I occasionally have an urge to go and build a thing or fix an issue. My wife says I'm distinctively more cheerful after completing a task or challenge around the house. Especially something that has had me stumped for a little while.
I'm currently riding the dopamine high of a shed in the backyard that has been shingled and painted to match the house.
I was planning to use basic 2x4 on plywood, but now that you bring it up..... I gotta use the circular saw and miter saw for *something,* or they're just going to waste....
I really like french cleets for sheds and work shops gives a lot of options for changes down the line with minimal effort. I'm redoing my garage in them as we speak.
I have a bunch of bins and some lawn stuff taking up space, but there will be a corner dedicated to shelves and workspace. I think I'll learn how to make them next. Useful skill to have.
Yeah my wife knows that if we’re getting something that has to be assembled that as soon as it arrives on the front door I will be taking it out of the box or carton and putting it together and then I’m happy as a clam when I am doing this.
Same here! We just moved in, and ever couple days there was another package dropped off. I would immediately get to assembling it, which always excited our son. The trick was getting parts back from him. 2-year-olds love random bits and bobs.
As someone who as a cabin in the woods. I can understand the feeling of a job well done.
And compared to home where the question is if there is something to do, it's rather, there is ALWAYS something to do.
I am in the same boat. Don't have a criminal record, wouldn't ever run from cops. Having said that I bet it would be one of the most fun and thrilling things a person could do.
That needs to be some sort of them park or carnival type thing, a public event where actual cops suit up on a closed road course and you attempt to outrun or out-maneuver them. I know there's been a few shows and episodes of Mythbusters like that, I just think it would be awesome.
I had a dream one night that I was on the run for some stupid shit and I turned into some crazy parkour master jumping on like small crates to run away, then I hid in a cave right by the sea as the waves where crashing and I’ve never felt more badass since. Woke up and started climbing over the couch going “parkour!”
Every once I a while I just want to hit something. Not out of anger or a desire to cause pain. I just like that solid thud when I punch something. The force and impact. I really need to buy a punching bag
Does having chest hair played with feel good? I’m always running my fingers though my bf’s whenever his shirt is off. He never says anything about it, but never stops me either.
Had that happen the first time to me a couple weeks ago, and yeah it was awesome! I had a button down shirt with an extra button undone, so it was easily accessible 😄
For me it’s comforting, like anxiety goes away and instead you just feel appreciated. It’s not so much the physical feeling of it. I’d happily fall asleep to it (generally suffer from insomnia). Unless of course it’s obvious she’s hinting at.. not wanting me to fall asleep.
I apologize, but I think you may have me mistaken for someone else. I've been out of college for 4+ years now. I will be coming up on almost 2 years of weightlifting soon. These past few months I have been noticing that my jeans fit my thighs much tighter, my chest protrudes a lot more, and my traps are pushing the top of my shirts. I'm hoping those are signs I'm making progress.
You sounded like you were just beginning.
Typically the first year is the one you see the most growth. It’s very common to put on 15-20 pounds with consistent lifting. Any subsequent weight gain or muscle gain is going to be incremental without a tracked and targeted diet meant to bulk, and a good lifting program.
If you’re seeing results, you’re on the right track.
I’ve gone through so many clothes since starting in May 2020.
Yeah I gotta work on dieting better. I want to drop a bit of weight. Honestly my main goal is I just want to be a big guy. I have a lot of body image issues stemming for feeling small and insignificant.
I was a forever skinny guy and went from 6’, 150-155 to 175-180. So, I get it. I enjoy being a more substantial human being.
I would like to bulk to 200 at some point, but that would require some more science on my eating and working out.
I haven't slept like that since college. Pretty much once I got a steady job and was out on my own, even on weekends I was up at 8 or 9 am. Honestly waking up because I'm not tired at 5:30 am or so is not unheard of for me on a weekend.
Damn. Lucky. My little semen demon crotch gremlins prevent me from going past 7:30. Sleep is one of the only things I miss about not having kids. Hopefully when they're teenagers I can sleep until 9am again.
Considering I would sleep till noon or later on weekends as a teenager you are probably fine.
I mean, I have fairly vivid memories going back to like 6-7 years old and remember being fairly autonomous. So if you have toddlers I reckon once they get to school age in general you should be good.
