The first thing I must tell you before I list my hubby's girlie traits is what kind of man he is. Manly man is the best way to describe him. He does manual labor, he can fix anything and his clothing and shoe collection consists mostly of brands such as Timberland, Carhartt, and Red Wing. When he wears plaid shirts sometimes I think he looks like the guy off Brawny paper towels.
The one thing that truly makes my dear husband (DH) stand out is his confidence. He is very rarely influenced by the shallow opinions of others as many of us are. In short, he doesn't care what most people think. Because of this he can do things that some may consider to be emasculating but to my man are just logical.
1. He waxes/plucks his eyebrows. Thank. You. Jesus. As humans we are meant to have two eyebrows, not one. If you are reading this and you have a uni brow stop reading and immediately go to your closest salon and fix it! Please refer to the Brawny picture above. I do not think they would sell nearly as many paper towels if he only had one eyebrow. As thick and dark those eyebrows are surely he also waxes.
2. He drives our minivan like a Camaro. One of my closest friends' husband will not drive or ever own a minivan because "minivans are for women". He would not get caught dead in a minivan. My DH is passing all the cars on the highway, weaving in and out of traffic, and testing how fast my old van can really go. He drives it like a pro.
3. He wears my extra large, purple, zebra print sunglasses. When he's driving the minivan and it's sunny he wants a pair of sunglasses. Unfortunately, I have a bad habit of breaking sunglasses or leaving them in places that are of no use. So, when his sunglasses are not in the van he will wear mine which are usually huge thick framed and very girlie. But going without sunglasses is bad for the eyes so he sports mine. He looks pretty good in purple.
4. He'll get a pedicure with me. Minus the polish. And why wouldn't he? Someone washes, scrubs, and massages your feet while you sit in a massage chair for an hour. They even clean, clip and shape your toe nails and I know there are quite a few men that desperately need that. It's not feminine. It's a necessity. If you've never had a pedicure you've got to try it.
5. He wishes we owned a Prius. Recently, I heard a comedy bit about how emasculating it was for a man to drive a Prius (even worse than a minivan). Actually, the comedian used much more colorful words but I think I summed up the meaning. But DH has to drive all over the entire metro area. Sometimes, that's hundreds of miles in a day. Usually, it requires his burly work truck but some stops don't. Think of how much energy and money we could save if we owned a Prius. He is so logical.
I have to say I lucked out with my man. Even when I told him that I was writing this post he didn't give me a hard time. He just called me ridiculous. Perhaps I am. :)
What feminine traits does your man have?
