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Your Questions Are Back!!!

It's been a while since we posted some of your questions --- which are the bread and butter of this site. We can't lose sight of that. We're ecstatic about having the new Straight Male Friend Show On-Demand. make sure you check here every day for the latest shows. you can also go to Stitcher.com and type in Keyword: straight male friend and guess what? The Straight Male Friend Show is also on itunes! We're everywhere! So keep sending your questions and ideas -- they're what keep us going! And now....your questions......

Do you think less of a woman if she has condoms so that she’s always “ready”?
- Lorie, NY

This is a bit of a tricky one. The correct answer should be, "No guys do not think less of a woman if she's always 'ready' with her own condoms." Personally, we enlightened fellows at SMF very highly of women who are smart and responsible enough to be prepared for any occasion. You never know what may happen. But alas, there are a bunch of very shallow, backwards-thinking guys out there who think, "Wow she's got her own stash of Trojans --- she must be a skank." Even though those same dorks probably keep a twelve -pack handy at all imes. The hypocrisy. The consensus here is that you keep packing your own wraps...better safe than sorry. The right guy will understand and support you for doing so.

-SMF

Do guys know what foreplay is?
-Sherry, San Diego

Yes. On the East Coast guys like to call it, "Paying For Dinner", on the West Coast, we call it, "Pulling Up In A Beemer." We think that gets most women sufficiently warmed up.....THAT'S A JOKE! Keep those nasty e-mails to yourselves! Of course we know what foreplay is...we're just not very good at it. Look, most guys are using the same moves since they were 17 years old. Hey if it worked with one lady, it'll work with all of 'em right? We could be wrong here....
-SMF

How comfortable are you with telling your girlfriend that she’s gained a couple of pounds?
-Gina Phoenix, AZ

About as comfortable as a pig in a bacon factory...and the pig is probably safer than the knuckle-headed guy who dares to venture into that territory. Experience has taught fellas that this is the ultimate no-win convrsation. The smart guys avoid it at all costs. Some lowlifes revel in this though. There's always that douche out there who loves to pound away at women's self-esteem by ragging on his girlfriend or wife about here weight. If youe dude is doing that, it's a huge red flag and you should get outta there ASAP.

-SMF

More questions this week! And don't forget to keep spreading the word about SMF-- and make sure you're listening to SMF Live On-Demand!

REALLY? C'mon. SERIOUSLY?

One of our readers sent this craigslist ad to us....are these women for real?? What do you think?

New Best Friend Wanted (berkeley north / hills)
Reply to: sale-888608241@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-10-21, 9:07PM PDT


Wanted, New Best Friend.

Our best friend moved to San Francisco, and we find we prefer a third for our particular group dynamic. Hence, we need to replace our best friend with another of equal or better value.

Qualities and/or traits desired:
* We need a dude. Sorry ladies, we're looking for a platonic male relationship (not that we wouldn't appreciate your visit, followed by fellatio).
* You need to be down to get drunk and smoke a spliff from time to time
* Have an unhealthy obsession with heavy metal music (Darkest Hour is a plus, but any metal is fine) and Johnny Cash.
* You need to mumble incoherently from time to time
* You're always down to be the designated driver (even if you're drunk)
* You have to be a surfer, but suck just as much as us
* Ability to have long winded philosophical discussions for hours (preferably while drunk)
* Be the first to laugh when somebody else makes a stupid decision
* Have ridiculously terrible smelling farts
* Don't mind being called Paul. Actual name Paul is not necessary, but a plus!

We hope to hear from you soon, mainly because we're getting drunk this Friday...

Sincerely,
Your new best friends




* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

PostingID: 888608241

We Found This Article by Judy McGuire from a site called "Thefrisky."

Clearly Judy is a woman who's had a few Straight Male Friends in her life...her advice here is SPOT ON y'all! - SMF

There are times in every woman's life where her body wants either what her heart can't handle or her brain knows better.


Men are seemingly born knowing how to detract emotions from sex, but women can have a harder time of it.

You know the drill -- you want a man, but not a relationship. Or, more to the point, you want some loving, but don't want the strings attached.

Maybe you're wildly attracted to a dude physically, but find him mentally or morally lacking -- like a tanning technician or a bounty hunter.

There's no way you'd ever date him, but why should you deny yourself entirely?

Answer: Not a reason in the world.

Negotiating a long-term, friends-with-benefits type situation can be tricky for us ladies.

Dudes are seemingly born knowing how to detract emotions from physical activity. In fact, with many of them, I think it's their default setting. They can spend the night with a woman and then meander off into the sunset without giving the assignation a second thought.

But women can have a harder time of it. We worry that we're being "used" (hello? Pot meet Kettle!) or feel like we're being promiscuous -- talk about a double standard!

The trick is to accept what you've got with this person and avoid trying to make it something it'll never be. I've certainly been guilty of trying to turn a completely fine FWB into a BF, and the results were predictably disastrous.

