Must be! Come on down to the land of belles and brawls.

I remember when my program coordinator called me into her office to discuss my punctuality and my lack of verbal participation in her adolescent literature class. I asked, "well I'm making an A, right? "

She said "yes. But I think you're too concerned with how you look and spend too much time in the gym and not enough time really applying yourself to your studies. "

To which I replied, "Well thank you for your concern. But I think my degree will be just as good as everyone else's regardless of where I spent my time. "

As I got up to leave, I asked, "do you think if I spent less time working out I'd have a 4.0 instead of a 3.75? " the look on her face was priceless.

I'm not sure why I even remember that conversation except it was humorous.

I thought that phenomenon was isolated to Ortho Docs?

If I say it once, you think you can remember for me?

It's not about women.

I find it a little embarrassing, however, that men have to be told by women to "man up."

I know why, though. Simple male arrogance.

I don't think I've had the pleasure of recieving the call to man up from any of the ladies here, but I did get told by one of my instructors that I think like a woman, and I don't do it well. Ouch. This from an unmarried, 26-year-old woman.



I wonder how that came to be?

Male arrogance is anything but simple.

Think like a woman? Did you ask her what she meant? Can you get it from her now if you didn't then?

I have a 4.0.

lolz.

You have very tiny feet.
I wear 7.0

I suppose you could take it that way, or you could ask what is meant by the phrase.

When I read it, I am reminded of what authors such as John Eldredge or Stu Weber have to say.

Essentially they point to men thinking that women are the solutions to their problems. If they purse a life style of pursuing the right woman, they will be a real man.

The problem is, it doesn't work that way. No woman, no matter how good she might be can make a man a real man. He has to be that complete man FIRST, and THEN he can be a great, Godly husband for his wife, a great, Godly father to his children.

So when I read the signature, I'm thinking that it's a personal view akin to what authors like those men and others say. A woman is not the key to being a real or a good man. So if you are looking to become a real man or a good man via some woman, you are destined to fail.

Not because women are bad, it's because they are not equipped to make a man a real man, or a good man. So I see his statement not as a criticism of women, but for men who are looking to use a woman to become, "a real man."

It just doesn't happen that way.

Feet? Oh no, I'm way into skis with an almost perfect 8.5!

I'm only 5'6 but I look much taller cause all my extremities are loooong. Maybe I look more apish. lol.

Thanks for this.

I didn't have the words or expression to sum it up.

And, I'll admit to feeling a little badgered and cornered.

Again, it's jut NOT bout women.

QFT.

Pep, you always have a way with the turn of a phrase.

Quick and short - you don't have to get it. It's not about you. It's not about women.

It is not required for you to "get it," like it, understand it, agree with it.

Because IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.