Feminine and Masculine Traits

HeidiMightyRawr

After the recent thread about what defines femininity and masculinity, I thought it'd be kinda fun to have a random topic going on here about what traits or interests that everyone has that are deemed stereotypically "masculine" or "feminine"

Here are some of mine,

Feminine:
Loves to go shopping (especially clothes shopping)
Prefers my hair long
Takes ages to get ready in the morning (well, according to my bf I do)
Likes to watch rom-coms.

Masculine:
Lifting some heavy weight in the gym (in RL it seems masculine, but judging by the awesome ladies on here anyway it seems normal)
Has very little interest in make up, often wear none.
Has given up on wearing high heels (they hurt too much)
Likes playing action-type video games.

LorinaLynn

Feminine:
Wears pink, although I think I wear it ironically
Loves Hello Kitty
Loves ridiculously high heels
Loves makeup
Owns a little fluffy dog

Masculine:
Lifts heavy
Loves power tools and home improvement
Loves Sci-Fi and Horror and poop/fart humor
Eats like a man, in volume and food types (wings, pizza, burgers, meat & potatoes)
Named the little fluffy dog Beavis

CoderGal

I'm tired of people saying feminine this and masculine that. Especially when the feminine traits are negative and the masculine ones are positive.

What ever happened to equality.

ArroganceInStep

Masculine
Loves boobs...





Wait, what were we talking about?

avir8

Feminine:
Afraid of cockroaches,
Eats salads vs steaks
Cooks
Cleans
Likes makeup and clothes
Reads fashion and gossip zines

Masculine
Afraid of spiders
Eats fast food and never gains weight
Loses weight easily
Doesn't read anything
"Likes big butts and they cannot lie"

SeaChele77

I'm tired of people saying feminine this and masculine that. Especially when the feminine traits are negative and the masculine ones are positive.

What ever happened to equality.

How is wearing heels considered negative?
And why is farting a positive?

Theres no question there are distinct lines between female and males (stereotypically) but I don't think one's more positive or negative than the other!!

HeidiMightyRawr

I'm tired of people saying feminine this and masculine that. Especially when the feminine traits are negative and the masculine ones are positive.

What ever happened to equality.

Me too. I like equality
All in good fun though, I don't wish this topic to turn into something negative, that's not the aim.

HeidiMightyRawr

Oooh I've thought of more now!

Feminine:
Likes to cook
Scared of spiders and other similar bugs
Also reads gossipy mags (as a previous poster mentioned)

Masculine:
Doesn't do much in the way of housework
Farts a lot.
Has the appetite of a stereotypical man.

LorinaLynn

I think the balance between how "girlie" I am and how "tomboyish" I am shows just how much equality means to me. I'm taking advantage of every option I have. I love that I can wear cute clothes, and use a compound mitre saw.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

I'm tall and broad shoulders.
Short hair.
I like to play rugby, lift weights, hike, fish, camp, mountain bike, snowboard.
Good at math and science
I can drive a stick and parallel park
I dislike showering


I am introverted
motherly (to my kids but not anyone else)
I like fashion but am often drawn to mensware inspired fashion and turned off by frilly.
I like jewelry and wear makeup about 50% of the time.

heatherloveslifting

I'm pretty much all feminine!

Okay, well I guess except for the nails and lots of makeup and spike heels and hello kitty and pretty much anything on television and subservience crap. :embarassed:

UpEarly

Fun!

Feminine Traits
I love romantic comedies
I love cute baby animals
I like long hair
I like to wear dresses
I'm a great cook and housekeeper
I enjoy taking care of my husband
I read tons of Jane Austen, Edith Wharton
I like America's Next Top Model, Once Upon a Time and everything on Food Network
I love chocolate

Masculine
I handle the money in our house
I get rid of the snakes/spiders we come across
I do all the technology/computer troubleshooting in our house
I'm the bigger breadwinner
I don't wear jewelry, besides my wedding band
I don't like clothes shopping
I hate to talk on the phone

kayteesb

This is funny...nothing negative at all here.