So here are some pitfalls to avoid:

• Language: Yes, it helps if he speaks a foreign language you don't understand, but that's not what I'm talking about. Pronouns like us or we are to be avoided like an open sore and all talk of plans further into the future than an hour or two away is verboten.

• Meals: Acceptable FWB dining situations include shared bowls of cocktail peanuts, late-night grilled cheese sandwiches, and fancy desserts. Meals to be avoided are breakfast, brunch, dinner, with a special get-out-of-jail free card for lunch.

• Conversation: Questions any more probing than "what are you wearing?" and "when can we meet?" can get a little sticky. Your FWB doesn't want to hear about your crazy mom and you really don't want him to start yapping about his Ayn Rand fixation. Keep it light, keep it moving.

• Socializing: He doesn't meet your friends, you don't meet his. That goes double for family members. The best thing about having a FWB is that he's your dirty little secret.

I remember being out with a girlfriend and running into the French-Canadian model I was spending my nights with at the time. He kissed me hello as my friend's jaw dropped down three flights of stairs. Blushing, I introduced him to my buddy who was still having trouble recovering her powers of speech. As he walked away, she punched me. Hard. "Shut up!" she yelled. I just smiled.

On second thought, if he's that hot you might want to bring him around just for a drive-by.

-Judy McGuire

We Took A Little Break....

But we're back with questions! Here's one......

Hey Marcus and Matty!

Question for you guys.................

I have a friend that has been dating a guy for about 2 months and she has a wedding to go to. It's an old friend of the family's so of course her parents will be there. She is on the fence as to if she should ask him, because she doesn't want to scare him off (being a guy she is sure that he might think she is bringing him because she is on the marriage "war path"). This is absolutely not the case; she looks at it as a free dinner and drinks for an evening with meeting her parents as a side note. Awkward?

Should she ask him or not? Can you help a sister out?

S. - San Francisco CA

Well S, this isn't that tough a situation. If your pal is worried about her new guy getting cold feet because she's asking him to a wedding, then she should do the simple thing -- ask him to be her date and then explain to her date that it's just a date -- no sublimimal wedding bells -- just a date. Dude will be fine with it. Actually, this little situation points out something that guys have fretted over ever since cavemen dined under the harsh light of fire torches and scarfed down dinosaur meat. What should be a simple matter of saying, "Be my date for this wedding -- nothing serious", becomes a bit of a drama. Ladies, if you ever take one bit of advice from us, take this one -- Don't overthink everything. Keep it as simple as possible. You'll find that many of the situations you believe are possible stumbling blocks are very easily resolved with a little direct communication.

-SMF

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Your Questions Are Back!!!

It's been a while since we posted some of your questions --- which are the bread and butter of this site. We can't lose sight of that. We're ecstatic about having the new Straight Male Friend Show On-Demand. make sure you check here every day for the latest shows. you can also go to Stitcher.com and type in Keyword: straight male friend and guess what? The Straight Male Friend Show is also on itunes! We're everywhere! So keep sending your questions and ideas -- they're what keep us going! And now....your questions......

Do you think less of a woman if she has condoms so that she’s always “ready”?
- Lorie, NY

This is a bit of a tricky one. The correct answer should be, "No guys do not think less of a woman if she's always 'ready' with her own condoms." Personally, we enlightened fellows at SMF very highly of women who are smart and responsible enough to be prepared for any occasion. You never know what may happen. But alas, there are a bunch of very shallow, backwards-thinking guys out there who think, "Wow she's got her own stash of Trojans --- she must be a skank." Even though those same dorks probably keep a twelve -pack handy at all imes. The hypocrisy. The consensus here is that you keep packing your own wraps...better safe than sorry. The right guy will understand and support you for doing so.

-SMF

Do guys know what foreplay is?
-Sherry, San Diego

Yes. On the East Coast guys like to call it, "Paying For Dinner", on the West Coast, we call it, "Pulling Up In A Beemer." We think that gets most women sufficiently warmed up.....THAT'S A JOKE! Keep those nasty e-mails to yourselves! Of course we know what foreplay is...we're just not very good at it. Look, most guys are using the same moves since they were 17 years old. Hey if it worked with one lady, it'll work with all of 'em right? We could be wrong here....
-SMF

How comfortable are you with telling your girlfriend that she’s gained a couple of pounds?
-Gina Phoenix, AZ

About as comfortable as a pig in a bacon factory...and the pig is probably safer than the knuckle-headed guy who dares to venture into that territory. Experience has taught fellas that this is the ultimate no-win convrsation. The smart guys avoid it at all costs. Some lowlifes revel in this though. There's always that douche out there who loves to pound away at women's self-esteem by ragging on his girlfriend or wife about here weight. If youe dude is doing that, it's a huge red flag and you should get outta there ASAP.

-SMF

More questions this week! And don't forget to keep spreading the word about SMF-- and make sure you're listening to SMF Live On-Demand!

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