We will often text each other with funny things about our husbands (all in love, people!) For your enjoyment, here is a comparison of her husband and mine:
HERS
Drives a Ford 4X4 pickup truck
Wears flannel shirts
Drinks Budweiser
NFL season ticket holder
Watches ESPN
Sports a goatee
Used up lots of firewood during Hurricane Sandy
Cuts his own grass with a professional riding standup mower
Again, lots of wood chopping
Flips burgers on his gas grill
MINE
Drives a Honda Civic
Wears button down shirts, some in pastel
Prefers chilled White Zinfindel (it's "refreshing")
Watches football from comfort of Lazy Boy (hates crowds, esp. drunken ones)
Watches ESPN, but also claims 'Glee Project' is best reality show, ever
Won't leave the house without shaving; gets a haircut every month
Worriedly read gas fireplace manual during hurricane
Wife cuts grass
Can be seen staking tomato plants with green twistie ties most summer evenings on the deck
Gently turns salmon and peppers on his gas grill
My husband wins the Mancard, hands down!! Who else would take me out to fabulous restaurants, art museums, a nude musical and SHOPPING on our honeymoon?? The Man who knows how to make his partner happy? That will always be the winner of the Mancard.
I definitely want to come to dinner at your house with the White Zinfindel and the salmon and peppers on the grill :)
ReplyDeleteHow cute to have a friend that you can joke back and forth about all in good fun about your men :)
I think all of us play the mancard with our man because he, to us, is the best; that's why we married them :)
betty
Yes! Finding someone you're compatible with can make you throw out the stereotypes.
Delete" Then he said to her, "Come over here and smell my wood."
ReplyDeleteBwhahahahahhahahaha! OMG...that made me HOWL!
"Who else would take me out to fabulous restaurants, art museums, a nude musical and SHOPPING on our honeymoon??"
And yes, I would TOTALLY say your husband wins the Mancard, HANDS DOWN!!!
Honestly, your husband sounds like an AWESOME guy!
FUN post, my friend!!!
He is a winner, for sure. You would enjoy hearing him tell a story. Honestly, he captured my attention immediately, just by listening to hm.
DeleteOf course, my friend tells a pretty hilarious story herself!
I'm a believer that being a good man (or a woman) has little to do with how well you fit or don't fit conventional stereotypes. I've been treated well by men who sound more like your friend's husband and men who sound more like yours (except, perhaps, for the sweet wine). There are many ways in which I am not conventionally feminine, but I don't think anyone would try to take my Womancard.
ReplyDeleteFor sure. My friend has a great marriage. Honestly, I like her husband a lot. He's a great dad to his three daughters. I think most men are just very interesting creatures.
DeleteFun post, it's neat you enjoy your husband for who he is
ReplyDeleteI exaggerated some of his traits, but yes, I do enjoy his little idiosyncrasies. Well, maybe not his wine choice!
DeleteHi Bijoux,
ReplyDeleteIt still feels like Valentine's day for you :) Quite a few differences between your hubby & your friend's hubby. Such a riot!!
Yes, know where your love is and remind him everyday that he is the one.
X
Glad you enjoyed, Barb. All in good fun.
DeleteWhat Secret Agent Woman said. Jenny doesn't fit any female stereotype at all. She's "feminine" in some ways and "masculine" in others. While I'm a very long way from any male stereotype. And I suspect that privately both your men are not quite the male stereotypes you present but have a few secret feminine traits like crying or panicking or being bad at parking or liking romantic movies. We're all too complex for easy labelling. And some of us are good company and some aren't.
ReplyDeleteVive le difference! Life would be dull if we were all the same.
Deleteok, i read this whole post but my brain is stuck on the nude musical. o calcutta?
ReplyDeleteLet My People Come. I know.......
DeleteMy husband is a strange combination of your husband and your friend's husband. My hubby chops would all the time (of course, so do I), own lots of camouflage clothing and flannels, hunts, fishes, works out a lot LOVES sporting events (mostly football), any kind of beer (and Jack- not together of course), and drives a Harley. However, he also showers twice a day (at least), gets his hair cut every 3 weeks, wears suits to work, loves theater and singing, attends church every Sunday (or more), enjoys gardening (though I do most of it), and loves cuddling (with me, kids, or dog). He is an anomaly. One of a kind for sure!
ReplyDeleteBut I still like to make fun of him to my bff. ;)
Lol....that's good stuff, Kat! My hubby actually was a high school jock (captain of basketball and baseball teams), but he fits way more in your second list. I'm thinking part of it is their profession. Thanks for popping in.
Delete"Come over here and smell my wood."
ReplyDeleteStill laughing at that one! haha!
My hubby is a delightful combo of yours and hers. Some days he's waving the man card all around and others it's tucked under a doily. As I sit here looking at his electric piano with 'By the Beautiful Blue Danube' sheet music on top... but, knowing later he'll have the sports channel on and a glass of whiskey in his hand. And they say women are complicated. LOL
Fun post!!
Hey, you are right! I think women ARE the less complicated species.
DeleteHey, ya know, somewhere there's gotta be a balance. I'm just saying .... Queenie gots my wood to smell any time she wants, a 4x4 or a volvo to choose from, wine and coffee (oh and sodastream) to choose from, coveralls flannel shirts and button downs as appropriate, and a lawn tractor ready and waiting for any takers. Need I go on?
ReplyDeleteIs it any wonder I'm beating 'em off with a stick?
heh heh.
I always knew you were a renaissance man, X!
DeleteNow that's what I call the true definition of a friend - someone you can get laughing helplessly with as you swap and snort over man-tales. My sis' and I are TERRIBLE on that front, we have no mercy mimicking our other halves (usually when they are not around)..! Think my hubby falls more into your husband type than your friend's, 'cept there's no way I'd let mine get away without cutting the grass!
ReplyDeleteHe did it for years, but his work schedule leaves him little free time, so I'd rather mow the grass while he's at work so he can spend his free time with me and the kids. Good to see you back!
DeleteBijoux, I wonder what he laughs at about you? :-) Still, so long as you love each other and can laugh together, every things OK - Dave
ReplyDeleteLol, you know what you're talking about, Dave! He has plenty of material to work with when it comes to me. I'd venture to say it would be much more amusing than the drivel I write about.....
DeleteWow fun to read ...Sorry i am not married and don't have any idea how husband suppose to sound :) I enjoyed reading it
ReplyDeleteHusband should sound any way YOU want it to!
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