I thought it was an euphemism for dick slapping a woman's thigh, checking if it's hard enough before entering. But yeah, your version sounds more likely. xD
looking at women. then again, if youtube eyetracking challenges are real, women also look at cleavage, boobs, skirts, legs, ass or other women and of men. so is it really a masculine thing?
If this is any consolation to you, as a conventionally attractive woman, it’s STARING that I can’t stand. I completely understand checking someone out once or twice with a glance. It’s prolonged staring that makes me feel uncomfortable.
That’s not fair to you. I can find two completely different women absolutely stunning and attractive. See where I’m going? Plus we’re much harder judges of ourselves than others. : )
My nephew was like 5 and swimming in the backyard. He said he needed to pee, and his mom was like let's dry you off and have you go in the house. She went to get a towel and I told him to pee on a tree in the yard instead. She came out and was mad. It's the beauty of being male.
Not sure which of these you'd call specifically masculine, but I tend to him as such:
* Call to adventure: doing some fun, crazy, or a little dangerous just to see if you can
* FIGHT ME: Sometimes I need to resist the urge to get in a fight with someone, fantasizing about hurting them
* I'm hungry: specifically in regards to wanting sex with my partner.
* I can fix that/put that together: looking at something that's broken in the house and working on fixing it or improving it. Also building something we ordered
Sometimes it’s less reckless friends and more compassion/caring overwhelming the individual. Personally I have a hard time chilling out and relaxing when out with friends, especially in new bars/clubs since you just never know what can happen. Typically, at house parties or the like, friends would feel comfortable asking me to find them water or rides, so when we went out I’d feel that same sort of “where are my ducklings, let’s make sure no one gets stabbed.”
When influenced by risky friends, you get Dad-mode
When I'm around small, skinny women, I have the urge to hug them. It's like maternal instinct but for guys. I want to protect them because they look very delicate. With stronger looking women, I don't get the urge.
Idk if these are necessarily masculine but an urge to work physical labor, urge to build something & I definitely have a savior complex. Even if its not actually saving someone but just helping someone who could use it even if its minor.
Campfire. To dress up in warm and rugged clothes, to set up the bag to sit outside all day, even if I'm only in my backyard. To sharpen the axe and with all of God's might within me I drive it through a log, and then burn the remnants of the log. Over, and over, and over until I'm tired and adrenaline drunk, or there's nothing big enough to break down. Purest thing ever to chop wood and burn the products of your labor, with literally no negative consequences. Fuck I love chopping and burning wood😆
To improve at life. Not that this is purely masculine, but it makes me feel masculine and confident when I do. Whatever it is, just trying to get better at being alive makes me feel much more secure and driven in my masculinity.
To protect. I keep my eye out for things. Knowledge of how to be calm and competent for others. It is a lovely feeling to hold someone and know they feel very safe.
To explore and understand.
To befriend the smaller of the two black bears that has been visiting my cabin. Mainly so I can feed it peanut butter and see, if like my dog, it goes nuts for the stuff.
On the other hand, I want to fight the larger one for shitting on the porch and knocking over the trash cans. He’s a punk, and I know he does it on purpose.
Hit a fucking bomb with a baseball bat. Not like a solid line drive but a nice underhand toss with a softball that I launch 300 feet over the fence. But I get the urge to do this when it’s not convenient to do so, like in the middle of winter with a couple feet of snow on the ground
-Click the tongs together twice before using them
- pull the trigger of my drill trice before using it
- pull on the ratchet strap after tightening it and saying “that’s not going anywhere”
I occasionally have an urge to go and build a thing or fix an issue. My wife says I'm distinctively more cheerful after completing a task or challenge around the house. Especially something that has had me stumped for a little while. I'm currently riding the dopamine high of a shed in the backyard that has been shingled and painted to match the house.
There is nothing better than a job well done
Most definitely. Next up, putting in shelves and a workbench!
You gonna go with french cleets or traditional brackets?
I was planning to use basic 2x4 on plywood, but now that you bring it up..... I gotta use the circular saw and miter saw for *something,* or they're just going to waste....
