“I tried to tell him how the things he did made me feel,” my friend argued, “and he threw a mantrum!”
“A mantrum?” I asked, taking a moment for the new, self-explanatory word to sink in before laughing.
“Yes! It was like an adult child was in the room.”
I couldn’t stop laughing.
“He’s pouting now,” she continued.
Regaining my composure, I asked, “So did he eventually calm down enough to talk it out?”
She let out an exasperated sigh. “Yes, but then he just started mansplaining, and I’m even more confused than I was before the whole discussion started. It just went on and on nonsensically. He even peppered it with a few sports analogies.”
Laughing again, I asked, “How many of these ‘man’ words do you have? Because they’re kind of brilliant.”
She rolled her eyes. “I think that’s it, but I may come up with more if this topic comes up again.”
Ladies, how many times have we had a guy say something that left us feeling taken aback? Seeing our response was not going to be favorable, he would immediately start mansplaining in an effort to go back and cover his tracks.
Frankly, whenever a guy has tried to mansplain something to me, I’m left with no idea how what he said applies to the situation at hand. What happened to that old saying that men are simple creatures who say exactly what they feel? Maybe they do in the sports and news departments but, when it comes to discussing a relationship or feelings, it’s not so simple.
The guy who throws a mantrum may have not-so-hidden anger issues. I’m not the kind of person who responds to yelling, jumping up and down, and pouting. Believe it or not, I don’t find that sexy. On the other hand, a guy who can empty the mousetrap for me, I find that pretty sexy. Now, what would I call him? A man-saver? A man-i-nator? A man-god? A man-cat? I guess I’m not as creative as my friend, so I’d better just stick with “hero” and make him a Manwich.
Happy dating!
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