What Guys Really Talk About
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Updated on May 18, 2011, 5:20 pm ET
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What Guys Really Talk About

When we get together with the girls, it’s fun to talk about the men in our lives. We tell each other what cute things they did for us, what they do that royally pisses us off, and occasionally, we’ll even share the steamy details of a particularly hot night. It’s a way for us to bond, give advice and giggle a little at a man’s expense.

But, it makes you wonder, if we’re talking about this stuff, what in the world is being discussed downstairs in the man cave? Guys can only talk about sports for so long until the conversation inevitably turns to “Dude, my girl’s ass is starting to get too big.” Right?

With this in mind, we asked a bunch of real men to break their silence and tell us what’s really being discussed over beer and Monday Night Football. Brace yourself: Here’s what they had to say:

 “On any given night, I could be talking about my girlfriend's penchant for oral sex, or how we're trying to set time/space boundaries so as not to smother each other. I do think that being an adult means being somewhat discreet, but that’s not to say that I don't get bawdy with my guy friends. Of course we talk about past hook-ups or which girl was the best at what, but I'd like to think that a sense of decorum is still maintained.” – Zachary, 26, New York

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“We don't say much more than, ‘She looks great naked,’ ‘has a great body,’ ‘great breasts,’ ‘is wild in bed,’ ‘is stiff in bed,’ etc. It’s all very general and brief.” – Ian Coburn, author of God is a Woman: Dating Disasters, 37, Chicago

“Friends that are close to me know if a date with someone new went well, how we spent our evening, and how attracted we found ourselves to each other. Occasionally, I’ll divulge intimate details, but only to very close friends who have known me for a long time.” – John, 27, New York

“Saying stupid things about women has no age barriers. When we let our guard down, and have a few beers, anything can happen. But truthfully, we don’t mean half the shit we say. Or remember it!” – Howard J. Morris, coauthor of Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid: The Simple Truth to a Complicated Relationship, 45, Los Angeles

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livetogossip
#1. livetogossip on 01/07/2010 - 12:22 pm (EST)
If guys heard what I spoke about with my girlfriends they would die!
blondeelicious
#2. blondeelicious on 01/08/2010 - 11:49 am (EST)
That's right on point livetogossip, I feel the exact same way! My girls and I love to exchange dirty details, it's fun! :)
bwrob
#3. bwrob on 01/08/2010 - 6:25 pm (EST)
Quoting you, "Guys can only talk about sports for so long until the conversation inevitably turns to “Dude, my girl’s ass is starting to get too big.” Right?"
I've been on this site reading for quite a while, drawn in by your relationship articles I don't think anyone can see and not read.
I'm only 19, and I've noticed a lot of you writer's, particularly the women writer's like to make one huge stereotype for men as a big, stupid nobody who watches football all day and doesn't open his mouth but to utter grief at his girlfriend's drooping "ass" or because the Radiers lost. You women do this generalization because you think you can understand men when you put them into simpler terms. I see the ridiculously immature and never funny Miller Beer commercials, and I know millions of men drool over weekend sports, but it would be nice sometimes for a women to understand were not all the loser you portray us as. It may be funny and cute to refer to men as you do when you complain about them at dinner with your friends, but I don't want to hear it. It's not funny or cute now; it's just disrespectful. And if you really don't like that kind of man stop flirting with, dating, and eventually marrying that kind of man. I don't think you would like it if I wrote an article that even minutely represented women as loud, gossipy, emotional shop-a-holics, or rather the more frequent obnoxious, bird-brained slut you see often at the college I attend. I'll make a generalization from time to time, but I know not every woman is like that. Maybe you women just haven't met any men that don't fall into your sad stereotype. Sorry.

-Reader
fly0
#4. fly0 on 01/14/2010 - 8:33 pm (EST)
aw.. makes me feel kinda guilty.
dgrhm
#5. dgrhm on 01/31/2010 - 11:15 am (EST)
OK, ladies... I'll give you the straight dope about what we guys talk about when you aren't around:

- computers/cars/technology gadget related stuff
- geeky stuff
- dirty jokes / humor
- sports
- politics
- quotes from silly movies
- food
- how hot or ugly a particular woman is
- how to solve a technical problem

That hammers basic guy talk when women aren't around. Not terribly juicy, I know.
mrdvant10
#6. mrdvant10 on 07/19/2010 - 10:24 am (EDT)
Thank you bwrob. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only man who realizes how bad this sexist stereotyping has become. Just as you said, it seems people think it's perfectly fine for women to lump men into one large stereotype, but if men did the same thing to women, they'd be up in arms. I don't even listen to the radio or watch commercials on television anymore it's gotten so bad. It's a sad thing that the women's rights movement started off so well with images of Rosie the Riveter and other strong, competent women, but has now degenerated into the emasculation of men. The message being sent to today's youth is that a strong women is one who belittles men and treats them as an inferior.
mrdvant10
#7. mrdvant10 on 07/19/2010 - 10:33 am (EDT)
Oh and as for the article, it's not far off. Several of the quoted people had good points. I've been the guy friend to a lot of girls and have been included in the female talk sessions. In my experience there are big differences between what men and women talk about. Women tend to be a lot meaner than men. Women will sit around and talk about their men's flaws(small penis,laziness, hairy back, no good at oral,etc) while men generally talk in general terms, and stick to the positive. If we dislike something about the woman we're currently seeing so much that we feel the need to discuss it, we tend to just cut our losses and break up with them. Billy from New York kind of nailed in on the head. A man who sits around complaining about his woman to his friends is usually told to man up and either quit bitching or break up with them if it's so bad. As an example, I just started seeing a new woman, and the only thing I've told my guy friends is how well she carries a conversation and how sweet she is to me. The rest is none of their business. My best friend of 10 years is the only one I even go so far as to tell that she's good in bed, and that's as detailed as it gets.
weetziebat
#8. weetziebat on 07/19/2010 - 11:03 am (EDT)
I like the idea of guys telling their friends to "man up" and stop complaining - it's advice women can benefit from! Guys are much quicker to cut their losses, which is another thing we can learn to do. Not to be mean, but just not to get involved in such emotional rollercoasters.
cremebrulee67
#9. cremebrulee67 on 07/19/2010 - 4:23 pm (EDT)
Seriously, you guys are gonna complain about women "stereotyping" you - geez, we've been putting up with that crap forever -- practice what you preach
mrdvant10
#10. mrdvant10 on 07/19/2010 - 5:00 pm (EDT)
@cremebrulee67 That's the point cremebrulee67. We're trying, but it goes both ways. Do you not realize you just told us to practice what we preach while defending women stereotyping men? So..if you're telling us to practice what we preach, that means you're fine with men stereotyping women? The entire point of what I said was that it's ridiculous that women feel perfectly comfortable placing men into stereotypes, but are extremely quick to pick up arms over men doing the same to them.

 


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