Sometimes things occur and ya wish there was a man around to do it... had to call my neighbor over to help me attach a stupid grass catching bag to my lawnmower.. ugh
I have great neighbors...
So there's one occurrence where one comes in handy..

Most of them are out doing their "Honey-Do" lists.
Others hiding to try to get out of their "Honey-Do" Lists.
Some are out celebrating, thinking they got all of their "Honey-Do" list completed.
Others are on a quest to find the perfect "Honey-Do" task.
Finally, a few are out completing their "Me-Do" list.

I was trying to find that joke about how women can not only raise children, but can be doctors, astronauts, etc., etc., etc. (A very long list.)
Then it says men are good at fixing stuff, lifting heavy objects, and killing icky bugs. (And maybe taking out the trash.)

At the moment, I am having a cup of tea and a quick break while painting the bedroom. But, if you had of called, I would of come over.. :-)

Oh yes, and then getting awkward for having to ask the neighbour, again, hihi.

I need a man to hang up 1 of the speakers from my HiFi. Done the other 3, but this one is at a rotten angle that is awkward to get to for me with my neck injury.
He's going to do it for me, but it never seems to work out that way.

Same with hanging the curtain rail back up that came down 2 yrs ago... can't do it with my neck and a rotten place to drill, in between 2 pipes from the central heating. The wall is bad right there cos it has been used to hang curtain tracks since the house was built in 1963...

It's the Bob the Builder stuff mostly... Oh, and putting a new inner tube in the back-wheel tyre of my bicycle. I can't do that

And fixing the outdoors tap... poxy thing won't close. Tap in the shower is being a pain up the rear end too...

I think I should invite him over for at least a week He won't need a week for these few things, but I like having him 'round
And getting to sleep with him each night, yes, I need my man!

Well, you can't expect all guys to be "handy men". I was with a guy for a few years who was good with electrical work around the house, but knew nothing at all about car engines.

Not sure I understand. I can do or figure out anything

I don't need a man but want one is different. I can hold my own

Use to think that too... Got tired of waiting on projects so started doing a few DYI projects myself... Not only do they get done the way I want them to but can't blame anyone but myself if it don't get done...And found out some of the things I did not think I could do was not as hard as I thought they would be...

And fixing the outdoors tap... poxy thing won't close
Now that is costing somebody some money. How's your water bill?

TxsGal, way to go.

I plan on just making enough money to hire people to do all the chores I don't want to...maybe live in a condo where someone else can mow the lawn and shovel the driveway

I can remember shoveling the driveway. It was some sort of white stuff, right?

Handymen are for hire all over the place just spend a few dollars and get what you need done...

Townhouses and Condos are terrific all the amenities with none of the fixing jobs other than paying its a great way to have it both ways lol

I can fix it all with Spray Foam and Duct Tape...line forms to the right, take a number... be with you shortly.

Ha ha ha....There you go...a handyman at your service 24/7...lolzzz

I'm right here baby

Such an interesting statement... This seems to be the latest fad among single women.
These days we don't get judged by men if we can't do something, we get judged -knocked even- by fellow females if we can't do things ourselves. We now have to feel guilty and unworthy when we can't do things ourselves. Men don't treat us that way, other women do. Interesting development...
It is the trend for single women to expect from themselves and other females to be able to do everything, to "hold your own" otherwise you're a failure. It's not said that way, but presented that way nonetheless.
We're so hard on ourselves, and each other, which is also very unfeminine..

I know women like that and they pride themselves for it. What they don't see is that they have become very masculine. Not literally, one of them dresses utterly feminine even, yet the way she feels -her energy- is so incredibly masculine, and it is off-putting as heck.
Being like that could create a vicious circle in another area: such women usually have difficulty finding a man.
Logical: there is no space for a man when you yourself are already 'the man' in your masculine energy. A man doesn't want another man, not even one in a female body. He wants a woman.
Then, rejected by men, these women get even more adamant to do it themselves, become more masculine etc. --> Vicious circle.

I've often wondered what they are trying to proof, and to whom. I suspect to themselves first and foremost, to show they can do it, are worthy etc.

Thing is, when you're empowered in your femininity you don't have to proof anything. You accept and embrace that the masculine and feminine are different. Asking for and needing help is not a crime, nor does it make you weak, useless or unworthy. It is simply recognizing what you can/should and cannot/shouldn't do in life, which I think it the most healthy approach one can have.
Sure it's okay to do things yourself, sometimes we all have to. But I have yet to come across a woman who does all that and succeeds at remaining feminine at the same time.

I can drill a hole, fix things, but I cannot do it as well or as fast as a man. That doesn't bother me, because I am not a man, I am a woman, and proud of it. I don't feel the need to be able to do what a man can do, because I simply never can. I haven't the physical strength, and my brain is wired differently.
It is such a relief to not have to carry the masculine energy! I never realized just how much of a burden that is until I got involved with a very masculine energy man.

interesting statement..it is an evolution in this country not just among older single women but I see it in the young ones also that are in my college classes. It is this belief that I can do all things myself. Now on the one hand I commend them for this but on the other hand, there are times in our lives when we might need to reach out and ask for help from friends or family.
back to the evolution of woman..used to be not so long ago
that all a woman was expected to do was grow up and learn how to tottle around with a book on her head in heels and sit like a lady
learn how to cook, sew, keep a neat and tidy house and make sure she looks good and learn how to tend babies and that was all she was expected to know
Oh, sure we have public education in this country so most at least graduated high school but then got married..
if they did not get married in their early twenties when they looked good
then perhaps it was secretarial school
or they could be a teacher or maybe a nurse
but were also expected to drop this career immediately if they caught a husband and if they were the spinster daughter then it was their job to care for their aging parents
it was a man's world baby
but then something happened..many of these so-called happily married women were not so happy with this arrangement
began speaking up and on came the winds of change..
the apron strings were untied and set down and mama left the kitchen to go out into the great wide world
so many of us are daughters of the sixties and the seventies when this change was happening in this country
by the eighties there were such things as yuppies and career couples
daycare for children took off as more and more women were in the workforce
women's career clothes had big boxy shoulder pads and man suits for women
to wear to the office to now work along side these men and at times
be promoted to positions of authority that our ranked them
women in this country were entering all the male dominated professions
mechanics, firemen, military, police, doctors, lawyers
the evolution of woman..
in order to do this..something had to give
as women took on more 'manly' kind of roles in their lives
and became more independent and were able to financially support themselves
which gave them the freedom to leave a bad relationship
these ideas of being ladylike, demur, sweet natured
and dependent on a man to do things for her
were not a good fit anymore

so I see this flip flop going on this battle between
" why are men not gentlemen anymore, open a door and treat a lady like a lady" and " I will do it my damn self"

see many of us did get married in our twenties or thirties
and set up housekeeping , make babies and raise them..
for whatever reasons found ourselves single later in life
and were very often expected to take on the roles of both mother and father for our kids..

but does a man become 'more feminine' when this happens?
well depends on how you define it I suppose
daddys fixing their daughter's hair, going to dance recitals
my father-in-law had to learn how to fend for himself
go grocery shopping, cook or at least run the microwave
buy sheets and comforters, run the dishwasher
bathe the dog, take him for walk
pick out furniture and decorate the rooms of his home
pick out gifts on the kids birthdays and send cards
did he become more feminine or just more self reliant?
and when this happens due to circumstance and life
does it not make sense then that you would have less of a need
to be dependent on someone else to do things for you?