed my test a month or so ago. It has been utterly liberating - more than my wildest dreams. I felt infantilized when I couldn't and am now regretful of all the things I didn't do bcs I couldn't drive.

DH passed about 6 yrs ago, post-40, when we had dcs/moved further from tube/he changed career.

I think if he'd not had the gumption I would not be considering resuming our sex life in about 3 years or so as attracted to him. Awful, isn't it?