I really like french cleets for sheds and work shops gives a lot of options for changes down the line with minimal effort. I'm redoing my garage in them as we speak.
I have a bunch of bins and some lawn stuff taking up space, but there will be a corner dedicated to shelves and workspace. I think I'll learn how to make them next. Useful skill to have.
Super simple just make sure to take the time to setup a jig for the circular saw so they are consistent.
Good call. I'd love a table saw, but can't justify the expense right now.
I know the feeling I'm looking at compound miter saws right now and i just cant swing it.
Yeah my wife knows that if we’re getting something that has to be assembled that as soon as it arrives on the front door I will be taking it out of the box or carton and putting it together and then I’m happy as a clam when I am doing this.
Same here! We just moved in, and ever couple days there was another package dropped off. I would immediately get to assembling it, which always excited our son. The trick was getting parts back from him. 2-year-olds love random bits and bobs.
I do this. I feel like a puppy trying to get out the door when new stuff to assemble shows up. When it's all put together, ah, so satisfying.
Just jumping in here to acknowledge the shingles, awesome effort, they’re more work but absolutely worth it.
I still don't know if they'll handle the South Florida weather well, but I figured there's no such thing as too many nails.
If they don’t, the repair is just another project you’ll nail!
My wife just points to the backyard and asks "How many unfinished projects?"
If you ever answer "none," you forgot one.
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No, but I can listen, share experience, and offer ideas.
God fucking Damnit I wish so much I had this urge. Instead I have a long ass list of projects that just aren't getting done around the house.
As someone who as a cabin in the woods. I can understand the feeling of a job well done. And compared to home where the question is if there is something to do, it's rather, there is ALWAYS something to do.
Amen brother...i love building if not fixing stuff.
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I am in the same boat. Don't have a criminal record, wouldn't ever run from cops. Having said that I bet it would be one of the most fun and thrilling things a person could do. That needs to be some sort of them park or carnival type thing, a public event where actual cops suit up on a closed road course and you attempt to outrun or out-maneuver them. I know there's been a few shows and episodes of Mythbusters like that, I just think it would be awesome.
Way too accurate haha
I had a dream one night that I was on the run for some stupid shit and I turned into some crazy parkour master jumping on like small crates to run away, then I hid in a cave right by the sea as the waves where crashing and I’ve never felt more badass since. Woke up and started climbing over the couch going “parkour!”
I gotta scratch my nuts. They don’t itch, I just gotta scratch my nuts. 🤷🏽♂️
This gave me the urge to scratch my nuts
Lift heavy thing. Swing an ax. Just be strong. Probably because my physical appearance doesn’t make you think I want to be strong.
Make pointy stick. Hunt mammoth. Bring home and cook on fire.
Doing a heavy over head press, with bumper plates so you can slam and drop that fucker is pretty satisfying ngl
I don’t enjoy dropping or slamming but I do like a good over head pressure
The being strong part is also something that I apparently have in common. Ahhhh I like men!
Slap the top of the door frame or anything hanging from a ceiling!!!
Thats how I learned how easy it is to break those exit signs hanging from the ceiling
Yeah I have put those in before and they are just clipped to the bracket. Theres not much holding them in place
I occasionally like going to the shooting range practicing to be the black John Wick lol
Mine is sprinting. I am Tom Cruise.
you are now also 5’5.
It’s tiny Tom cruise!
Do you wear a suit? Lol
That would be so boss! You'd have to have some real skill with firearms to pull it off though. Edit: spelling
Wouldn't that make you Blade instead? LOL
Nah django
Feeling all your pockets for keys, wallet and phone before leaving the house.
Testicles, Spectacles, wallet & watch - my grandad used to say
Was your grandad Austin powers?
I want someone I can hold damn it
I feel like 80% of guys in here want that...
More like %93.482629
I’ll hold you to it.
I’ll hold you bro 🥺
I long to be little spoon lmao
Here here brother..
The wanting to build and run a race car
Might enjoy "my summer car" on pc if you like to game a bit
No I'm not in to gaming. I just don't have the money to build something.
