Go home, study, you're drunk.
So a friend of mine on FB posted an article that is about how men 'grow up' later than women. Those surveyed felt that women 'grow up' around 32, and men around 43. It then gave a list of things men do that are 'childish'.
And the list is stupid and full of generalizations and gender role bullshit:
TOP 30 MALE MATURITY FAILINGS (according to women in the study):
(* = things I do)
1.Finding their own farts and burps hilarious*--Rich is the bodily gas king, it seems, and, while I find it kind of gross, sometimes those kinds of things can be funny due to timing. I'm not sure why laughing at random bodiliy functions is a sign of immaturity. Things are funny usually because you don't expect them. You don't expect someone to fart in that instance, it surprises you, you laugh.
2.Eating fast food at 2 a.m.*--What else are you supposed to do when you're out around 2am and are hungry? Just not eat? 2am drive through is fantastic, especially if you've been drinking.
3.Playing video games*--I am really freaking sick and tired of video games always being called childish. It's a form of interactive entertainment. It's no different from reading or watching tv (it's more active than watching tv, really).
4.Driving too fast or 'racing' another car at the lights or on the highway--I think I drive faster than Rich does. Though I don't know anyone who does this kind of racing stuff.
5.Laughing a bit at rude words*--Some swear words and combinations of swear words are funny. Again, it's the element of surprise and unexpectedness. Like this--this is freaking hilarious:
6.Driving with loud music*--Really. Really, this is a sticking point? Having the music up loud in the car? Are you serious?
7.Playing practical jokes--I'm not marking that I do this only because I suck at them. I still think they're funny.
8.Trying to beat children at games and sports*--Sometimes kids should lose, people! Letting them win all the time doesn't teach them anything. If I played checkers with my dad as a kid, he'd damn well better be playing to win because otherwise I'd have been really upset. I had to lose in order to learn how to lose gracefully. I'm certainly not going to hold the ball over their heads if I'm playing with a kid, but I'm not going to drop it on purpose, either.
9.Staying silent during an argument--This is something that drives me batty, I'll give them that.
10.Not being able to cook simple meals--Where are these helpless men they're coming into contact with. Every man who has ever been in my life have been awesome cooks. And done most of the cooking in the household.
11.Re-telling the same silly jokes and stories when with the boys*--Retelling something funny or interesting is childish, how?
12.Don't like talking about themselves/ having proper conversations--Again, where are these men? I do know a couple introverted, quiet guys (my dad and cousin, mostly. Rich's dad is kind of on the quiet side, too). I'm not sure how being quiet is immature, though. Or why you would be with someone who you don't think can carry on a conversation.
13.Hating books/reading because of short attention span/they're boring--Double again, where are these men? Pretty much every guy in my life has been a reader of at least something--books, comics, magazines, news--I've met very few guys who are all "reading sucks/is boring".
14.Doing crazy dance moves*--Bwah? THAT'S FUNNY!
15.Mom still doing their washing--This depends. Mom actually doing the laundry? Yeah, that's immature. Doing the laundry at mom's house? Saves on water and gives an excuse to visit.
16.Having their mom still make them breakfast/any meal*--Again, this depends. Is the guy living at home and doesn't ever make a meal for himself? Or is he at his mom's house and she cooks dinner or says "want me to make you a sandwich" (like my grampa does every time I visit them when it's not for dinner)? I mean, do these women expect parents to never cook for their kids ever again?
17.Wearing sneakers to night clubs*--I honestly doubt the maturity of people who go to night clubs, period, since they always seem to be full of nasty, groping frat boys, but what does it matter what shoes you wear? It's not like the dude's wearing a tux (or if there's much wrong with that, since I know Rich will probably wear chucks (and so will I, most likely) when/if we get married). And some sneakers still look nice. I wear sneakers to clubs--better than twisting my ankle or having my feet hurt dancing in heels.
18.Owning a skateboard or BMX--I wish I could skateboard.
19.Not eating vegetables--Rich hated veggies, but I'm not sure how personal food tastes are immature. If you don't like the taste of something, you don't like the taste of it.
