Because I'm a guy, I must hold the television...

Because I'm a guy, I must hold the television remote control in my hand while
I watch TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I'll miss a whole show looking
for it, though one time I was able to survive by holding a calculator.


Because I'm a guy, when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with a wire
clothes hanger and ignore your suggestions that we call a road service until
long after hypothermia has set in. Oh, and when the car isn't running very
well, I will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I'm
looking at. If another guy shows up, one of us will say to the other, "I used
to be able to fix these things, but now with
all these computers and everything, I wouldn't know where to start." We will
then drink beer.


Because I'm a guy, when I catch a cold I need someone to bring me soup and
take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You never get as sick as I do,
so for you this isn't an issue.


Because I'm a guy, I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at the
store, like milk, or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items like
"Cumin" or "Tofu." For all I know these are the same thing. And never, under
any circumstances, expect me to pick up anything for which "feminine hygiene
product" is a euphemism.


Because I'm a guy, when one of our appliances stops working I will insist on
taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as much
once the repair person gets here and has to put it back together.


Because I'm a guy, I don't think we're all that lost, and no, I don't think
we should stop and ask someone. Why would you listen to a complete stranger-
how the heck could HE know where we're going?


Because I'm a guy, there is no need to ask me what I'm thinking about. The
answer is always either sex or football, though I have to make up something
else when you ask, so don't.


Because I'm a guy, I do not want to visit your mother, or have your mother
come visit us, or talk to her when she calls, or think about her any more than
I have to. Whatever you got her for mother's day is ok, I don't need to see
it. Did you remember to pick up something for my mom, too?


Because I'm a guy, I am capable of announcing, "one more beer and I really
have to go," and mean it every single time I say it, even when it gets to the
point that the one bar closes and my buddies and I have to go hunt down
another. I will find it increasingly hilarious to have my pals call you to
tell you I'll be home soon, and no, I don't understand why you threw all my
clothes into the front yard. What's the
connection?


Because I'm a guy, you don't have to ask me if I liked the movie. Chances
are, if you're crying at the end of it, I didn't.


Because I'm a guy, I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what you
were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is fine.
With the belt or without it looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look fine.
Can we just go now?


Because I'm a guy and this is, after all, the 90's, I will share equally in
the housework. You do the laundry, the cooking, the cleaning, and the dishes.
I'll do the rest.