Guys, Whatever You're Thinking... Thank You!

I get a kick out of the titles on the covers of Cosmo and Glamour, one that caught my eye awhile back~~ “What Men Really Think During Sex Besides YESSSSSSSS!” Yes, the title had me laughing. The article did too. Yeah, I read it! It seems we ladies shouldn’t worry about the stretch marks and how we look nekkie. Men really mean it when they say “You’re being ridiculous. You look gorgeous.” Men, it seems, when intoxicated with lust have the ability to airbrush the woman before them. Who knows maybe it’s the blood flow south that affects the vision.*g*

Think he is fantasizing about another woman? It said that more times than not, he is fantasizing about the woman he is with. Remembering a time that particularly turned him on or if it is a fantasy… it’s more likely her trying something new or re-enacting the scene in a movie with her replacing the actress. Me? Bumping Angelina Jolie out of a fantasy? *Shakes head* That’s what they say. Do I believe everything I read? *shrug*

A lot of the men interviewed said the only time another woman really enters their mind is when they think of their naked grandmother to keep from crossing the point of no return. This is the section of the article I found most amusing. Women focus most of their thought and action on achieving orgasm. While men, well those concerned with the woman being satisfied, need to focus their actions and thoughts on anything other than moving from ‘oh damn that feels good’ to the point of no return.

Brave men revealed what they thought about to achieve this. Now ones that we often see in romances were mentioned… or close to it. The man concentrating on the woman “is she? Is she? Oh yes a moan, the face tensing, the gasp, the tightening up and then the quivering of her muscles… yes! She is, she is, I’m king of the world!!” Along those lines is what I tend to use in my heroes.

However, the typical realistic thoughts of distraction are kinda funny. At least some responses had me cracking up. Knowing why men do this, women should no longer blame a man for letting his mind wander from the moment. In fact, be thankful that he is doing it to consider her needs. I don’t think I would write it into a scene unless I was attempting humor. However, given my tendencies to write the dramatic I doubt it would happen.

Some examples from the male mind:

“Oh god, I hope I last longer than three minutes! Think! Think, about something else! Baseball, they say that works! Baseball! Baseball! Baseball! Oh no! Stay away from homeruns!”

“Hey Cat, get a clue! You no longer function this way! You’re not getting any. Gods what did you eat?”

“I really hate the color of these walls.” He couldn’t help disliking the shade of yellow three inches from his face. “I wonder what color I should paint them.”

“Why do I still have my socks on?”

“Oh, Will and Grace is on.”

“1x1=1, 1x2=2, 1x3=3….”

Now, I am not going to ask the men out there reading what goes through their mind. Didn’t even ask the hubby to verify the article. I like to think he is a representative of the heroes I read and write about *g* but for whatever he is thinking…I did thank him.

From the vault,
Mari