Comments on: Six Supposedly Feminine Skills That Every Man Should Master

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:52:05 +0000

Totally agree with you on the cooking part LOL

By: Stephan Miller

Stephan Miller — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:46:25 +0000

I knew at least a bit of all these skills except gardening before I got married. But then again, I lived on my own for a while and it was a necessity. Do guys ever move out of their parent's house on their own any more? .-= Stephan Miller´s last blog ..2 Inch Backset Locks and Deadbolts =-.

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By: Justin Brown

Justin Brown — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:40:26 +0000

Very good point; the first guy I can remember who sewed something for me was a former National Guardsmen who had learned the skill while serving.

By: Chris Hagen

Chris Hagen — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:32:10 +0000

This sounds like a long list of things men learn in the military. Being so makes them not “girly”. We learned to sew patches on our uniforms, repair small damages to uniforms, of coarse there was always the ironing and cleaning is a must. Cooking duties were shared by all at some point or another and it’s amazing how imaginative you can get with just an MRE. Don’t remember a lot of gift wrapping though…

By: Rista

Rista — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:06:46 +0000

While I agree that these are skills that could have been learned growing up, don’t forget that we now live in a world where the service industry is booming. It’s easy not to learn how to iron or sew if you can go to your neighborhood dry cleaners or seamstress. I don’t think it’s “sad” I just think it’s easy to rely on the thousands of readily available services. You don’t even have to go to the supermarket anymore, just a few clicks or a phone call and it can be delivered to your door…..

By: Dwight

Dwight — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:16:27 +0000

I thought that these were just what was learned when you grew up.

My generation learned this as a South Louisiana Cajun. Men needed these things as we often had to be away while fishing or whatever it took to get food in the table.

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By: Justin Brown

Justin Brown — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:54:43 +0000

I can confirm that this was written in the 21st century and that mainly, yes, it is geared towards guys whose minds (usually unintentionally) have been elsewhere during the formative years when they could have been acquiring these skills; it’s an exceedingly common position for a younger man to be in and rather than dismissing them as imbeciles, we thought it better to offer advice and help them out.

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By: jazzballs

jazzballs — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:25:50 +0000

Was this written in the 50′s? This is clearly written for complete imbiciles that had their mummies do everything for them until they were 30 years old and then went straight into a marriage where good ol’ wify took over and wiped their bums for them. Sad.

By: Soo-Young

Soo-Young — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:41:23 +0000

When it comes to ironing, I can’t help but recommend buying a clothing steamer. I bought one from Target for a mere $20 and it has been such a huge help to me. It’s easier than ironing, and it won’t damage your clothing.

Also, good ups on the No Reservations recommendation. I love that show!