I'm a Guy, But...

mikey_nz is a super Sparkler who opens up about being a guy with a few "girly" habits. We're totally digging his honesty, and we can't wait to hear what you think! Enjoy!  –SparkNotes Editors

In this modern world, where girls ride motorbikes and guys are full-time dads, where the fragile line dividing the genders is being blurred, I am forced to ponder the distinction between male and female (apart from the obvious physical differences that is), and to question how exactly society expects us (as men) to act.

Are men still supposed to be manly? What is manly, for that matter?

And so it is in the spirit of these questions that I offer up some things about me that would be considered by many to be "girly." I'm not ashamed of these things. OK, well maybe I am a little, but I accept I'm not Chuck Norris, and so I'd like to think that I can fess up to the world and still retain and least a scrap of my male essence. I can do these things and still play sports, go to parties, and generally fool around with my mates. So it's OK...right?

1: I watch Gossip Girl. Yes, I know this is probably the girliest of all girly shows, and the storylines almost exclusively revolve around relationships, social standing, and other such foreign things that I don't do so well in real life. But it's addictive! I'm sick of Dan/Serena and Chuck/Blair already (and we're only just starting season two down here) but I swear, if I‚m not near a TV on Sunday afternoon I'll have a Rain Man episode. There's just something strangely alluring about a bunch of high school students who look and act like they're 25. Actually, have you ever seen anyone in the show get asked for I.D.? Cause I certainly haven't.

2: I like clothes. As in, I obsess over the clothes that other people have, which I can't afford, and probably couldn't pull off even if I could afford them. Honestly, the first thing I'm going to do when I finally dig up that cache of gold that I'm sure is buried somewhere in my backyard is buy a whole room full of shoes. And shirts to go with them, of course. And ties, I like ties. And some pants. Well, you get the idea. Although I do hate shopping, so maybe that's not such a good idea.

3: Disney movies make me cry. The Lion King specifically. I have also been known to shed a tear while watching slightly more grown-up movies such as Gladiator, Return of the King, King Kong and Blazing Saddles. OK, maybe not that last one, unless someone happens to throw industrial acid in my face or something, but definitely the others. Not exactly a massive shock I know, but feelings are not something guys are supposed to have unless their mum dies or their wife leaves them for the milkman/yoga instructor/bodybuilder next door. Hence the saying, "I'm not crying, I've just been cutting onions in the rain." I console myself with the mentality that girls love a sensitive man. Right? Please?

4: Finally, and perhaps most embarrassingly, I have (occasionally) asked myself the age-old question; "Does my bum look big in this?" Also embarrassingly, the answer is often "yes." And then I wear it anyway, cause I'm poor and only have two pairs of pants...

So what other things do you guys do that break the gender mold? Any girls out there who weld truck chassis together in your spare time? Guys who design floral drapes? Go on, I promise I won't laugh.