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Men, what's that one thing that your girlfriend/ partner/ wife does that keeps you committed to them?

171 replies

talesofhappy · 16/01/2024 18:59

This really.
I'm curious to hear men's version the main reason they are in a committed relationship with their female partners.
Only looking to hear from men.
Thanks

OP posts:
ItsVeryHyacinthBucket · 16/01/2024 19:02

Sorry I’m female but find this a strange premise for a question. Why do you think women have to “do” something to keep a man committed to them? Is being in love (as presumably you are if you’re in a relationship) not enough?

Adateworsethandeath · 16/01/2024 19:08

Strange to ask for only men's responses on what is primarily a female site.

What she said above, plus 'dont attach themselves to a twat?'

ThisIsaNiceDress · 16/01/2024 19:12

I think it’s a perfectly valid question.

napody · 16/01/2024 19:13

'That one thing' they do?
Sounds like the title of a bad Cosmo article from the 90s.

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 16/01/2024 19:14

I think it's an interesting question too

Wictc · 16/01/2024 19:16

Just men or do you want to hear from women with female partners?

PTSDBarbiegirl · 16/01/2024 19:17

Nuts magazine making a comeback?!

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SecondChancesAtLife · 16/01/2024 19:18

Are you expecting answers like “gives me a bj every night”? 😂

Morewineplease10 · 16/01/2024 19:20

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talesofhappy · 16/01/2024 18:59

This really.
I'm curious to hear men's version the main reason they are in a committed relationship with their female partners.
Only looking to hear from men.
Thanks

OP why don't you post on Dadsnet?
Also you know 'men' are not a homogeneous group, they are individuals too.
What do you think 'men' will say? Sex?

Weird question I think it says more about OP tho......

AGreenOrange01 · 16/01/2024 19:21

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This had better be a joke!!

Wictc · 16/01/2024 19:22

I imagine the answers to why men are in a committed relationship with their partners are:
They love them
They have a great partnership and work well together
They find them attractive and have good chemistry
If there are children they share the parental load and genuinely enjoy family time all together
Their wife does an equal share of housework mental load and doesn’t leave it up to them all the time

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Heartbreaktuna · 16/01/2024 19:24

OP you make it sound like women are an accessory or an entertainment?
I just exist. My husband just exists. We love each other by virtue of our shared values, experience and personalities. We are a partnership.

LaughingCat · 16/01/2024 19:32

I asked my husband, so he could give his male perspective.

He said…”I think it’s a trap question. I plead the fifth.”

Soz, OP. No male perspective here.

talesofhappy · 16/01/2024 19:34

I'd really just like to hear from the male perspective. Lots of threads on here with women talking about what their significant does that means the world to them and makes them a keeper. As a woman, I'd like to have an idea of what on the other hand, men see/ value.
It's nothing malicious.

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PaintedEgg · 16/01/2024 19:42

this site is mostly for women and the kind of men who come to women-oriented forum are the type who either dislike women or are going to give you x-rated answer (or both)

MalcolmTuckersSwearBox · 16/01/2024 19:48

Probably best to ask this on Reddit or PistonHeads, a site with more male traffic.

FruitBowlCrazy · 16/01/2024 19:49

You aren't going to get many reasonable replies OP, because that is exactly the sort of question journalists come on here to ask when they are fishing for opinions for their next article.

And most of us are wise to it.

TheDefiant · 16/01/2024 19:56

I don't have to do anything. Remaining committed is a choice he makes every single day. Just as I do with him.

It helps we love each other and still fancy each other.

Applesandbananasandpears · 16/01/2024 19:57

Asked my partner. He looked confused and said, “just being you…. Have I passed?”

Anotherparkingthread · 16/01/2024 19:57

I'll bite. Am a woman but have mostly male friends and always have. Most men I know value femininity. It may not be the one thing their partners or ex partners actively 'do' but they very uniformly agree that it's a very desirable trait.
I don't mean being a 'gurlie girl' or loving pink or being expected to be treated as a princess or always wearing dresses. It's a little more eithereal than that.

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