What Men Really Want From Us

Those of us who are still out there in the market love to swap stories about all the quirky crimes men commit before, during and after a date. Admittedly, our critiques begin before we even meet them, as we voyeuristically search their online profiles for their selfies—self portraits taken while they’re staring into the bathroom mirror or posing in their geek caves—and then rip them apart for their poor judgment and reality-show-worthy depictions (come on, we all do it). Then, when we actually meet up with one of these guys, we may be subjected to all kinds of interesting behavior that gives us more complaint fodder: ungentlemanly manners, booty calls, delays in returning phone calls, not having a plan for the first date (“Uh, so what do you want to do tonight?”), or even learning that the guy has dated everyone we know. By this time, we have an endless number of stories to exchange with our girlfriends.

At some point I had to ask myself: Are we women just as bad? Are guys just as analytical and dumbfounded about our behavior? I decided to find out by asking my male friends and former dates to reveal their biggest pet peeves about us. Here are their top … //READ MORE