20.Changing jobs regularly--I would find this immature, but I also have never met a guy who does this.
21.Getting too excited over bachelor parties*--Wat. Seriously, wat. It's childish to get excited about having a night on the town with your friends? I've served and seen plenty of bachelorette parties in my day and, lemme tell you, the women who are in them are having a fucking blast. I'm not sure why anyone wouldn't get excited about that. Hell, I've gotten super excited when a boyfriend of mine has gone to a bachelor party because it means I'll get to hear awesome "holy crap, I/x got so drunk and did this stupid thing" stories.
22.Sometimes trying to do wheelies/stunts on their bike--I dunno, I think if I could do bike stunts or a wheelie, I'd do them. They look fun.
23.Driving a modified car or one with a loud exhaust--I agree, this is dumb. And annoying.
24.Showing off about how girls are attracted to them--This is also annoying, but I've also never met a guy who does this.
25.Wearing pajamas, specifically cartoon pajamas*--What the everloving what? These women never wear pjs? Really? Wearing pjs is something only kids do? Seriously? And cartoon pjs are fucking awesome.
26.Using shady pickup lines--This depends. Are they doing it in seriousness? That's kind of sad, not immature, imo. Are they doing it because shady pick up lines tend to be hilariously bad? That's just having a sense of humor.
27.Showing off about protein shakes/weight-lifting/how much they 'lift'--Yeah, this is dumb. But I also am pretty proud of the fact I can do 100 push ups, so I can't really blame them too much.
28.Littering--Agree with this. Annnnd don't know any man who litters.
29.Wearing saggy-crotched jeans--Also agree with this, but it's not so much immature as just ugly and stupid.
30.Having a cartoon bedspread--Dude, a cartoon bedspread would be awesome. I wish I at least had a cartoon blanket.
So yeah. It says that women are supposed to be 'grown up' around 32. I really hope that I'm not this much of an ungodly boring stick in the mud in two years. Wtf.
Read more: http://www.wtae.com/news/national/study-men-dont-grow-up-until-age-43/-/9681152/20510790/-/36angn/-/index.html#ixzz2Vw15AChq
And the list is stupid and full of generalizations and gender role bullshit:
TOP 30 MALE MATURITY FAILINGS (according to women in the study):
(* = things I do)
1.Finding their own farts and burps hilarious*--Rich is the bodily gas king, it seems, and, while I find it kind of gross, sometimes those kinds of things can be funny due to timing. I'm not sure why laughing at random bodiliy functions is a sign of immaturity. Things are funny usually because you don't expect them. You don't expect someone to fart in that instance, it surprises you, you laugh.
2.Eating fast food at 2 a.m.*--What else are you supposed to do when you're out around 2am and are hungry? Just not eat? 2am drive through is fantastic, especially if you've been drinking.
3.Playing video games*--I am really freaking sick and tired of video games always being called childish. It's a form of interactive entertainment. It's no different from reading or watching tv (it's more active than watching tv, really).
4.Driving too fast or 'racing' another car at the lights or on the highway--I think I drive faster than Rich does. Though I don't know anyone who does this kind of racing stuff.
5.Laughing a bit at rude words*--Some swear words and combinations of swear words are funny. Again, it's the element of surprise and unexpectedness. Like this--this is freaking hilarious:
Click to view6.Driving with loud music*--Really. Really, this is a sticking point? Having the music up loud in the car? Are you serious?
7.Playing practical jokes--I'm not marking that I do this only because I suck at them. I still think they're funny.
8.Trying to beat children at games and sports*--Sometimes kids should lose, people! Letting them win all the time doesn't teach them anything. If I played checkers with my dad as a kid, he'd damn well better be playing to win because otherwise I'd have been really upset. I had to lose in order to learn how to lose gracefully. I'm certainly not going to hold the ball over their heads if I'm playing with a kid, but I'm not going to drop it on purpose, either.
9.Staying silent during an argument--This is something that drives me batty, I'll give them that.
