30 Weird Facts about Guys, their Deviant Mind, Crushes & Love Life

Don’t you wish you could read a man’s mind? Well, if you read these 30 facts about guys you will be that much closer to making it a reality. 

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For girls, understanding a guy may need more than just experience. That’s why you’re here seeking out the facts about guys.

You can date a few guys, but that still won’t help you understand them better.

To actually get to know a guy, you need to have fun, intellectual conversations with him and try to understand the way he thinks along the way.

[Read: 60 get to know you questions in a new romance]

But if you’re in a hurry to know everything there is about a guy and the way he thinks about you, love, and his life, these facts about guys are all you need.

Understanding a guy’s mind better

When it comes to the opposite sex, guys and girls think along similar lines about many things. But there are several differences too.

For girls, a pleasant-looking guy with a lot of charm and a great personality would impress any girl in the very first conversation.

But for a guy, it’s quite different. At first, it’s the appearance, and then it’s a whole series of stages that makes a guy take his time before falling in love with a girl even if he likes her at first sight. Read the 7 stages of love for guys and how they really fall in love to know more about that.

30 facts about guys to understand them better

Try to understand these facts about guys and relate them with the guy in your life or the guy you like.

And as long as you look for ways to make yourself more likable using these facts and tips, you’ll definitely be able to impress the guy you like and make him want you more. [Read: 31 circumstances when a guy may never ever like you back]

Emotional facts about guys girls must know

Let’s start with the emotional facts about guys. You might think that guys aren’t emotional at all, but that’s not true. And here’s why.

1. They get jealous

Your boyfriend will feel easily threatened when you flirt with another guy in front of him. But at the same time, your boyfriend will feel like he’s on top of the world if you cling on to him in front of other guys who are attracted to you.

Make him feel lucky to date you when there are so many other guys who like you and he’ll love you more. [Read: 23 secrets to make a man feel desired and loved]

2. They have feelings and emotions

Guys do want to talk about their feelings too. Just because they don’t initiate heart-to-heart conversations doesn’t mean they don’t like talking about it.

Just don’t make him feel threatened by your questions and he’ll definitely open up to you.

3. They like being complimented

Guys love compliments. But what human being doesn’t? It always feels good to hear nice things about yourself from other people.

They don’t hear compliments too often from their friends, but when they hear it from a girl they fancy, they’ll never forget it! [Read: 30 genuine compliments for guys they’ll never forget]

4. They feel love

Guys love their girlfriends even if they don’t say it often. Guys aren’t always vocal about feelings. But your boyfriend may feel more comfortable letting you know he loves you through his actions than his words.

So, don’t think that he’s not feeling it if he’s not saying it. Watch for other ways he expresses his love too. [Read: 45 subtle signs a guy really loves you even if he doesn’t say it out loud]

5. They need to be respected

Of all the things men want in a relationship with a girl, respect is the biggest craving of all. So, if you don’t treat him well, he will resent you for it.

But if you give a guy respect, he’ll love you more. Take control of the relationship instead and he’ll shrivel into a shell. 

6. His father is important to him

For a guy, his father is his first role model and his behavior is almost always similar to his dad’s unless he had a bad relationship with his father.

So, you should ask about his dad and what he admires about him. Also, ask him how he thinks he’s like him. Knowing his dad will tell you a lot about who he is too.

7. They can be vulnerable

Guys are just as emotionally vulnerable *if not more*, and heartbreaks affect guys a lot more than it affects girls! It’s easy to think that guys have a heart of stone, but that’s not true.

They don’t always like opening up and sharing their feelings because they are afraid of getting hurt. But that doesn’t mean that they aren’t vulnerable – it actually means that they are. [Read: What does it mean to be vulnerable? 15 ways you can open up more]

Sexual facts about guys

We all know that guys like sex, right? But sometimes things aren’t as cut-and-dry when it comes to guys in the sack. So here are some facts about guys when it comes to sex.

8. Attraction is complicated

Guys are attracted only by the physical appearance of a girl at first sight. But it isn’t always about a perfect ten body.

It could be a girl’s cute smile, the way she flicks her hair, or even the way she stares at him from across the room that draws him to her. [Read: How to get a guy to notice you and fall for you wherever you are]

9. Threesome fantasy

It’s every guy’s fantasy to be desired by many girls at once. Almost all guys have fantasized about being mobbed by several attractive girls *in tiny bikinis on a beach* at least once in their lives. [Read: Top 17 sexual fantasies all guys love]

10. They like to admire women’s bodies

Every guy will take a peek at a girl’s cleavage no matter what he’s doing when the girl’s not looking! But of course, you probably already suspected that, didn’t you? But now you know the real truth. [Read: Why guys love peeking at your cleavage when you aren’t looking]

11. They like porn

Guys are attracted to porn from a very young age. They’re curious to know everything about the female anatomy and they’ll always be curious, even if they’re in a long-term relationship with a wonderful girl.

So don’t hate him for it unless it turns into a helpless addiction.

