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.