Males come in two flavors: There’s the GUY variety and there’s the MAN variety. A lot of males are guys until about the age of thirty, but not all; some are young men just waiting for their body to catch up. Only slightly more males are men than guys after age fifty, but this wasn’t always the case. Almost all males were men by the age of thirty before 1960. The last fifty years have seen a boom in guys and a big decline in men. Maybe this has something to do with people living longer. Or, maybe it was the summer of love: males grew their hair and gave up their wing tips. Between the ages of thirty and fifty males tend to fluctuate between being a guy and a man. While age has some influence over whether a male is in guy mode or man mode, it is certainly not the only influence. The guy/man gene can be inherited, birth order plays a huge role, and sometimes it’s a women’s influence that directs a male to become a guy or a man. What ‘s the difference you ask:
Guys do impressions Men make impressions
Guys wear t-shirts Men wear pocket squares
Guys watch sports Men play sports
Guys get their pride hurt Men get their feelings hurt
Guys like movies with Will Ferrell Men like movies with Liam Neeson
When a guy has too much to drink at dinner he takes you out to a place with loud music and dancing. When a man has too much to drink at dinner he takes you home, turns on soft music and makes love to you. In a guy’s wildest dream he marries a women twenty years younger that looks like a porn star. In a man’s wildest dream he marries a women his age that makes love like a porn star.
Guys drive two-door cars Men drive four-door cars
Guys can dance Men can kiss
Guys drink beer out of a can Men drink beer out of a glass
Guys have lots of buddies Men have a handful of good friends
Guys plan to succeed Men have a plan for success
Guys think girls with tattoos are hot. Men think women that wear dresses are cool. Guys order before you, men order for you. Guys drive fast and generally don’t know care where they are going; men drive slow, know where they are going and just how to get there.
Guys wear sunglasses Men wear watches
Guys know how to make you laugh Men know how to make you sigh
Guys know how to cook Men know how to clean up
Guys look forward to going away Men look forward to coming home
Guys buy you perfume Men buy you shoes
You generally know what a guy is thinking. You wonder what a man is thinking. Guys open your beer; men open your door. Guys have lots of toys and men have lots of knowledge. Guys make mistakes, keep their mouths shut and hope not to get caught. Men make mistakes, own up and then work to make things okay.
There is no right or wrong. Guys are great and men are magnificent. If you are the baby in your family you may prefer a guy — spontaneous and sometimes silly. If you are a first-born you probably prefer a man — serious and responsible. California girls like laid back guys and southern girls generally prefer traditional men. Girls like to hang out with guys. Women like to go home with men.
Which shoes do you have by your back door? Comment with your favorite guy/man difference.
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I have been extremely fortunate to have known MEN in my life, to have dated men, to have men as friends–and these men all have something in common…they all had close relationships with their mothers! I truly believe we live in a world where people have chased lovers, investing time in relationships with those ones over parenting their children. It has taken its toll and created a world where people are out for self-gratification, for what comes easily, the NOW, instead of thinking long term. Loving dedicated mothers and fathers raise men and women instead of guys and chicks.
I believe my husband is a great example of the perfect mix of guy/man hybrid! He’s a wonderfully polite southern gentleman with a few of those “guy” traits mixed in. I’m such a lucky girl/woman! Ha!
Well I like the “Men” side for me, but I slip every once in a while, to the guy thing, if only for sec or two.
You might add that a guy lets you open your own beer, a man will hand you a cold one already opened. Men will ask if you want something, and listen to what it is. This has worked for me.
Always be careful what you ask the universe for it will come directly to your front door, and be sitting in the living room, when you arrive.
Guys pout; Men say they are sorry! Boy, it is great when you get to this milestone. I found myself grinning as I thought of my husband and of my grown sons as the “sayings” fit. Of course, they (sons) being in their mid to late 30s crisscrossed these differences. My younger son did buy his bride a pair of Jimmy Choo rhinestone spike heels and sent them to her lingerie shower. This was a hit, to say the least!! They looked gorgeous with her wedding dress; who would have known!
I look forward to Qmuze!
GUYS live in the moment (and the past); MEN think about tomorrow (and the future).
Neimans has their pocket squares on sale….on my way to pick up a few different styles!