This column was written at 2:30 in the morning the day it was due, so don’t judge. I had so much trouble coming up with the idea, I turned to four lovely females who were studying with me in the library. Thus, the “things I want my guy to do” list was born. In no particular order, they are as follows:
Chivalry: “It’s just all the little things,” said Rachel Webb, a senior in microbiology. “I want my guy to open the door for me, give me his jacket when I’m cold, and respect my friends. If you wannabe my lover, you GOTTA get with my friends. Make it last forever, friendship never ends.”
Buy gifts, be practical: “I like it when my guy surprises me with small but practical gifts,” said Amy Veracco, a senior in microbiology. “I like flowers to decorate my room, or gift cards to buy things with. Once I had someone buy me a huge bear, and I had no idea what to do with it. I was like, ‘Ok, so you got me a huge animal. That don’t impress me much. So you got the bear, do you got the touch?'”
Have a job: “I would like my guy to have enough money to take me to do fun things,” said Victoria Knight, a junior in microbiology. “There’s nothing worse than expecting to go do something fun on a Friday night and then realizing that you’re just going to watch streaming movies online. If you got money and you know it, take it out your pocket and show it then throw it.”
Wax your eyebrows and shower: Before I delve into this quote, I have to preface it by saying that I don’t know any guy that waxes his eyebrows. “I think most guys could benefit from a good eyebrow waxing,” said Alisha Johnson, a junior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology. “The little gardens growing between most guys’ eyebrows just don’t do it for me. I want my guys fresh, clean, and presentable. I don’t think most guys would agree to go along with this, but they just need to listen to my advice. I’m looking at the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways.”
Essentially what I found through these interviews are that society’s stereotypes are still alive and well. The common female (with an incredibly large margin of sampling error) wants a guy that fits a historical mold. However, I don’t think this is universally true. I think deep down everyone wants someone similar to themselves. They want someone with commonalities that they can share experiences with. But hey, what do I know? I don’t wax my eyebrows or buy gift cards for my girlfriend.
— Hunter Tipton is a senior in microbiology. He can be reached at [email protected].