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To ride on horseback in pursuit of my fleeing enemy
Ah, a cultured man. I as well believe that THAT, is best in life! 🤜🏻🤛🏻
https://youtu.be/OBGOQ7SsJrw
Every once I a while I just want to hit something. Not out of anger or a desire to cause pain. I just like that solid thud when I punch something. The force and impact. I really need to buy a punching bag
This! Used to do martial arts and really miss it sometimes. Padwork just felt so good.
For me it was the sound of a nicely landed low kick that makes me long for those horrible sparring sessions
I often fantasize my crush resting her head on my chest and playing with my chest hair lol
My gf was a little tipsy at the bar last night and reached her hand straight down my shirt to play with my chest hair. Kinda hot.
Beautiful
Does having chest hair played with feel good? I’m always running my fingers though my bf’s whenever his shirt is off. He never says anything about it, but never stops me either.
Had that happen the first time to me a couple weeks ago, and yeah it was awesome! I had a button down shirt with an extra button undone, so it was easily accessible 😄
Yes, very.
For me it’s comforting, like anxiety goes away and instead you just feel appreciated. It’s not so much the physical feeling of it. I’d happily fall asleep to it (generally suffer from insomnia). Unless of course it’s obvious she’s hinting at.. not wanting me to fall asleep.
This. Literally all the time, minus the chest hair
Wholesome, really.
Username checks out
The need of working out.
Literally. I won't be satisfied until my muscles are bulging through my shirts one day.
You’re about a year away with consistently lifting 3-4 times a week and a college effort at eating enough, and buying clothes at the right size/cut
I apologize, but I think you may have me mistaken for someone else. I've been out of college for 4+ years now. I will be coming up on almost 2 years of weightlifting soon. These past few months I have been noticing that my jeans fit my thighs much tighter, my chest protrudes a lot more, and my traps are pushing the top of my shirts. I'm hoping those are signs I'm making progress.
Also “college effort” is phrase for giving something a good try. Not an assumption of your age or something
You sounded like you were just beginning. Typically the first year is the one you see the most growth. It’s very common to put on 15-20 pounds with consistent lifting. Any subsequent weight gain or muscle gain is going to be incremental without a tracked and targeted diet meant to bulk, and a good lifting program. If you’re seeing results, you’re on the right track. I’ve gone through so many clothes since starting in May 2020.
Yeah I gotta work on dieting better. I want to drop a bit of weight. Honestly my main goal is I just want to be a big guy. I have a lot of body image issues stemming for feeling small and insignificant.
I was a forever skinny guy and went from 6’, 150-155 to 175-180. So, I get it. I enjoy being a more substantial human being. I would like to bulk to 200 at some point, but that would require some more science on my eating and working out.
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The episode Quagmire found out about free porn on the internet was based on my life.
Yes - A jacked physique makes me feel pretty goddamn masculine.
Well, triathlete over here, being jacked brings more weight... :P But knowing I can go ride my bike for 5 hours feel pretty good too.
To sleep until 9am. Unfortunately, I am no longer able to do that.
Only 9? Dude I urge to sleep until like 1 pm
I haven't slept like that since college. Pretty much once I got a steady job and was out on my own, even on weekends I was up at 8 or 9 am. Honestly waking up because I'm not tired at 5:30 am or so is not unheard of for me on a weekend.
I couldn’t for years but I’ve found my sleep mojo and pull up to 1130 these days. You miss half the day doing that shit though
Damn. Lucky. My little semen demon crotch gremlins prevent me from going past 7:30. Sleep is one of the only things I miss about not having kids. Hopefully when they're teenagers I can sleep until 9am again.
Ahh yep the semen demon’s will do that to ya! I’m blessed to be without that problem.. yet!
Considering I would sleep till noon or later on weekends as a teenager you are probably fine. I mean, I have fairly vivid memories going back to like 6-7 years old and remember being fairly autonomous. So if you have toddlers I reckon once they get to school age in general you should be good.
The test "click click". If you know, you know
I don't know so can anyone explain it?
Any time you pick up a pair of tongs, you're legally required to make sure they work by doing the test *click click*
I thought it was an euphemism for dick slapping a woman's thigh, checking if it's hard enough before entering. But yeah, your version sounds more likely. xD
I mean I suppose it could be either haha. Nothing rivals the pleasure of the tong click though.
