LIVING - SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
Cosmopolitan says that men are like animals, which we can train. Thus we should treat them like animals in order to get what we want (a.k.a. be marriage material) - seriously.
In their eyes, men are like like Chimpanzees, Dogs, Horses, Cougars, Lions, or Elephants, depending on the situation.
In fact, they say that your loser boyfriend can be fixed by using animal training methods, which is basically tricking and training them to being the person you want him to be - because men are essentially like to be given attention and treats (like dogs or chimps), and must be handled carefully (like lions or cougars - because your man apparently eats humans).
Now, doesn't that sound like a great way to build a healthy relationship? You being the dominatrix, and your man being the whining puppy, having no personality and being a robot who likes to occasionally play. Oh, how nice it would be if you had a spouse to give in to your every single command. For example:
As Used on Lions. Lions are, in a word, lazy. According to trainers, they sleep for up to 20 hours a day and only move when they see it as beneficial to themselves. "Trying to get a lion to do something when it's in resting mode can be very difficult and even dangerous," says lion wrangler Dave Salmoni, host of Animal Planet's "After the Attack." "That's why we make use of the animal's active time instead of trying to force it into doing something it doesn't want to when it's chilling."
Apply It to Your Guy. A man in veg-out mode is unlikely to move no matter how much you try to engage him. "You have to gauge when he's in a productive mood and then pounce to get him to do what you want," says Riche. If you notice that he prefers working out in the morning, that's a good time to ask him to help you clean when he's finished. If you need something done during his downtime and don't want to wait, bribe him. "Motivate him by making it worth his while," says Riche. When you feel like you haven't been able to have a heart-to-heart but he's in a coma in front of the TV, try plying him with his favorite snack. If his cravings for the food outweigh his interest in the TV, he'll eventually cave.
But seriously, if you need to "train" and "trick" your man into becoming something else than he really is, then maybe you're with the wrong person. Does a "healthy" relationship mean constantly manipulating your partner to your own benefit? Let your man have his own mind and be who he is.
[Cosmopolitan via Jezebel]