10.Not being able to cook simple meals--Where are these helpless men they're coming into contact with. Every man who has ever been in my life have been awesome cooks. And done most of the cooking in the household.
11.Re-telling the same silly jokes and stories when with the boys*--Retelling something funny or interesting is childish, how?
12.Don't like talking about themselves/ having proper conversations--Again, where are these men? I do know a couple introverted, quiet guys (my dad and cousin, mostly. Rich's dad is kind of on the quiet side, too). I'm not sure how being quiet is immature, though. Or why you would be with someone who you don't think can carry on a conversation.
13.Hating books/reading because of short attention span/they're boring--Double again, where are these men? Pretty much every guy in my life has been a reader of at least something--books, comics, magazines, news--I've met very few guys who are all "reading sucks/is boring".
14.Doing crazy dance moves*--Bwah? THAT'S FUNNY!
15.Mom still doing their washing--This depends. Mom actually doing the laundry? Yeah, that's immature. Doing the laundry at mom's house? Saves on water and gives an excuse to visit.
16.Having their mom still make them breakfast/any meal*--Again, this depends. Is the guy living at home and doesn't ever make a meal for himself? Or is he at his mom's house and she cooks dinner or says "want me to make you a sandwich" (like my grampa does every time I visit them when it's not for dinner)? I mean, do these women expect parents to never cook for their kids ever again?
17.Wearing sneakers to night clubs*--I honestly doubt the maturity of people who go to night clubs, period, since they always seem to be full of nasty, groping frat boys, but what does it matter what shoes you wear? It's not like the dude's wearing a tux (or if there's much wrong with that, since I know Rich will probably wear chucks (and so will I, most likely) when/if we get married). And some sneakers still look nice. I wear sneakers to clubs--better than twisting my ankle or having my feet hurt dancing in heels.
18.Owning a skateboard or BMX--I wish I could skateboard.
19.Not eating vegetables--Rich hated veggies, but I'm not sure how personal food tastes are immature. If you don't like the taste of something, you don't like the taste of it.
20.Changing jobs regularly--I would find this immature, but I also have never met a guy who does this.
21.Getting too excited over bachelor parties*--Wat. Seriously, wat. It's childish to get excited about having a night on the town with your friends? I've served and seen plenty of bachelorette parties in my day and, lemme tell you, the women who are in them are having a fucking blast. I'm not sure why anyone wouldn't get excited about that. Hell, I've gotten super excited when a boyfriend of mine has gone to a bachelor party because it means I'll get to hear awesome "holy crap, I/x got so drunk and did this stupid thing" stories.
22.Sometimes trying to do wheelies/stunts on their bike--I dunno, I think if I could do bike stunts or a wheelie, I'd do them. They look fun.
23.Driving a modified car or one with a loud exhaust--I agree, this is dumb. And annoying.
24.Showing off about how girls are attracted to them--This is also annoying, but I've also never met a guy who does this.
25.Wearing pajamas, specifically cartoon pajamas*--What the everloving what? These women never wear pjs? Really? Wearing pjs is something only kids do? Seriously? And cartoon pjs are fucking awesome.
26.Using shady pickup lines--This depends. Are they doing it in seriousness? That's kind of sad, not immature, imo. Are they doing it because shady pick up lines tend to be hilariously bad? That's just having a sense of humor.
27.Showing off about protein shakes/weight-lifting/how much they 'lift'--Yeah, this is dumb. But I also am pretty proud of the fact I can do 100 push ups, so I can't really blame them too much.
28.Littering--Agree with this. Annnnd don't know any man who litters.
29.Wearing saggy-crotched jeans--Also agree with this, but it's not so much immature as just ugly and stupid.
30.Having a cartoon bedspread--Dude, a cartoon bedspread would be awesome. I wish I at least had a cartoon blanket.
So yeah. It says that women are supposed to be 'grown up' around 32. I really hope that I'm not this much of an ungodly boring stick in the mud in two years. Wtf.
Read more: http://www.wtae.com/news/national/study-men-dont-grow-up-until-age-43/-/9681152/20510790/-/36angn/-/index.html#ixzz2Vw15AChq