“All men are thinking is, I’d like a beer, and I’d like to see something naked”
- Jeff Foxworthy

“Men need three things, that’s all. Sleep, Sex, and Food. That’s it.”
– Bill Engvall

It is a joke. A humorously understated way of talking about the differences between men and women and what they “perceive” they need out of a relationship (not all that they *want*). It is a stereotype. And as with all stereotypes there is a certain basis in reality to it (See. Mitch’s answer).

Many men (usually myself included) will offhandedly reject this as a *total* falsehood, but I will suggest that these men most likely also have simply forgotten what their lives were B.C. (before children), because before my daughter was born my “needs” were probably closer to the simplicity suggested than the more complex and complete person I think I have come to be since my daughter was born, (which is also a far more complex version of the man I was before I was married).

This is a long way of saying that I do not agree with the sentiment as being as complete as it is suggested to be, but that there is a small amount of truth in the base of it.

The ‘adore them’ part can mean a lot of different things.

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I’ve been thinking about it and I dunno y’all. I imagine a world where someone cooked for me all of the time, gave me sex where I was guaranteed an O each and every time, and adored me and that ain’t sounding so bad.

I think Laura makes men sound very shallow. However, I think the ring of truth in the statement, and it hasn’t nothing to do with her expertise on relationships because *snort* with her affair but more of human tendency, is that some people are not looking for any higher fulfillment in life than those very basic things. That applies to men and women. Whose to say it’s wrong though….to not want more out of life? Are they they happier ones because they are so easily satisfied? Or is it the people looking for more meaning? I dunno!

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With that said, I’ve dealt with a wide assortment of men over the years from various walks of life and I’ve come to the conclusion that stereotyping people based on gender alone is totally unproductive. Some men are deeply emotional and involved in their family lives, others have no use for women aside from sex and food. I do my best to avoid the latter when possible.

And as someone stated earlier, we all need food, sex, and companionship. It comes with being human. They’re certainly high priorities for me. I won’t even date a man if he can’t or won’t cook.

Dr. Laura is a righteous lunatic.

I love food and sex, and the occasional nice compliment too. But those are only minor players in my character.

I read about husbands who come home from work and expect dinner to be made and the house to be perfect, and I think “Damn, am I the one that strange here?” I’ve never expected anything like that out of my wife, because I know that just trying to keep a shred of sanity while dealing with the kids throughout the day is sometimes the best you can do.

I help out with meals as much as I can, have no aversion whatsoever to changing diapers, and do my best to contribute to the housework. The best enjoyment I derive from sex is making sure that my wife is having a good time and getting her O’s…. no lie.

And husbands that are addicted to sports, tv and video games? Sorry. Don’t do those either. Too many other worthwhile things to do than to waste my time with those.

I’ve known some “food-sex-compliment men” in my time, and they’re pretty unidimensional in personality.

And I can enjoy a good fart joke like any guy.

And though I respect my fellow dad-bloggers I have to take an opposing viewpoint here. Even men as erudite and elegant as my bro Metrodad are at their most base element men. And we men—like it or not—are, at our very core, all giggling at fart jokes.

A more harsh way to restate what you said in your post is what men say when women are not around…feed me, f*** me, shut the f*** up. Of coarse this is our course way to communicate to each other cave man style, but it rings true. We need food, sex and a tiny bit of peace and quiet. But let’s be honest…who really cares what men need?

Ps: Chris- I’m a woman and I think this is a load of crap!