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Fleuellen is offline Fleuellen Post #41  December 26,2009, 6:25am
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suzyblueeyes wrote :
Lol. I have dated this guy! ... He was uber sensitive, read all sort of self-help books, but was singularly the most emotionally damaged man I have ever dated in my life. ...
Yep, that'd be me ... if asked i don't recoemmend "dating" me ... I want to be Hamlet, but I'm stuck at being Horation ... even that line sets me out as too much of snagg ... guys should't go the plays ... thats sizzy ...

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yoga_gal wrote :
Ok, in another thread the term SNAG was used to describe a guy and this is the definition given by lil_lamb:

the SNAG is a horrifying creature. they come off unusually evolved. have read all the self-help books women have, do all the yoga women do, talk about their feelings in a very articulate way like women. they believe they're in touch with their feelings, but really they've only analysed these things intellectually and, in fact, are totally subject to them like a two-year-old.


I would like to hear more because I am not sure if I understand and have run across this guy or not. Is this guy a player or just really not self-aware? Too much Oprah time and inexperienced or just someone that knows the right things to say?



oh, and SNAG stands for Sensitive New Age Guy!
There really is such a thing?? And who is the person who makes these Titles up?? We need to stop labeling everything and just stick with the facts....lol

So if he is the New Age guy, what does the New Age woman act like in order to get such guy??
 
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KungFuFtr wrote :
Actually I do a little bit of Yoga. It's a great way to recharge the batteries! I have to do it at the privacy of my own home though. When I went to the studio I was really impressed by the beauty, class and poise of the women. Unfortunately, one of them ripped a55 in class and I think I had an aneurysm trying to contain my laughter. As a result...I think I suffered brain damage.

The cosmic people are just as prevalent in the martial arts circles.
I can imagine that & your resulting laughter as being a little disruptive of the class & the calming aspect of it.

The laughter was likely highly therapeutic for you though.
 
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yoga_gal wrote :
I saw that and LOL! It really didn't offend me because....

Thanks for having my back though! No one looks out for their friends on the board than you do!
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Actually I do a little bit of Yoga. It's a great way to recharge the batteries! I have to do it at the privacy of my own home though. When I went to the studio I was really impressed by the beauty, class and poise of the women....The cosmic people are just as prevalent in the martial arts circles.
OK, YogaGal, if you say so.....that's good enough for me!

KungFu, that was as nicely worded a post.....as anybody could have hoped. I think I'll go see about that.....hat check girl! I might have left something there myself.....

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So there's this overall impression that what women have wanted from guys has evolved over time.

First, I'd say decades ago, it was expected that guys be the one to initiate dating, push for sex...while the woman was passive.

Then women push for more equality and somehow this filtered through to dating as well. Part of this was men were expected to be more affectionate, less selfish and more aware of what women wanted....more sensitive to her needs, not just his.

But then it went too far for many women. Guys started becoming too sensitive, too much like women. Women began seeing that some of the qualities that attracted them (strength, toughness, maniless) were being replaced by sensitivity and sweetness.

So in the last many years, there has been a backlash against this trend. Women are communicating that they want their men to be more like men, not quite so touchy feely.

It's funny though. Because really guys are all of these things...they can be really caring and sensitive, but strong and tough as well.

Overall I think behind all this is the critical quality that is overlooked, self confidence. If a guy has this, then the rest really just falls into place.
 
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robv_la wrote :
It's funny though. Because really guys are all of these things...they can be really caring and sensitive, but strong and tough as well.

Overall I think behind all this is the critical quality that is overlooked, self confidence. If a guy has this, then the rest really just falls into place.
I agree, robv, and like Spider, I prefer a masculine man who is also sensitive to a healthy degree.

But you make an excellent point, and one I believe is true of men and women; that often, hypersensitivity and an unhealthy focus on feelings are the result of insecurity, and it occurs in all kinds of people.
 
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