Im turning into a guy guy

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fisheerman

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Originally posted by: paulxcook
I hear you. I'm 23. I used to play bass and guitar in various bands when I was a bit younger, go to local music shows, hang out til 4 in the morning with friends, play counterstrike on the same server every night, etc. I've always liked football, but no other sports.

Something has happened in the last few years. I got married. That was the big one. But I have older friends who have gotten married but pretty much stayed the same. I'm about to graduate. I now own my own home. I have bought a big screen TV to watch ESPN and NFLN on. I've built or remodeled a few things in my new home. I just bought a friggin reciprocating saw. I drink beer, play poker, fall asleep at 11:30 on a Saturday night (sometimes), listen to sports talk radio in the car... I'm getting old, and it bothers me that I'm ok with it. The small part of me that is still a kid is pissed off at the rest of me right now.
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wait till the kids come and it is all down hill from there.


 
meltdown75

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: pontifex
What is the age limit in Canada for drinking? Its lower than the US isn't it?
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19
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it's provincial
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Right. The legal drinking age is 19 in most Canadian provinces. Only Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec have set the age at 18.
 
HomeBrewerDude

HomeBrewerDude

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Jan 18, 2001
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<satire>

Have you recently accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior? Your transition towards stereotypical maleness suggests that the power of Christ is giving you the strength to admonish your previous non-alpha male tendencies.

Praise the Lord!
</satire>
 
moshquerade

moshquerade

No Lifer
Nov 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: DVad3r
Alright so here's what's happening to me.

I am 22, and my whole life has been pretty much normal. One thing I noticed about myself growing up is that I did not follow the typical guy trend, of liking/watching/playing sports, not caring about anything "hand's on work related" such as building/fixing things, working with tools, etc. I never even started drinking beer seriously until about a year ago. I used to workout hardcore also in the gym and keep a strict diet and be fit, until I had an accident where I got hit by a car riding my bike and breaking my collar bone.

Anyways, lately I have been noticing a trend in myself, and I am turning into one of these regular guy guys. I tend to get tired when it's late and pass out. I even slept in a movie theathre last time which never ever happened to me. I like to come home from work and just sit down and relax with a nice meal and a beer. I drink beer quite a bit now, maybe 3-4 times a week, but it's never more then 2 beers at a time.

I still don't watch sports, thank god, who knows what that would do to me, but I have picked up an interest in manual labor and whenever I go to a home depot or canadian tire I find myself walking around the store looking at tools because deep inside my brain I have plans for building a bar in my basement.

I have nothing against the stereotypical male, but I just can't help the sense of change in me, I feel like I am getting old or something. It might also be my job, I work at a school as a teaching assistant, I guess I play a double personality role because at work I act like I am 30 and talk about gay sh1t with the other staff (by gay sh1t I mean stuff like home decorations, stores, other students, other staff, blah blah blah), and when I am done work at 3 I get into my car, turn on some nice trance, meet up with my gf, and play some WoW or CSS.

Diagnose me plz!
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Welcome to reality and working for a living.
 
meltdown75

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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So OP, is asking your girly friend for gas money included in this "guy's guy" persona, or have you moved on from that?

:D
 
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Gulzakar

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Oct 9, 1999
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Dude,

It happens.

I mean, it's not really being a guys guy...you've just exposed yourself to other things. I'm in the same boat as you...I LOVE it.

I love going to OSH or Home Depot...
 
AMCRambler

AMCRambler

Diamond Member
Jan 23, 2001
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Well I guess we gotta give him back his man card now. Unless of course this was all just a ploy to get it back!
 
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skace

Lifer
Jan 23, 2001
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Some random comments. Manual labor is great and it is practically required as you become more responsible for your living conditions. Drinking beer is not a requirement for anything. Playing sports is 10x more fun than watching them and watching sports is only more fun than say, watching CNN or reading a newspaper.

That's my take, but to each his own.
 
OutHouse

OutHouse

Lifer
Jun 5, 2000
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Originally posted by: paulxcook
I hear you. I'm 23. I used to play bass and guitar in various bands when I was a bit younger, go to local music shows, hang out til 4 in the morning with friends, play counterstrike on the same server every night, etc. I've always liked football, but no other sports.

Something has happened in the last few years. I got married. That was the big one. But I have older friends who have gotten married but pretty much stayed the same. I'm about to graduate. I now own my own home. I have bought a big screen TV to watch ESPN and NFLN on. I've built or remodeled a few things in my new home. I just bought a friggin reciprocating saw. I drink beer, play poker, fall asleep at 11:30 on a Saturday night (sometimes), listen to sports talk radio in the car... I'm getting old, and it bothers me that I'm ok with it. The small part of me that is still a kid is pissed off at the rest of me right now.
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just wait until you start getting thick hair growing out of your ears then you will feel old and start looking over your shoulder for the grim reaper.
 
dainthomas

dainthomas

Lifer
Dec 7, 2004
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Originally posted by: Greenman
And so it starts. Another generation of young men becoming "good old boy's". Soon, you'll look disdainfully on the foolish "young bucks" out partying all night, you'll begin to wonder if George Bush is really such a bad guy after all. And soon enough the defining moment will arrive, the day you look at a group of young people and say "damn collage kids".
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No kidding. I'm 35 and I can't stand those damn kids with their works of visual arts made from an assemblage of different forms.

 
DVad3r

DVad3r

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Jan 3, 2005
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
So OP, is asking your girly friend for gas money included in this "guy's guy" persona, or have you moved on from that?

:D
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Naw she gives gas money on a regular basis now, I barely even think about it anymore. Also developed a new strategy for conserving gas. Her dad is a nut about her being home every night, so if I want to conserve my fuel tank, I just don't drive her back, and make him send out one of the family probes (himself, or the 2 brothers) to pick her up. It works every time. The only downside is my RL reputation points decrease with her family by doing this, but then again I don't care too much because I got into a serious arguement with her whole family a few weeks ago, and let's just say I don't go inside her house anymore.

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
You're not "getting old", you're just "getting boring" ;)

- M4H
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Bastard I hate your witty responses!

But seriously I am not an alcoholic, I just love beer, more specifically Weiss(wheat) beer.
 
grohl

grohl

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Jun 27, 2004
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Don't bemoan the fact that you are getting older and changing your tastes.

So what if you aren't the person you were. Think of it as improvement! Life is about finding new things that are interesting to you. Doing the same thing day in and day out and having the same habits and interests your whole life would be really boring.
 
BeauJangles

BeauJangles

Lifer
Aug 26, 2001
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Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: Greenman
And so it starts. Another generation of young men becoming "good old boy's". Soon, you'll look disdainfully on the foolish "young bucks" out partying all night, you'll begin to wonder if George Bush is really such a bad guy after all. And soon enough the defining moment will arrive, the day you look at a group of young people and say "damn collage kids".
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No kidding. I'm 35 and I can't stand those damn kids with their works of visual arts made from an assemblage of different forms.
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I'm glad someone else picked up on that too.
 
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