Women venting about men

[Aeson]

Nope. Realistic.

I thought you would disagree especially with the what women want stuff.

 

[freebfrost]

Y'know, I've kept mum in the other threads about "all women lie" and "women send mixed signals, because they can," because I took it to be the poster's person opinion. Guess I'm not being allowed the same courtesy.

I guess I am supposed to have read every thread on enWorld before I can post. (Just because I live a half-mile away from him, does not make me Crothian...)

I was trying to keep it civil - sorry I haven't boned up on all the ranting threads. Sheesh.

 

[Seonaid]

I want to see a woman play a male character some time. I've only seen men play female and sometimes it can be scary.

I usually play women, but about a third of the time my characters are male. Of my four PBP games, two of my characters are male. Unfortunately, I'm not in any tabletop games right now. I don't usually create a character based on gender; I have an idea in my head of what I want and sometimes it turns out female and sometimes it turns out male.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

I want to see a woman play a male character some time. I've only seen men play female and sometimes it can be scary.

They tend to be "ass-kickers" but then so do my female characters... (especially the one in my sig! )

I've not seen men play female characters... I've had one guy joke about playing one... but he hasn't so far.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I don't usually create a character based on gender; I have an idea in my head of what I want and sometimes it turns out female and sometimes it turns out male.

Yup, same here its all concept based for me but of late I've been playing alot of female characters... (I only play PbP so its not that big of a deal.)

 

[Darth K'Trava]

I thought you would disagree especially with the what women want stuff.

I tend to think realistically about men just like you do about women.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

I guess I am supposed to have read every thread on enWorld before I can post. (Just because I live a half-mile away from him, does not make me Crothian...)

I was trying to keep it civil - sorry I haven't boned up on all the ranting threads. Sheesh.

Some people, it seems, just can't handle the truth.... it hit too close to home.

And do you game with Crothian?

 

[LightPhoenix]

While I'm a guy, I know that most of my gf's have had the same few complaints about me, so I'll share them.

First, I don't take anything seriously. I'll crack jokes when she's talking about state-of-the-relationship stuff. I'm too easy going about stuff that matters. It's almost like I don't care about things, even when she knows I do.

Second, on a related note, I'll just let things go. After we've had a fight, she'll want to talk about it and analyze it and figure out why we were fighting. I'll shrug and say that couples fight, and it was probably dumb, so why not just move on? Pretending things didn't happen doesn't make them go away.

Third, we'll be having a conversation, and besides the joking (which is really just an ego defense mechanism, she believes), she'll ask me why I feel the way I do, and I'll tell her, I just feel that way. Which is an entirely unacceptable answer, because you need reasons to feel. To which I'll then reply with something completely absurd and reductionist, like, "Why do you like men? Just because. Same deal."

Fourthy, I can't take a complement at all. God forbid she tries to tell me that I am cute or I can dance, over and over again. I just refuse to believe. And don't even talk to me about my eyes... they're beautiful and blue and every woman I know tells me they are, but I refuse to believe. It's very frustrating always having to boost my self-esteem.

Finally, and most importantly, I always draw into myself and need time alone, especially when things are bad, both personally and relationshiply (is that a word? It is now ). She wants me to let her in, to be... not dependant, but open. She'll wish that I could sit down and talk about what's wrong, and when I do I inevitably end up at "I don't really know what's wrong," and that's an unsatisfactory answer.

I'd just like to say, this is probably the weirdest thing I've ever posted on these boards, since the beginning.

 

[Evilboy]

I'm a man, I'm not gay, but this is a roleplaying board, and honestly I'm ready to kill the next pair of male roleplayers who get into a macho contest at the table. Nobody cares if Superdarkbladestalker can kill Gaku the martial artist or if it's the other way around, but we'd all be awfully happy if they managed to kill each other.

Also, why can't any male roleplayers have even a slightly realistic romance in a roleplaying game? Most stay away from the subject (mercifully!) and the few that go in those directions tend to.... well... be a little bit.... freaky . Not good freaky. Bad freaky. "You should be registered with a state agency" freaky.

Lastly, although there is no short supply of obnoxious female drunks, women tend to be far more enjoyable under the influence of intoxicating beverages than men (and get your mind out of the gutter, I mean as a party guest or friend!). I'm certain that there are dozens of women just waiting to prove this theory wrong, unfortunately.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

Oh dang, my bad. I thought we were being invited to rant about men. Since I'm obviously wrong about everything, I'll bow out of this thread. *shrug*

If you want us to be honest and rant about men, then don't jump on us for doing it.

I thought you said you don't want men to:

... just smile and nod and say "whatever you think is right, honey."

Looks like that just might be what you really do want sometimes.


so...

*nods* "whatever you think is right, hijinks"