Today is Sunday, and you know what that means – another great Guy’s Story.
“Sometimes I write to explore deep themes of male-female relationships. Sometimes it’s to bear my soul anonymously in what can only be described as an unbridled Freudian quest for female approval, but sometimes I write just to answer a practical question from my little corner of the world. This is one of those times.
I have been asked often by female friends, my sisters, even acquaintances. “Why is it, the days I look like sh*t, in (insert bumming-around clothes option here) with no makeup, probably sweaty from the gym, guys are ALL about me??” It’s this kind of disproportionate attention that has led some of my female friends to contemplate never wearing anything but yoga pants and tank tops. It’s prompted this male to wish they would….why?
Why in a city of amazing women propped on amazing high heels exhibiting ever raising hem lines and ever-plunging neck lines (especially in the summer, and yes, thank you) is the ladies slightly sweat-glistened heading back from the gym around the corner that drive us wild? I shall attempt to give you a male perspective…
- Get over it-you’re hot. Fashion designers have finally figured out what straight men have known since we started walking *ahem* erect. A woman’s ass is hot. It’s simple, but yes it’s a fact. And ladies, I know many of you are self conscious about the derriere. Don’t be. Same goes for that little pooch, or that little extra around the thighs. We love them all, and odds are unless you need to be hoisted out of your house with a crane, we don’t care if every square inch of you isn’t Giselle-perfect (in fact we probably really like it).
- It’s not intimidating. I tend to think of myself as a sort B+ attractive guy. If you saw me on the street I wouldn’t turn your head, but I think I’d at least flash on the average woman’s radar. It’s that sense that gives me balance between settled confidence and jackass arrogance. However, if I’m wearing slacks and a polo shirt and you come strutting up 5th ave in a pencil skirt, and heels, I’ll know you’re out of my league, especially at the moment. Like it or not ladies, the power outfit around the office might scare off a few guys at starbucks.
- It’s real. Chris Rock once said (paraphrasing) “everything about a woman is a lie, you got lipstick on-your lips aint that red, you got heels on-you aint that tall, you got a wonderbra on-your titties aint that big!” There’s nothing worse as a guy than seeing a woman out and about and thinking this is the woman you’re going to end up hitting on/dating/taking home only to handed the utter shock-and-awe of what she looks like the morning after. It’s something, I think, women don’t really have to deal with. You see me on the street and for the most part, what you see is what you get. We men love you in your sweat pants because the edifice is down. This is you in the raw and if we find you hot now, things can only get better.
I hope this gives you a little insight into the male mind and why coming home from yoga class, we’re gonna be interested. Can’t wait to see the comment section!”


That’s So Hot. (A List of What is and What isn’t Sexy)
So I was out last night at a little tweetup, having fun, when all of a sudden it hit me – wow, our group was made up of a lot of pretty damn sexy individuals. Now I’m not saying this just to fluff a bunch of egos. Not at all. It’s just what I was thinking at the time. That a heck of a lot of the assembled folks (men and women, and btw, men were in the majority) were sexy. At least, in my eyes.
So once my brain went there, it went to the next most logical place. Why did I think that? What is sexy, after all? And is it the same for men and women? Hmm. I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that some of these things apply to what guys find sexy, but not all. And that the average guy’s list would have a bit more emphasis on visuals.
Anyway, here’s my list. My That’s So Hot list. It’s really just a tip of the iceberg. What came to mind today. No where near comprehensive. For what it’s worth:
So, ladies, what did I miss? If you were writing this list, what would be on it? And guys, what about you? What would be on your “So Hot” short list?