12. They like lesbian action

Guys love girl-on-girl action. But it doesn’t need to be two lesbians. They love it when two straight girls go at it as well.

And most guys don’t think it’s cheating if they catch their girlfriend kissing another girl. On the contrary, they may actually be turned on by that! [Confession: My sexy accidental threesome story when I was on holiday]

13. Sometimes they’re not in the mood

Guys love sex, but that doesn’t mean they’re always ready for it. That might be surprising to you, but it’s true. They get stressed and tired just as you do.

Don’t push him against a wall and expect his package to get firm and ready in a second. Putting too much pressure on him may make him lose an erection. [Read: 20 ways to help keep a guy’s erection up for a long time]

14. They want you to orgasm

Guys feel powerful when they make a girl orgasm. The better you orgasm, the more he’ll feel proud of himself and appreciate you more.

When you cum, it makes him feel like he is the best lover in the world. He wants you to feel good, but he also likes taking credit for it.

15. They want you to be a lady and slutty too

Guys absolutely love a girl who seems cute and coy at first but turns into a wildcat when she’s in bed.

After all, it makes sense that he would like you to be classy in public when you are with other people. But when the bedroom door closes, he wants you to be a wild woman. [Read: 25 ways to look cute and melt a guy’s heart]

16. They want you to watch porn

Guys don’t have a problem if their girl watches porn. In fact, it may even turn your boyfriend on if he catches you watching porn when he walks into the room.

He might even want to watch it with you so you can get some ideas for what to try in your own sex life. [Read: Why do men really watch porn?]

17. They get turned on easily

A guy will definitely get turned on and stiff in his pants if an attractive girl brushes herself against him “accidentally.” Most guys are very sexual beings, so this is something that you can really count on. [Read: 33 sneaky ways to seduce a guy who isn’t yours yet]

Ego facts about guys to understand his mind better

We all know that the “macho guy” exists. And because of that, they also have some egos. So, here are some facts about guys that relate to their egos.

18. They don’t ask for help

Guys hate asking for help and will avoid taking any help until they feel they can’t do it by themselves. The reason they hate this is that they think they are macho. They want to be strong and not weak. And they think it’s a weakness to ask other people for help. [Read: What is masculinity really? 19 traits women want to see in a man]

19. They are competitive

Guys are very competitive. Whether it’s at work or during sports, they like to compete with other people. And even in the bedroom, they can suffer from performance anxiety every time they have to accept defeat regarding sex.

20. They want to be good at everything 

Guys don’t like to be told that they’re not good at something, especially if it’s a guy thing. Think of it like being the “top dog” or the “leader of the pack.” They crave being that guy who’s good at everything.

21. They think they’re invincible

Almost all guys think they’re really strong and powerful. They hate going to the doctor, and at times, a visit to the doc even makes them feel emasculated. [Read: Do you emasculate your man? 14 things girls do that break a guy]

Relationship facts about guys

Guys can be complicated and confusing when it comes to relationships. So, here are the facts about guys regarding relationships.

22. They like when girls play hard to get

Guys can be true romantics if the girl they like plays hard to get the right way. So, they actually kind of like it when you don’t chase them. They want to be the pursuer, not the pursue.

Of course, where many guys and girls go wrong is not understanding how it’s played, or they overdo it and wonder why they turned the other person off. [Read: The perfect way to play hard to get with a guy]

23. They’re not always afraid of commitment

Guys take a commitment pretty seriously. What may seem like commitment phobia to you could just mean that the guy’s weighing his options very carefully before taking a plunge into a new relationship. [Read: 23 signs he’s falling for you hard and is real serious about you]

24. They can cheat

Guys almost always end up straying into another girl’s arms when their psychological and emotional needs aren’t met by their girlfriend over a long period of time.

25. They’re not great listeners

Guys only pretend like they can’t hear you when they seem busy working or playing. It’s their way of getting out of chores or difficult conversations. [Read: 19 ways on how to be a better listener in a relationship]

26. They speak in a direct manner

Guys don’t get it when a girl says something but means something else. If you want your guy to understand what you say, say it straight.

27. They hate manipulation

Men are easy to manipulate, but all guys hate being manipulated into doing something. No one really likes to be manipulated, right? So guys aren’t any different than you are in this category.

28. They love to eat

The adage is true. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Learn to cook well, and he’ll be smitten by you before the end of the meal.

29. His friends are loyal to him

If you confront your boyfriend’s friend and ask him if your boyfriend’s cheating on you, he will lie for his friend’s sake and cover up for him. Well, unless he cares about you a lot or has fallen for you. [Read: What should a guy do when he likes a friend’s girlfriend?]

30. They love to help girls

Guys love helping pretty girls who need help. It makes their day. After all, gentlemen love damsels in distress, don’t they?

[Read: Why guys love girls who ask for help]

And now that you know these facts about guys, use these tips in your own relationships with the guys around you, and they’ll definitely like you more and even fall for you!

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Dr. Carol Morgan
Dr. Carol Morgan has a Ph.D. in communication and is a professor at Wright State University where she loves corrupting young minds. As a relationship and succes...