Some of the posts were hilarious.

peachea

Feminine
Flowery dresses
Shoes
Red Lipstick
Glittery things
Long hair
Long nails
Pinks!

Masculine
Hot rods
the smell of a gasoline garage
fixes things
Not afraid to grunt loudly in a womens gym
I can kick my brothers *kitten*

alishacupcake

Masculine
Loves boobs...





Wait, what were we talking about?

LMAO

sapphireswi

Feminine Traits
1) love to put on make up and get all dolled up :flowerforyou:
2) Love shoes esp. Heels cos I'm short
3) Tend to be a delicate darling sometimes . . I like my men to open doors, carry my bags and push in my chairs :devil:
4) I have a girly way of using my hands :embarassed: when I talk
5) I use a lot of smileys in my posts

Masculine Traits
1) I can pack a punch, I used to beat up boys in school and can whack any man getting too frisky
2) Action movie junkie, I love scenes of blood, gore and adrenalin (WOOHOO)
3) I watch WWE and my favorite sport to watch is boxing
4) I love my push ups and do them on my knuckles and practice Systema. In school I learned Taekowondo
5) I am very protective towards my girlfriends, my mom and I spoil them :flowerforyou: they deserve every bit of spoiling!
Girls are special

LorinaLynn

GLITTERY THINGS! I'm like a frickin' magpie when it comes to sparkle.

And to balance, I love the smell of steak cooking. Like driving past a steakhouse, or even Burger King. Heaven.

doughnutwretch

Here are some of mine,

Feminine:
Love to shop! Clothes, shoes, interior decorations, gifts, etc
Love dresses
Like trashy chick shows and movies. (Gossip Girl, Heart of Dixie, P.S. I Love You)
Total sap over sad movies, shows, animals getting hurt, etc
LOVE POLKADOTS. I would have everything polkadotted if I wouldn't seem weird

Masculine:
Lifting heavy (though I don't think its masculine)
Love sports
Total gear head. My first love are street bikes but I'm also a big fan of American muscle cars (Chevelles and GTOs FTW)
Love going muddin' in my Jeep and camping

HeidiMightyRawr

Loving reading all the responses!

Feminine:
Also loves trashy TV shows...The Valleys, My super sweet 16... and talk shows (Maury!)
Loves cute cuddly animals, and gets broody when I see kids being cute.

Masculine:
Manages all the finances in my house.
Drives a manual car (I've noticed this seems to be a US thing though, in the UK pretty much everyone drives a manual car, so it's not really a "masculine" trait here)
Doesn't feel ill / freak out over gory injuries with lots of blood. I find it quite fascinating.

HappilyLifts

Here's mine:

feminine:
happy with long hair not short
mascara and lip gloss are very important to me
cries at sad movies
could clothes and beauty product shop til I drop if I could justify it
can say the word 'sorry' and can multi-task

masculine:
not happy in a skirt or heels
would rather be strong than dainty
don't mind getting my clothes, hands or nails dirty
forgets to sit with legs together (I blame the fat thighs!)

Antlady69

Masculine
Loves boobs...


Wait, what were we talking about?

*PMSL*

nickyfm

Feminine: I love to cook
- I love to get dolled up
- I love being cuddled
- I'm incredibly giggly at times
- When I'm in a hormonal mood, you better run for the hills!!
- I love shopping

Masculine: I burp. a lot. Sexy, I know.
- I love my sweatpants
- I lift
- I'm not very emotional
- I LOVE College basketball
- I would take a boys night out over a girls night any day.

wholelottarosa

Feminine:
- I love dresses
- I like to wear high heels (I'm 6' so that makes me taller than most men)
- I love to bake
- I don't eat meat
- I can do 3 things at the same time
- I talk a lot

Masculine:
- I like science fiction, books on science and zombie movies
- I only watch romantic comedies at gunpoint
- I work in a technical environment (I schedule freight trains)
- I'm a computer geek
- I don't go all aaaaaahw when I see babies, puppies or ponies
- Most of my friends and co-workers are male

LorinaLynn

I love romantic comedies.

