men are penile about it, though, whyisa! you want your yard to look nice. they want their yards to look NICER THAN THE NEIGHBORS!
I used to be more competitive but now I just want it to look good and not die trying to keep it that way!
I don’t really care if my lawn looks better than my neighbors. I couldn’t keep up. One neighbor is a school bus driver who is off for the summer, one is retired with nothing better to do and one is a cop who works nights. I just want the grass to be short enough that I don’t lose sight of my dogs. I’m very satisfied with my lawn service. I never see them and they always cut the lawn when it needs it.
If it were totally up to me, I’d have astroturf, or rocks.