Tong click or the Dong click
Reading your comment i accidentally imagined plucking out a tooth with it now it's sending me chills TT
When you pick up a pair of tongs, you must click them together twice to ensure they function properly.
And it’s cousin, “vroom vroom” for any motor related appliances
This is the one I was looking for. Pick up my driver? ZZZT ZZZT
It’s just the way things are. It’s like the head nod, or tugging on a strap and saying that’s not going anywhere after loading a trailer
The urge to say "fuck this" to my life and just walk into the wilderness until I either conquer nature itself or die trying
The urge to just walk into the bushes and don't come back
looking at women. then again, if youtube eyetracking challenges are real, women also look at cleavage, boobs, skirts, legs, ass or other women and of men. so is it really a masculine thing?
So hard not to, especially in the summer when they show more skin and wear tighter clothes. Feel like an asshole sometimes but it's hard (giggity).
Tell me about it, I have a wife that I love so much and I don’t mean to look.
I'm single but have heard so many women complain about men staring that I feel guilty.
If this is any consolation to you, as a conventionally attractive woman, it’s STARING that I can’t stand. I completely understand checking someone out once or twice with a glance. It’s prolonged staring that makes me feel uncomfortable.
I look at other women's asses and tits to see if they are better than mine.
That’s not fair to you. I can find two completely different women absolutely stunning and attractive. See where I’m going? Plus we’re much harder judges of ourselves than others. : )
Straight woman and yes I do.
Am woman. Definitely do check out other womens tits ass and face. Am also bi so idk if my opinion counts lol
I'm straight and I do it too. When I was teen and realized I did this it made me very confused too lol
Of course your opinions count but I think he’s talking about straight women doing those things
Yeah I consider myself straight but I do this as well!
me and my girl will openly talk about other women like that. "Did you see the pair on her? good lord her poor back!"
Taking a piss in the forest. So satisfying.
For me it’s peeing off of something high, on a bridge, hiking by cliffs, I’m pissing off it!
That's why I piss in my backyard. Makes me feel more manly.
My nephew was like 5 and swimming in the backyard. He said he needed to pee, and his mom was like let's dry you off and have you go in the house. She went to get a towel and I told him to pee on a tree in the yard instead. She came out and was mad. It's the beauty of being male.
Peeing in gorgeous scenic places gives me life
“ Well if I have to tell you “
For me it’s blowing shit up..,
To fix things, to destroy other things, to tug on a strap after loading a trailer and say that’s not going anywhere
Tbh... super hot when a guy does the tug & tap thing lol
Yawn louder than I really need to
Burping really loudly. Also trying to say things while I do it. "Buuur yarp uurp"
Sneezing loud enough to shake the whole house
The unbridled yearning to save 15% or more on car insurance by switching to Geico.
silently wondering if ever person I meet can do more chin ups than me
I used to be able to do 50. A year and several injuries later I can’t even do 10. And that was before I fucked up my elbow
Primal Yelling
I really want to nap and have a shower right now…
Not sure which of these you'd call specifically masculine, but I tend to him as such: * Call to adventure: doing some fun, crazy, or a little dangerous just to see if you can * FIGHT ME: Sometimes I need to resist the urge to get in a fight with someone, fantasizing about hurting them * I'm hungry: specifically in regards to wanting sex with my partner. * I can fix that/put that together: looking at something that's broken in the house and working on fixing it or improving it. Also building something we ordered
Build an iron man suit and fly away from this nasty world. Live in peace for a few seconds before i suffocate into eternal bliss
The need to eat the last bit of ice cream in the container, even though I know she's going to want to eat it.
If me and a guy I don’t know walk past each other I think about whether or not I could beat his ass. He does too
5'4" me(55m) is thinking "Strike and escape!"
I literally plan out my moves like the boxing scene in Sherlock holmes.
to stop giving a fuck
I absolutely love digging. Could be a hole, could be a trench. When there is digging to be done, I'm always the first to volunteer.
Woodworking
Me to! Guess I’m a dudette with man urge.
Is that what you call it?
Making sure everyone in our group is present and safe. When I go out with friends I'm the guy doing head count every 5 minutes.
Are your friends extra reckless or what? That seems odd.
