If you are given the choice to pick your gender before you are born into this world, would you pick the gender you are now or would you want to change? At times, I think I might actually seriously consider being a guy and here are the reasons why:
Sometimes, I want to be a man because…
1) I’ll just need 5 minutes to shower.
Guys can easily pop into the shower and get out in five minutes – a quick wash of their short crop of hair, rubbing down the body and washing certain private areas and they are done. Girls, especially those with long hair, have more to wash!
2) Dressing up takes less effort.
Dressing up for a guy means a smart suit, styled hair and an exquisite watch topped with a pair of shoes. Dressing up for girls includes the hair, nails, make-up, dress, shoes, bag/clutch and accessories (necklace, rings, bracelets, brooches etc).
3) Packing will be a breeze and I can travel light.
I think I have too many toiletries and I don’t even use make-up. I’ve travelled with other typical female friends and the amount of toiletries as well as clothes, accessories and shoes they bring can be quite alarming. But guys can just wear the same jeans for a week and bring maybe four t-shirts for the same period.
4) I don’t need to spend so much money on clothes and accessories.
Many of my girlfriends spend a significant amount of their money on clothes, bags, shoes and facial products. I don’t own a pair of heels at all and I’ve been using the same sports bag for more than a year now so this issue does not bother me as much. However, we do have extra clothing to spend on, such as bras.
5) I don’t have to worry about getting pregnant.
Come on, I bet some of you have this worry of getting accidentally pregnant. Guys don’t have to go through the anxiety of missing their periods and worrying for the worse… but they do have to deal with the woman they landed in hot soup.
6) I can say goodbye to the monthly PMS.
This is my monthly bane of my life. I absolutely dread getting the period. About seven to 10 days before it’s due, I will experience bloating (I’ll get a ‘beer belly’), water retention (my weight goes up by at least 1kg), fatigue (I will like sleeping all the time), irritability (I get more easily annoyed than usual) and don’t even get me started on the smell.
7) Post-birth weight gain will never be a worry.
I have to admit that one factor which I’m not looking forward to after I give birth, is the process of losing the excess weight. Some women are able to lose the weight easily, some will struggle and many end up keeping permanent weight gain. Plus, there’s the part where you will feel so huge and clumsy, and tipping the scales at numbers you probably never seen in your life.
8) It’s ok to be career-driven.
Although men and women are treated equal these days, I still feel the stereotype of the men going out to bring home the bread while the women takes care of the house. This may not apply to all – in some situations, it’s fine if the man needs to travel for work and spend a lot of time away from home and the kids, but totally not cool for the woman to do so, especially if there are kids involved.
9) Lifting weights and having muscles is normal.
What’s wrong with women lifting weights heavier than men and having more muscles than society thinks women should have? When guys have bulging biceps and washboard abs, they are deemed awesome. Apply that to girls and they become scary. What?! I love lifting heavy weights and I think it’s sexy to have a fit and toned body!
10) I won’t have the pressure of having to cook and clean.
Even though we are living in a modern society where the women work as hard as the men, there is still the stigma that women should cook and clean. I’ve been in conversations about this many times and I am not embarrassed to admit that I don’t know how to cook. It’s not that I’m lazy and not willing to learn; I just have my priorities now and when the time comes (eg. when I have a kid), I will rise to the occasion and learn how to cook so nobody at home will starve.
Of course, men have their own unique set of problems, including the stress of earning enough money to build a home and start a family, and there are lots of positive aspects of being a woman. I’m not putting the female gender down; I’m proud to be a woman but at times I really can’t help wanting to be a guy.
