Men today are pretty disappointing. iin?

"A man should know how to handle any situation." Are you sure you're not thinking of superheroes? I think you're thinking of superheroes.

I think your view point is pretty disappointing, and by extension you are pretty disappointing.

You had a father who knew a lot. He was your role model, and you're comparing the other men in your life to him.

Many people aren't brought up with parental role models like your father. A lot of men don't even have a father figure when they're growing up. Furthermore, if you've never had to fix a car, to fix a leak, to build a shed etc. you're unlikely to have experienced the processes required.

I agree that a lot of people could do with learning some basic manual and maintenance skills, especially if they're likely to need those skills multiple times. But I think this applies to women as well as men. A lot of these skills require time, equipment, instructions and practice - not everybody is privileged to have these, and plenty of people are willing to pay other people to alleviate the burden.

It's like a man belittling women who aren't adept at domestic chores because his mother was a multitalented housewife and that's how REAL WOMEN should be. It's an outdated and unfair expectation. We aren't all archetypical and we aren't all aspiring to be. Don't insult us just because you think all men should be versions of your father.

If you have certain skills, that is great. If you prefer men who have certain skills, that is great too. You have a type, congratulations.

However, please refrain from calling people who do not fit that type "disgusting", "pathetic" and "useless".

...I'd rather a man who knows his capabilities, and is able to say, "Nup, can't do this" and call a professional (this is WHY we have professionals, after all...) instead of the "I'm a man, I can do this shit because I have balls" train of thought and then arse it up.

Someone not fitting a gender stereotype does not make them more or less of a person.

let's reverse this and see. less than a hundred years ago, if a woman were unable to cook, clean, reproduce and enjoy spending her life caring for those children as her lifetime career and ultimate purpose, there was something wrong with her..... sorry, you just seem a bit sexist. men and women can and cannot do different things. not everyone has the capability of the typical american tv character and fits the "perfect" husband role.

You know what I can't stand? Females these days are always on the internet! They're all so USELESS and waste their time on their stupid cell phones and constantly posting boob-shots on Facebook. My mother NEVER wasted her time with cell phones or social media networks. She also had 6 kids and stayed at home, cooking and cleaning. A woman should stay in the kitchen and care for the children. Is it normal to think that all women today are pretty disappointing?

^How fucking stupid you sound.

Its alright Fix-It Felix, when you have a magic hammer from your father, how hard can it be? To be fair though Felix, not every man grew up with a magic hammer so you can't give a negative outlook on men who can't just because they weren't raised like you were. You're just letting your upbringing cloud your judgement and expectations. If all Sergeant Calhoun did was cook, I'd marry her. She just HAPPENS to also wear heavy duty armor and can shoot down any intruders faster than a chicken hawk in a coop of crippled roosters, but that is unexpected icing on the cake. I'd say it takes a man to admit he can't do something, within reason, and request help than to try something that he clearly doesn't have the experience to do and Wreck-It.

What a huge and cornball stereotype. Anyway liking a guy who is handy is fine. Appreciating self reliance is OK. But elevating Handy Andy to defining the gold standard of manhood and feeling all disappointed just says you don't understand men at all.

You should marry Tim Allen

I could say the same thing about women...

HOW DARE YOU! I AM A STAY AT HOME FATHER OF 4 CHILDREN AND YOU THINK EVERY SINGLE MAN SHOULD HANDLE EVERY SINGLE SITUATION!? You ma'am know nothing of how hard it is for me to work every day to provide food for my family than you come and say that IM lazy? WHAT ABOUT WOMEN they always expect men to do work FOR them...You sexist basterds...You are not and never will truly understand love or parenting.

I think you have a narrow minded stereotypical view of manhood. It's the same as men who say that any woman who can't cook, sew, and bake like his mother isn't a real woman. Value people for who they are,not what repair bills they can save you.

My only advice then is to try picking up guys at Home Depot.

All of us have limitations.

Okay, I'm not the Bear Grills kind of person you would accept as a male being. I can't change a tire, hunt a tiger or fix anything. But you no what? I can draw beautiful pictures, I can program stuff and help you understand art, design or history. Can Bear Grills do that? No? Guess he's not a complete man then.

I know what I want is a woman with a penis like me

I agree with you completely. I grew up having MEN as my male figures. So it definitely surprised me when I started meeting other boys in the world.
Most of them are scared of hard labor these days, where an increasing number of us women won't hesitate to get hands dirty.
I'm no feminist, honestly but I strongly believe that women are going to become the stronger species further down the track of evolution.

Yeah and women today don't cook for us or don't do our laundry. Tit for tat.

Part of being a real man is admitting to being human. Noone knows how to do everything...and I am an ex engineer turned actor/comedian speaking. I can change a tire, mow your lawn, cut down a tree, fight, hunt, nurture, speak multiple languages, cry, laugh, joke, or write you a poem...but at the end of the day...

Well...at the end of the day you have unreasonable expectations of a man. This would be like a man saying a woman "should put out whenever the he wants" or a "woman shouldn't go to school because she should only be a homemaker". These are ridiculous 1950's archetypes of people. We as a society evolve....I think all people...men and women should learn basic life skills...but we should also have the patience to teach those around us.

yeah it makes me sick when a guy fren of mine could not change his car's tyre while fetching his girl... he has to called me out in the night to do it for him...

i agree but we would work well together.

when your getting a new roof put on you do need a contractor for one reason if they mess up they will
have to re-fix the damage they have done but other
stuff like fixing pipes we could do i think it all
comes down to laziness.

while it is good to know the skills to fix something, it doesnt make them any less of a person if they dont. Besides, many things anymore are made so that only a professional can fix them, or so that its cheaper to buy new than to fix them.

I would be very surprised if i called a plumber and a woman showed up.

I would also be aroused.

Unfortunately I fail to live up to your low expectations by doing my own plumbing.

Dont ever generalize like you know the whole male population. You sound like an ignorant dumbass.

You women did this to us! We cant do the manly shit around the house cause, frankly, we are tired of hearing you bitch all the time on how we cant ever seem to get shit done. So If we know someone that can do it in a jiff, we can skip the senseless bitching, and get back to our useless lives!

I think they're very boring. Well, I have met a couple nice ones. But I'm not romantically interested in men so I'm not too peeved off by it. But I do think that men my age should grow up a little bit...

Depends on the man. I know some pretty good ones.

Plenty of them men can. Though I do know a guy who can't change a tire o_O