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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
He Said / She Said MENstration
Posted By Brittney Cason on Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Do men get periods too?
Maybe that can explain why there's a "men" in MENstration, MENstrual cycle, and MENopause ... or why guys can get so bitchy sometimes.
I've witnessed many of the men in my life get sensitive over the smallest comments, get pissy over the smallest things, get cranky, throw temper tantrums like toddlers, have mood swings, and act jealous. Just like they complain about women doing.
"Are you on your period or something?" they ask whenever we're less than happy ... but sometimes I wonder that about men. What's their excuse?
Once a month or so my ex-boyfriend would act like such a dick (or as though he didn't have one, rather) that I would offer him my tampons. And like women do, we even got on the same cycle — which made for mutual interest in ice cream runs at least.
It's actually a scientific fact that men have cycles in addition to women, or a researched one with findings at least, and I found some for you.
Jed Diamond, author of The Irritable Male, states that males experience hormonal shifts and imbalances during the month. A rise of testosterone, which can lead to moodiness, increased sexual arousal, depression, etc., is what they call the Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS). IMS can be defined as a state of hypersensitivity, frustration, anxiety and anger that occurs in males and is associated with biochemical changes, hormonal fluctuations, stress, and loss of male identity.
So there you have it, men have MENstrual cycles too. Period.
What I really don't understand about periods is the name of it. Periods come at the end of the sentence, making it conclusive and final. But you know the flow is going to come again next month, so why don't they call it a comma?
Monday, June 20, 2011
She Said / Sex and the Queen City The two kinds of women in this world
Posted By Brittney Cason on Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 12:02 PM
In third grade, I met this girl Shannon, and we found ourselves liking the same guy, Andrew. So we went about it by drawing ugly, taunting pictures of each other and hanging them up in the hallway at school. But even at the maturity level of third graders, we decided that no guy is worth fighting with another girl over, and we have been best friends since.
Then there was this other girl who grew up down the street from me. Every time I told her I liked a guy, she decided she liked him too. She would actively pursue him, and ultimately make out with him to get him to like her instead of me.
And ever since, I’ve only met girls like that throughout my life — my friends like Shannon and the frenemies like the slut next door.
Because I’ve learned there are two types of women in this world — those who know the boundaries when it comes to other women’s men, and those who cross them. Your teammates in life vs. your competitors.
So why do your “friends” try to keep you from winning? So they don’t feel like the losers they are, that’s why.
Because they’re so insecure they need to prove to themselves that they can get all the guys, including yours. By pushing you down, they feel higher up. But friendship is not a competitive sport: a true friend will celebrate your wins with you, not try to deflate you in order to inflate their ego.
We’ve all found ourselves in a classic case of the fake people. But if someone stabs you in the back, well then, that means that they’re behind you.
Don’t turn around, don’t let them slow you down or pull you back to their level. Just shrug them off and keep it moving. I know it's hard to keep the wounds from cutting, though. A danger of being a nice person is I am often too nice to mean people — those playing the role of my friend so they can steal my stage and/or my boy.
As many stab wounds as I have in my back, I’ve struggled with how to remain an open-armed caring person vs. becoming a cold and cynical person skeptical of everyone. But I realized that every person who has betrayed me gave me the same feeling. And now whenever my gut is telling me not to let a person into my circle of trust, I am going to listen. And keep it moving.
There is a strict girls code. If your friend likes a guy, he is off limits. Period. End of story. Just like guys put “bros before hos,” why don’t we put chicks before dicks?
These petty vagina wars are a field day for the guys. Do you not think they see these competitive games women play with each other? Of course they do, and they see it as an opportunity to play us and win. But did you ever stop to think that if a guy sees a girl not being loyal to a friend, he’s going to rightfully assume she's not a loyal person, and just play her. Then she's stuck with no girls, or boys in her life.
In the end, those who step out of bounds always lose.
Friday, April 29, 2011
She Said / Don't Do This Bad pick-up lines, and even worse responses
Posted By Brittney Cason on Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 11:29 AM
The only thing worse than bad pick-up lines are my responses to them.
Dude: We should chill sometime.
Me: How does one chill? Do you want to hang out in a walk-in fridge or something?
Dude: Can I text you sometime?
Me: Whatever happened to talking? Like back in school when you use to say you were "talking" to someone. No one talks anymore.
Dude: If you were a booger, I'd pick you.
Me: Oh, do I have a booger? (lean head back) How's the weather — sunny, or cloudy?
Dude (with Coolio): That's my future baby mama! (pointing at me)
Me: Did you just call dibs on my uterus?
Dude: I saw you on Facebook.
Me: And I think I saw you on America's Most Wanted!
... and that is why I'm single.
What are some of the worst pick-up lines (or responses to them) you've heard?
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
He Said / She Said Gold diggers: It's not always the wife
Posted By Brittney Cason on Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:54 AM
Girls that date "men of status" are labeled gold diggers — or jersey, cleat, racer, or some form of chaser. But what do you call a guy who only chases after models or women with status and a bank account?
I asked this on Facebook and got over 50 comments. Here are a few, separated by He Said, She Said:
She Said …
• Claim to fame douche mcallister
• Short
• Divorced
• Lonely
• Insecure
• Annoying
• Pathetic
• ”Beauty Diggers”
• Chester the Model Molester
• Football Players, Race Car Drivers, and Basketball Players
• Victim Pimps
• Alimony men
He Said …
• Normal
• Wealthy
• Smart
• Kevin Federline
• Grave diggers
• Ambitious
• David Spade
• "swinging for the fences"
• A man with a plan
• Dad *SMART!!!
... sadly, "smart" seems to be a reoccurring theme from men in this poll. Why do male "status seekers" get praised when women get deemed legal prostitutes?
Such as from the woman who left this comment: "These woman wouldn't be called gold diggers if they would quit looking for a free ride and pull their weight, more than just in the sack!!! How about being domestic and taking care if ur man?????? "
... apparently this women didn't understand the question.
What about men who only chase women for their looks or status — isn't that the same thing as a woman chasing after a man for his money? Can we just stick these booty barterers in the shallow end of life's pool and be done with it?
So, what do you call them?
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Dating and Mating / She Said The Bachelor really is reality, off camera
Posted By Brittney Cason on Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 2:09 PM
Reality TV isn’t always realistic. But in Emily Maynard and Brad Womack’s case, something really real came out of The Bachelor season 15 … them! I ran into the couple in Austin during SXSW last night at Chuggin Monkeys, one of Brad’s bars in Austin. And not only are they real, they are so happy and in love, they almost made me gag. She introduced me to him and he greeted me the same way all my friends' husbands do when they meet one of her friends: he treated me like one of his own.
Who is anyone to judge Emily or Brad and their relationship? None of us have walked in Emily’s stilettos. Our inner critic is harsh enough on us — no one deserves to be publically judged by strangers.
Emily and I first met during a Remembering Ricky Hendrick event, hosted by the Hendricks. I saw her after she had left 3 Wide Life and when I suggested she come back and co-host the show, she said she was working at the Children’s Hospital … and then asked me if I knew any nice guys to introduce her to because she was ready to date. All the more reason for her to go on The Bachelor.
Dating is hard enough. So let’s all just be happy for her that her brush with fame ended in love.
Oh, and if you're interested in keeping up with Emily on Twitter, you can follow her at her real handle, @rickismommy. (Fake handles include @msemilymaynard and @emilymaynard — creepy!)