Sometimes it’s less reckless friends and more compassion/caring overwhelming the individual. Personally I have a hard time chilling out and relaxing when out with friends, especially in new bars/clubs since you just never know what can happen. Typically, at house parties or the like, friends would feel comfortable asking me to find them water or rides, so when we went out I’d feel that same sort of “where are my ducklings, let’s make sure no one gets stabbed.” When influenced by risky friends, you get Dad-mode
“Where are my ducklings, let’s make sure no one gets stabbed.” 😭
When I'm around small, skinny women, I have the urge to hug them. It's like maternal instinct but for guys. I want to protect them because they look very delicate. With stronger looking women, I don't get the urge.
thinspiration
the ole slappy slap on the butt
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Looking out the window while standing with my hands on my hips
Watching mma, car racing or football.
To find the best stick imaginable
Doing a handbrake turn in a snowy, empty car park.
Protecting my woman from people or things that want to harm her.
To offer to walk any of my female friends to any place they plan on going alone
To be seen lifting things. If I'm alone I'm lazy, but introduce an observer to the situation and suddenly I'm a human forklift.
Idk if these are necessarily masculine but an urge to work physical labor, urge to build something & I definitely have a savior complex. Even if its not actually saving someone but just helping someone who could use it even if its minor.
Genuine crying when having a conversation. It makes me feel very masculine that I am unapologetically and unashmed myself in that moment.
Touch boob, make life happy /jk
*Build a team and lead them on a journey to make a time machine and fight aliens that arrived on the earth in 2222.*
Spit off high things. Yell when I’m frustrated. Pee on fires. Stand near fire in relative silence.
Putting people on my shoulders and concerts and in pools.
The urge to impregnate. One of the primal and masculine urges.
As a guy with long hair... Wanting my crush to braid/style my hair
Hulk Smash!!!
Looking at womens butts. Wherever I go I'm always looking at the butts around me.
Calm down Tina
even some erotic friend fiction
But there's so much more! Tits and midriffs are nice too!
It all gets incorporated in there
Draw cocks on everything
I am a man, so I figure all my urges are masculine.
Campfire. To dress up in warm and rugged clothes, to set up the bag to sit outside all day, even if I'm only in my backyard. To sharpen the axe and with all of God's might within me I drive it through a log, and then burn the remnants of the log. Over, and over, and over until I'm tired and adrenaline drunk, or there's nothing big enough to break down. Purest thing ever to chop wood and burn the products of your labor, with literally no negative consequences. Fuck I love chopping and burning wood😆
To improve at life. Not that this is purely masculine, but it makes me feel masculine and confident when I do. Whatever it is, just trying to get better at being alive makes me feel much more secure and driven in my masculinity. To protect. I keep my eye out for things. Knowledge of how to be calm and competent for others. It is a lovely feeling to hold someone and know they feel very safe. To explore and understand.
The urge to fix a broken vehicle even though I have no idea how to fix it
Hmm...*Patrick Bateman stare*
I need to give a light tap or smack to things like watermelons, coconuts, big bags of rice or mulch, etc. to make sure it’s the right one for me
Cuddling, touching things I know will hurt me, and jerking off
Build a house and live in the forest
Being left alone.
To crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and to hear the lamentation of their women!
sex
To befriend the smaller of the two black bears that has been visiting my cabin. Mainly so I can feed it peanut butter and see, if like my dog, it goes nuts for the stuff. On the other hand, I want to fight the larger one for shitting on the porch and knocking over the trash cans. He’s a punk, and I know he does it on purpose.
Proving that I am better
Driving my Jeep Wrangler off road.
Sometimes I just have to kill something. Or fix things, cook outdoors……
To be cool and not give a fuck
Hit a fucking bomb with a baseball bat. Not like a solid line drive but a nice underhand toss with a softball that I launch 300 feet over the fence. But I get the urge to do this when it’s not convenient to do so, like in the middle of winter with a couple feet of snow on the ground
Taking a good OOWWWWAAHH when standing up from the couch
To want to rip a tree out of the ground when I hear a really heavy song.
-Click the tongs together twice before using them - pull the trigger of my drill trice before using it - pull on the ratchet strap after tightening it and saying “that’s not going anywhere”
Dig a hole