What did women learn about men only after starting a relationship?

1. Morning erections. I had no idea this happened every time until I started living with my first boyfriend. I mean, it just happens? For no reason?? Even when I'm not around??? Wild.

2. When they need to go to the store, they go straight to the item they need, grab it, pay, and leave. I need to learn to do that too.

3. The whole thing about the way to a man's heart being through his stomach. It's true.

I met a guy once, and the next morning I made him breakfast. He said no woman had ever cooked for him before, looked genuinely touched, and now we're married.

4. They keep a significant portion of their thoughts to themselves.

5. How rarely they receive compliments.

I told my boyfriend I really liked his shirt, and he didn't even know how to respond. He said he couldn't remember the last time he'd received a compliment, so I started looking for little things to praise him for.

6. How much the appearance of a penis can differ in its relaxed and erect states. And how much it can shrink in size in the cold.

7. Most of them really love to cuddle and have their heads stroked.

8. How strong men actually are. My first boyfriend threw me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes, even though I'm not a small girl.

9. When they ask to be left alone, they are absolutely serious about it. They don't mean, «Leave me alone for five minutes, and then start comforting me, or overanalyzing the situation, or forcing me to discuss everything.»

I had to learn this the hard way.

10. How much they sometimes itch in their groin.

And their silence doesn't mean they're angry or thinking about someone else; they're simply in their current mood.

11. How little it takes to entertain them.

My boyfriend once spent over an hour throwing rocks into a frozen pond because he enjoyed watching the ice crack. I find it interesting too, but a whole hour...?

12. Don't try talking to a man while he's playing video games if you expect a thoughtful response.

13. They always (or at least often) retain the sense of humor of a little boy. It's quite sweet.

14. They enjoy being «together.»

My friend said she's amazed at how men can turn anything into a fun group activity.

Throwing rocks into a lake? How far can you throw? How many bounces? The biggest splash?

Or digging a hole on the beach. Every man will join in on that fun.

15. My grandmother once told me that the biggest difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. And she was right.

16. They will always find a reason to make a «dad joke,» regardless of the situation.

17. You need to be extremely direct when asking them to do something, and only when you want them to actually do it.

If I need help right now, my job is to communicate that, otherwise everything will wait until he finishes his video game, haha.

18. Absolute devotion to underwear and t-shirts until they're practically glued together from sweat.

19. When I ask, «What are you thinking about?», and he answers, «Nothing,» he really means «nothing.» For a long time I couldn't understand how men could just sit and think about nothing?