I too struggled to find a reason to comment.
Would be the first to open door step aside and nearly be killed by a mad rushing rude thing!
It is quite a problem for Some women being what they are.
Even more for the house maid cooking ironing cleaning being on call for anything approaching work.
And trying to tell himself he is still the man of the house!
Know him well pity him too.

WmTrevor...Iam not gay you freak:-/....lol....and even if I saw, by the sounds of you...No self respecting poof would have ya:).....The post is about a study globally taken last year on which men around the planet of who is the most romantic....Just have a wild guess where Australia came in...I think the girls should be able to answer that one...so ladies, do we Australian men have the right stuff?

or is the study right:)

Just have some fun with it....cause some of you sad-sacks around here could do with some:)

Planet3

Dear Planet3,

You ask:

Do Australian men have the right stuff?

The ones we know definitely do.

Below is one of the Readings taken from my niece's
wedding:

"Happiness in marriage is not
something that just happens. A great marriage
must be created. In the Art of Marriage: the
little things are the big ones. It's never being
to old to hold hands. It's never going to sleep
angry. It is at no time taking the other for
granted. It's having a mutual sense of values and
common objectives. It is forming a circle of love
that gathers in the whole family. It's doing things
for each other not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice,
but in the spirit of joy. It's speaking words of
appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful
ways. It is cultivating flexibility, patience,
understanding, and a sense of humour. It is having the
capacity to forgive and grow.

It is finding room for the things of the spirit. It is a
common search for the good and the beautiful. It is
establishing a relationship in which the independence is
equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.

It is not only marrying the right partner, it is
being the right partner."

Those were the things that were taught by our parents -
and they were the things that were passed onto our children.
And - those are the things that still work for all of us today.

Do Australian men have the right stuff?
I don't know for sure because I married an Irishman : )

I do think my brothers have the right stuff though.
They both treat their wives very well.
They didn't get that from our Aussie dad though!

Foxy, you sound like a true romantic, which I am not usually.
A woman is what I am!

"Women are what they are"

The Americanisation of romance and relationships continues unabated. Led by Hollywood, women's mags, advertisers and sundry 'experts', all women.

Aussie bridezillas, romantic consumerism...Add by all means, that is enough from me.

A firm 'Yes' to romance, but not the sort of romance imported from the US, and definitely not the Canadian version of their US import, and Oz is following in Canada's footsteps :(

Planet3 I am far from a woman hater the exact opposite in fact.
My post was a true thought it carried concerns SOME women want to take the man out of their man.
Such women could repel rain! they do so for me.
I see no benefit in again airing such unpopular views.
'Only trouble.
So for civility's sake leave and hope the thread gets interesting.