Conference turris::womannotes-v3

    I agree!!  I love men as well!!
    
    Ever since I was a small child I always loved men.  I get along
    with men better than women.  Most of my best friends are men.  
    I'm attracted to many men for many different reasons.  Sometimes 
    it is physical but not as often as mental and intellectual.  I feel
    that men are not a petty as women.  They are much more direct and
    can express certain feelings much better than women.  We tend to
    sit and stu (sp?) over certain emotions rather than dealing with
    them directly.
    
    All in all and without being a bore, I still LOVE men!
    
    ELS
      
    
    

    re .0, I think the problem, if it is a problem, about everyone making
    lists about what we love or hate about either men or women, is that we
    are all making generalizations based on a few individuals we have
    personally known.  For example, I can't help but shake my head in
    amazement over your statement that men don't seem to be as moody as
    women, and seem to be calmer than women.  My experience has been just
    the opposite.  All three of the men I have lived with in my life have
    been very moody with very volatile tempers, while I (a woman) am an
    extremely easy going and usually calm person.  :-)
    
    There are some things I love about men, but I'll have to think about it
    for a while first.
    
    Lorna
    

    re .3, Steve, what's wrong with making generalizations on why we love
    men based on a few we've known personally?  Well, if I say I love men
    because they look good, then I think of all the men who don't look
    good.  If I say I love men because I enjoy making love with men, I
    think of all the zillions of men I wouldn't want to make love with.  If
    I say I love men because of the interesting conversations I've had with
    them, I think of all the men who bore me to death.  On the other hand,
    if I say I hate men because they are bossy, impatient, violent, and
    have quick tempers, I think of all the men I like who aren't like that
    who have been some of my best friends.  I find it difficult to say that
    I either love or hate men, women, or people, in general, because there
    is too much good and bad mixed up together in everyone.  I like some
    people and I don't like some people.  I'm not even sure I actually love
    the human race, in general, because people are often so cruel to each
    other.
    
    Lorna
     

    
    Lorna,
    i agree!  I love some men, and some women, not because of their
    maleness or femaleness, but rather how we relate, who they are,
    what we have done together.  and I dislike (can't waste the
    energy to hate...) some men and some women for who/what they are,
    how we *don't* relate, etc.  But I can't say I love either men
    or women in general because each is too different from the other
    to generalize that much.
    
    qualities in either sex that I like are :
    caring, understanding, listening, laughing, etc...
    
    deb
    

    
    RE last few
    
    If we have a generalised topic heading I guess we'll be prompted into
    generalised responses.
    
    Why not change these few topics to "I love *some* men.." or "I love
    *some* women"......
    
    I guess changing it to "I love/hate some people because..." would be
    too pc to catch the attention ;-)
    
    'gail
    
     

    I love men (generic) because they are the complement of women (generic).

    We belong together. We were made for each other.

    They smell different in a warm masculine way that delights my nose.

    Our bodies fit together in hard-soft-warm-cool sensation that slides
    across our being with shivers of delight.

    Their hands can kill an enemy or caress a baby.

    Our brains our different and provide endless facination with those
    differences. We show each other the world through different ports.

    Societies and cultures the world over have tried to separate us and
    drive us apart, but still we find each other. liesl

    
    Actually,  I agree with all of you.  I didn't particularly like the
    negative generalizations of the "I hate X" notes, so I started a
    similar but more positive note.
    
    
    It is interesting though, Lorna, that the men you've known have been
    moody.  I guess I was wrong.  Hmm.
    
    Rachael
    

    re .9, I didn't mean to imply that you were "wrong."  You are *right*
    about your own experience.  It's just that mine was different.  I think
    both sexes include moody people.
    
    Lorna