How to be a MAN

I have already said this before: food + me = true love.

I have also said before that I hated NYC because I was an outdoorsy kind of girl. I trekked and camped my way through Peru to get to Machu Picchu, I horseback rode through the mountains in Patagonia, I rode elephants in northern Thailand, I scuba dove in Cozumel ... So how come I fell in love with NYC? The parks ...

Playing volley ball at the Chelsea Pier Park, watching an outdoor movie at Bryant Park, enjoying a picnic at Central Park, it's all the stuff that turned me into a happy city girl, it's all the stuff that made all the cement around it worth it. However, getting my boyfriend to do any of it with me was a bit of a challenge.

Thankfully Charlotte was there with me. We both sucked at volley ball, but it didn't stop us. So what if we were bad? It only made it more fun. For us anyways.

Unfortunately no volley ball at Holland Park, no outdoor movie screenings, and no Charlotte - would have been a bit selfish and possessive and I guess crazy, to force her to move to London so I have someone to picnic with.


So I did what any other girl would do, I begged asked my boyfriend to do something I knew he didn't want to do and he had refused to do a hundred times already. And he agreed. I pinched myself in disbelief.

The one and only time we had picnicked together, I had ambushed him after we went horseback riding and he wouldn't even sit on the grass. He sat on a tree trunk, refusing to get on the ground. I was so mad.

But I didn't give up, and it was totally worth it.

Yes it took over a year and a continent change for this to happen, but it happened, and I think he even enjoyed it, which is really good news because I was seriously getting worried.  Everybody LOVES  picnics, right?

I promise you guys, enjoying a picnic doesn't take anything away from your manhood - au contraire.

Those white briefs do! 

Same goes for saying I LOVE YOU more than once a month, buying flowers and enjoying a back scrub at the spa. It's all stuff we girls admire. You even get Extra Points if you surprise your girl with a couple's massage or a picnic. I promise it is not that hard, but if you are drawing a blank or just don't trust my womanly advice, here is some great advice to follow about picnics and other stuff, from one man to another man: The Art of Manliness -:)

What's the best/worst surprise your significant other ever planned for you?
Ever planned a surprise that backfired on you?
I once surprised a friend with a homemade dinner without asking if she had any specific dietary needs. I spent all afternoon making fresh bolognaise sauce. She didn't eat meat.



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