But I consider Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland to be rom-coms.

TheRoadDog

I posted this before. True Story. Real difference between Men and Women.

***Disclaimer -- This information is based solely on the observations of Road Dog. Men should not attempt to discuss this with the women in their life.

I guess my brain is not hardwired to understand how women shop. I’m married. Have three daughters, 2 granddaughters, 3 sisters-in-law, 2 sisters. I feel qualified to address the issue.

Here’s how women shop.
Are they out looking for something they need? Nope. Between my wife and daughters alone, they have enough shoes between them to open their own high-end shoe store. Are they wearing tattered clothes to work every day? Nope.I had to build a closet downstairs for MY clothing, because my wife takes up the Master Bedroom closet, the guest bedroom closet, and, now that my youngest is off to college, my wife has started moving clothes into her old closet.
So what’s the deal with shopping? It ain’t need.
And the manner in which they shop? I don’t ask, but here’s what I might hear as they ready for shopping safari:
“They’re having a sale at…..”
“I’ve got an additional 30% off coupon.”
“I have an additional 20% off my last receipt is I use it by….”
Off they go. They’re also armed with a couple “Buy One Get One” coupon as well. There’s a pot of coffee on the counter, but they just got their Gold Card from Starbucks, so that’s their first stop. Lunch somewhere in the middle of the shopping spree is a given.

Now, they may not even have an item to purchase in mind, but that coupon expires by the end of the week and letting it expire unused is unheard of.
They’re gone all day. Here’s where I’m lost, because I don’t ask what they’ve done while they are out. But, they might come back with 3 bags, several items, and, they want to show every single one to me. I get a rundown on the reason they bought these particular items:
“This matches my magenta blouse.”
“I needed these shoes for so and so’s retirement party.”
“You love the way I look in the red one, so I got a matching blue one.”
I haven’t even scratched the surface.
Oh. They don’t tell you how much they spent. Not that I care. What they tell you is how much they saved:
“Combined a 1 day sale item with my BOGO and the 20% coupon. Saved $17.00”

It’s not over either. Several of the items are going back next week to be exchanged and/or credited to their account. Thus allowing for the cycle to begin again.

Here’s how this man shops.
I need a black shirt. First, I go on-line and Google “Black Shirts”. Most of the time, this does it. I order a black shirt on the Internet.
Let’s say I can’t find a black shirt on line. Highly unlikely, but it happens. I head to a store that sells black shirts. Park, Go in. Go straight to the black shirt rack. Now…if I don’t know where the black shirt rack is, I don’t go up and down every aisle looking for it. I look for the sales person and ask for the directions. I’m now at the black shirt rack. I find one very quickly. If I really like it, I buy several, so I don’t have to go through this again anytime soon. I rarely buy any other item except the black shirt. If I happen to buy something on impulse, it’s because it is on the most direct route from the black shirt rack to the cash register. Even then, it’s unlikely, unless there is some cute, busty clerk in a low cut top waving me over.
I pay for my purchase and go home. No, I don’t want a store credit card, so I can save 20% on my next purchase. No, I don’t want to sign up for the preferred customer’s club. No, I don’t have a coupon.

If, for some reason, I get home and decide in a few days I don’t really like it, do I take it back? Nope. I’ll be polishing my motorcycle with it.

Ocarina

My traits:

Feminine
1. Scared of horror movies
2. Like being walked home at night by my hubs
3. Run, don't do weights
4. Wear girly stuff
5. Loves to cook and does laundry/vacuum
6. I don't know how to change a bike tire or anything about cars
7. I battle with a strong clothing addiction

Masculine
1. Hardly ever do make up
2. I'm nerdy and like World of Warcraft
3. Prefer beer over foofoo drinks
4. Know how to rock on a snowboard!
5. Enjoy man shows.... Pawn Stars, anything History Channel, Mythbusters, gun stuff
6. I don't want to be a stay at home mom... I want to bring home the bacon in my epic financial business career
7. I do all the finances/budgeting, my husband is pretty clueless