I (along with most of the men here) am Retrosexual and proud of it.

Woody's Taxidermy ^ | 4-11-04 | Cutbait Robin

[Smokin' Joe]

The measure of a man is not in his stature, but his deeds.

I have met short guys whom I have trusted with my life--and tall, spineless weenies who were worthless.

[Duke809]

A Real Retrosexual knows how to tie a Four-in-Hand knot when wearing a tie -- and ONLY a Four-in-Hand knot, not a wussie Windsor knot designed for an effiminate fop who resigned his Kingship rather than Deal With It, and hadn't the brains to learn to tie a Four-in-Hand knot.

A Really Real Retrosexual also knows how to drive a Four-in-Hand rig.

Also a Retrosexual should know how to tie a bowline, a flying (or tugboat) bowline and a Spanish Windlass. And tie anything to anything with a series of half-hitches.

[Smokin' Joe]

Just means you are looking in the wrong place LT. Get away from the high-maintenance bimbos and meet some real wimmen.

[cyclotic]

A few years ago, I had a dying Ash tree in the front yard. About 25 foot tall. My neighbor saw me getting the stuff together to drop the tree, then fell asleep on his couch. He was amazed to wake up a couple hours later to see the entire tree stacked up on the grass.

[Smokin' Joe]

The sad fact is that many women with low self esteem are attracted to men who treat them like sh*t because they fear that someone they really like will discover that they are unworthy of him (in their opinion).

Close, but no seegar.

They chose men who could likely be goaded into abusing them because then they are in a position of power. After the 'honeymoon' is over, the cycle repeats. Sick, but not uncommon, and operates at non-violent levels as well in different economic circles.

Treating a whore like a lady could be the worse thing you can do to her. They can't take the stress of trying to live up to the image that a good man has of them.

Most of them will flee in short order (they can't handle the situation--too alien). Only the really mercenary will hold out for all the nickels.

[Smokin' Joe]

Only ties hereabouts at a dance are the western string type. I never felt comfortable hanging the rope around my own neck....

[Smokin' Joe]

Don't leave out the Clove hitch and the basic square knot!

[Euro-American Scum]

A Retrosexual knows that owning a gun is not a sign that your are riddled with fear, guns are TOOLS and are often essential to DEAL WITH IT. Plus it's just plain fun to shoot.

And the more, the better.

[wjcsux]

I can't handle a four-in-hand rig. I can hunt supper, fix any machinery, do plumbing and carpentry work, lay brick, pour concrete, do electrical work and defend the homestead. Am I qualified?

[Quick1]

Want to know why men become "metrosexual"?

One word: poontang.

If I think that using "product" in my hair every day will get me more tail, you better damn well believe I'm going to do it!

[bondjamesbond]

Hey, Jaguar E-Type. Cool...

Why are you all snickering at me?!?

[Euro-American Scum]

I am most of the time. Whenever I find myself being too nice, I count to 10, take a deep breath, and then I'm right back to being an insensitive jerk. Believe me, girls eat that stuff up. They absolutely LOVE IT. Some will admit it. Most won't.

You are so right about this, I can't tell you. I can't tell you how many of my daughter's high school friends came over to the house, weeping and moaning about what b*stards their boyfriends were, and they just kept coming back for more. And the more abuse they took, the better they liked it.

It's a simple fact of life. Women like bad guys. The badder, the better.

I can't tell you how overjoyed I am to be too old for that kind of nonsense, anymore.

[Euro-American Scum]

I am most of the time. Whenever I find myself being too nice, I count to 10, take a deep breath, and then I'm right back to being an insensitive jerk. Believe me, girls eat that stuff up. They absolutely LOVE IT. Some will admit it. Most won't.

You are so right about this, I can't tell you. I can't tell you how many of my daughter's high school friends came over to the house, weeping and moaning about what b*stards their boyfriends were, and they just kept coming back for more. And the more abuse they took, the better they liked it.

It's a simple fact of life. Women like bad guys. The badder, the better.

I can't tell you how overjoyed I am to be too old for that kind of nonsense, anymore.

[American_Centurion]

A real man doesn't have to include "sexual" in any descriptive term. It is a redundancy.

[wtc911]

Just a style difference, that's all. Fact is, I think it's kinda retro to take the woman out on your arm and show the world how you feel about her. It's also kinda funny to see the metros showing off the steps they paid big bucks to learn. You can always tell.

[wtc911]

Almost the exact same story. These guys never think they can do anything so they never try. We had hurricane damage about fifteen years ago in another house, big old elms knocked down. It took me and my son, then @ 15, two days to get it all cleared away but we did it. I'm no kid anymore but I'm still a long way off from paying someone else to do my chores. Have fun....

[cyclotic]

Our funnest one was a few years ago after a storm. A wind shear dropped a bunch of trees on the street and killed the power for a week. Within 5 minutes after the wind stopped, all the retrosexual men on the neighborhood were outside revving the chainsaws. Nothing like a chainsaw to separate the retro's from the metro's. (that might become my new tagline)

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

Howdy. I'm not an LT. I got out as a CPT. Plus, I avoid the high maintenance girls like the plague.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

Where were you guys last night when I was battling the Freeper Feminist Hit Squad all by myself on this thread? lol.

They called me every name in the book. Amazing.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

Yep, you're right. The people on this thread will go to their grave screaming "Girl like nice guys!" and call me every name in the book when I disagree. Just look at the posts on this thread and see how vicious and hysterical they get. We always make fun of liberals when they resort to ad hominem attacks, well the majority of people on FR do the same thing.

I have learned through experience that the Prince Charming romantic crap is a complete waste of time and especially MONEY. Women see politeness as weakness. If you're a nice guy, you'll be put on the "Just Friends" list and will probably never be removed.

The a-holes are the ones that get the girls. Treat females like crap. Never EVER physically abuse them. But just be a jerk. THEY LOVE IT. They'll always come back for more.