7 Reasons To Embrace Your Guy’s Man Cave
By Erin Meanley, Glamour magazine
I visited the most pimped out man cave the other week. Upon crossing the threshold, I just couldn't believe someone had taken the time to decorate so thoroughly with beer signs, jerseys, sports memorabilia, and trophies. He had also built a kegerator from scratch.
Immediately, I detected threateningly high levels of testosterone in the air, and it caused me to feel uneasy-like when you step out on a humid day after spending an hour straightening your hair. It made me think this person was not relationship-ready since he was nesting in what looked like Sigma Chi 2.0. But slowly-with his help, no less-I have begun to see the overwhelming benefits of dating a boy with a man cave…and here they are, in no particular order:
1. It keeps him from ogling, meeting, and/or talking to girls.
If something female wanders into the man cave, it's either you, your cat, or like, a housekeeper.
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2. It keeps him from drunk driving (and saves you from worrying).
It's a short, safe commute to the man cave! And his friends can meet him there!
3. It keeps him from spending money.
If you and your guy share a bank account, the man cave is cost efficient. Instead of purchasing a round of overpriced beers for his buddies, he buys in bulk and dispenses from the keg.
4. It keeps him from disappearing via pub crawl (and you know where he is at all times).
Let's say you do not want to watch 30 football games on Saturday, so you opt out of accompanying him to the bars. Even if he says he's not going to bar hop, you never know which friend will have a hankering for wings served at another establishment. Pretty soon, you have no idea where he is. Even if you're secure and you trust your guy, you still might grow anxious with him out all day at bars.
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5. It keeps him from decorating your living room with his beer signs.
The man cave is a great place to store stuff you don't want in the living room-or anywhere else in the household, for that matter. Give him a man cave and he can indulge in all the delights of dude decor.
6. It keeps your house cleaner.
So he's into entertaining-why put up with strangers walking up and down your stairs, leaving beer cans everywhere, and messing up your kitchen? He can have 10 people out in the garage, and you can remain blissfully ignorant.
7. It keeps your man happier.
You've got your space. He's got his territory. Leave him be. Peace!
Does your guy have a man cave? Do you wish he did, after reading this? Is the man cave pictured above the most intense thing you've ever seen or what?
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