“You know what is happening all the time, acting is horrible and they are dumb story lines.” Is what a typical guy’s answer will be about any soap opera. You could stop every guy on the street and I bet you’d get an answer like that of some sort. They all probably haven’t even watched a soap opera but because it is against society’s norms, none will admit to watching any of them.
Men and their egos, certain things that may corrupt their ever so perfect “Male-ish Image”, those are the things that bother me most! I know a lot of guys who tell me something very girlish and if I was to repeat it in public they would shoot me! I wish they would all just realize they all say certain things that may make them look not so macho, but other guys do it too! According to ezinearticles.com: “Men like factual things and hate anything emotional. The emotional nature and lack of facts in a Soap are probably the biggest reasons for men disliking Soaps,” Although those definitely aren’t the only reasons.
The biggest reason that men hate soap operas is because they know almost 100% that women will compare the soap plot line to their own life. They feel that women want to relive what happened on Days of Our Lives yesterday, but don’t make the mistake that they want your life to be exactly what they saw on TV, because that is definitely not the case. Although, not going to lie, I definitely wouldn’t complain if this scene from Days of Our Lives would just so happen to happen to me.
Shawn surprises Mimi --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Si5ceIjxS0&feature=PlayList&p=DB7CC3A38D64BC9C&index=0&playnext=1
I don’t understand why it is such a big deal if guys want to watch soap operas or not. So they enjoy watching them, who cares? To me it’s the same scenario as girls watching sports. Would guys think it’s weird and would girls be ashamed to admit they watch them? I know I’m not, in fact I’d prefer to watch sports on TV on top of anything else. Does that make me any less of a girl?
http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-Most-Men-Hate-Soap-Operas?&id=908565
The biggest reason that men hate soap operas is because they know almost 100% that women will compare the soap plot line to their own life. They feel that women want to relive what happened on Days of Our Lives yesterday, but don’t make the mistake that they want your life to be exactly what they saw on TV, because that is definitely not the case. Although, not going to lie, I definitely wouldn’t complain if this scene from Days of Our Lives would just so happen to happen to me.
Shawn surprises Mimi --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Si5ceIjxS0&feature=PlayList&p=DB7CC3A38D64BC9C&index=0&playnext=1
I don’t understand why it is such a big deal if guys want to watch soap operas or not. So they enjoy watching them, who cares? To me it’s the same scenario as girls watching sports. Would guys think it’s weird and would girls be ashamed to admit they watch them? I know I’m not, in fact I’d prefer to watch sports on TV on top of anything else. Does that make me any less of a girl?
http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-Most-Men-Hate-Soap-Operas?&id=908565
I saw that your blog was about soap operas and I had to laugh. When I was around 6 and 7 years old I always use to watch Days of Our Lives with my grandpa all the time. My grandma couldn't stand the show, but my grandpa loved it. I can't say that I am really into soaps anymore, but I never really realized men weren't that into soaps until I was older because I always related Days of Our Lives to my grandpa :) Just one of my favorite memories about him.
ReplyDeleteI really don't see why guys won't watch soap operas. It's not that big of a deal! They are just scared to show any emotions, and don't know how to react to any of their own emotions when they arise. They shouldn't be scared to show emotion. And, I can't see why they won't watch them because they don't like drama, when in reality, men are the start of most drama in women's lives! I don't think a guy watching a soap would ruin a "manly" image.
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