As the old saying goes, men are from Mars, women from Venus (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Men: for women, they are perhaps the world’s greatest mystery until they end up dating one.
Sure, there’s sex education enough to know how the basics work, but it’s not until you’re up close and personal with a guy that you become properly acquainted with their quirks.
In recent weeks, thousands of women have flooded a viral Reddit thread with the things they didn’t know about men until they started a relationship with one.
After all, women typically approach communication, affection and organisation differently, if the clichés are to be believed.
Here’s some of the discoveries female explorers made a little later in life…
The penis
Penises, honestly… they’re pretty fascinating — especially since they can have a mind of their own.
For @kpie007, ‘morning wood’ – a slang term that involves waking up with an erection – came as a surprise. ‘I had absolutely no idea that s**t just pops up every night till I started dating my first boyfriend,’ she wrote.
Some were surprised that men’s penises changed so much in size when hot and cold (Picture: Getty Images)
She wasn’t alone in her shock. ‘NRB’s (no reason boners). Like, it just happens? For no reason?? Wild,’ said @Ocelotkitty.
But unexpected erections weren’t the only thing that left some a bit baffled. Men’s testes were another hot topic.
‘The ball sack physically moves around and you can see when it gets looser or tightens. It’s super fascinating to look at, you can also feel it. And the man can’t control it,’ wrote @Viking_gurrrrl.
‘How often they need to readjust their balls,’ added @username00990.
The ability of the penis to drastically change in size was another discovery.
Redditor @jessicaeatseggs wrote: ‘How different a penis can look soft vs erect. And how much it can shrink in the cold.’
Communication
With basic anatomy out of the way, some women also revealed how shocked they were at the level of communication men have — largely with each other.
This goes for all men including father figures, rather than just guys in relationships.
‘My mum rings to arrange a time to talk properly: 10 minutes,’ wrote @Deanomatronix. ‘My Dad rings for an update on my career/health/relationship: 53 seconds.’
Some women feel men’s communication styles are a lot more to the point and more abrupt (Picture: Getty Images)
Some guys even chimed in to share how confused the women in their lives had been at their communication styles.
‘My ex-wife was shocked at how short a phone conversation can be for dudes. My best friend called me once, this man literally flew across the country once to be at our wedding, called me because he was bringing me to work the next day,’ said @Tommyboy3111.
‘”Still need a ride?”, “Yep”, “Ok I’ll be there at 5:30”, “Sounds good”.’ he explained.
‘And that was it. She sat there astonished and was asking why didn’t we want to talk to each other? I really had no good answers either, it’s …read more
Source:: Metro
