A new theory

[kellinator]

Today in the break room at the library I noticed a magazine titled "Child," and I idly wondered why I'd never seen fathers reading it, only mothers.

Then it hit me.

Women read magazines about being a better mother, being a better entertainer, being a Martha Stewart clone, thin rich celebrities, being a better cook, dieting, expensive fashions on skinny models, and pleasing your man in bed.

Men read magazines about cars, boats, hunting, fishing, naked women, gadgets, and how to get your woman to please you in bed.

I think I just figured out why women have higher rates of depression than men.

Comments

/me checks the magazines I've read recently

[jonnyx.livejournal.com]

Nuts & Volts
Monitoring Times
Skeptical Enquirer
Skeptic
Linux Journal
Linux Magazine
2600
Phrack (ezine)

No cars, boats, hunting, fishing, naked women or how to get your woman to please you in bed stuff; only a few gadgets. I'll refrain from making generalizations about stereotypes...

Re: /me checks the magazines I've read recently

[jonnyx.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, Adbusters too.

Re: /me checks the magazines I've read recently

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

I was slamming on my gender, not yours. Why so defensive?

My point is, men seem to generally read things that interest and amuse them, while women seem to read things that tell them they're not good enough.

Omigosh!

[faybee.livejournal.com]

That makes so much sense. Men worry about making men happy and women tend to do the same. Now if only women could stop worrying about men so much and start focusing on making themselves happy it would end so much depression. I think you may have just discovered the meaning of life, hehe. Bye 4 Now!

[disaster75.livejournal.com]

i read child for three years... terribly dull...

nowadays, we menfolk only read one magazine...

maxim

::alright boys, you may be seated now...
it got cars, boats, hunting, fishing, naked women, gadgets, and how to get your woman to please you in bed...