Why do expectant fathers act like cocky jerks?

22 Jun 2009

I told my husband yesterday that next year we will be parents, and he was thrilled, tears of joy, he made me breakfast in bed, etc. However, we spent a good bit of time with his family and he acted like getting me pregnant was the single most important thing in the known universe and that he must be the coolest, most manly man ever for having done so. Not to mention he told pretty much.....every single person we ran across that we were expecting. He's never spoken to the guy who cashiers at the grocery store, but he made sure the guy knew he'd been the one to knock me up.
What the hell is up with that kind of stuff guys?
If he keeps it up the kid will never know him, cause I'm gonna brain him first.b4PP3LFEJQm0Q9Vn

Kidding, but he's gonna drive me nuts before too long... f-hihi

"A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere." - Groucho Marx

22 Jun 2009

CONGRADULATIONS..! occasion9

Who knows why guys act the way they do..! One thing is for sure though, no matter how he acts in a couple of months he WILL drive you crazy… How far along are you..?

22 Jun 2009

Aaaah congratulations!! biggrin

I guess its just another way for guys to express their superiority over other guys by being the strongest, most powerful, manliest guy that ever lived, and one way of doing that is by getting women pregnant. I'm sure it'll pass when he realises the amount of dirty nappies he'll have to change!

22 Jun 2009

Congratulations!!!!!!

I don't know how to answer your question though

22 Jun 2009

I would do the same biggrin

22 Jun 2009

He's just a proud Dad. It'll wear off real soon when he changes his first diaper.

I know I never felt more manly than after I raised my kids.

22 Jun 2009

When it's big enough in the stomach to kick him... make sure he doesn't annoy the kid.
Hehe, it will only hurt you more than the father if the baby tries to kick him too hard.
On the other hand. *giggles* he might become a world champion in karate.

22 Jun 2009

wouldn't it be great if all men were that excited though?

22 Jun 2009

Congrats to you and your hubby, CQ. That's fantastic news.

And don't worry about the cockiness - it's only natural the first time around. Have a second child and you'll see the novelty wear off!

22 Jun 2009

Congratulations Castlequeen! Is it a designer baby? kekekegay

One word for his cockiness, Pride. He's just glad he wasn't shooting blanks all those years.

I just noticed this was in the ask the guys section. Not sure why we bother, both these sections are free for alls!

22 Jun 2009

Congratulations Castlequeen!

23 Jun 2009

Well Nicola, I was hoping that the guys could explain why they get all jerky at this point...:-)
Thank you all for the kind words, we had been saving and planning for some time and recently he declared "it's time!". It took us, uh, less time that I'd thought with me being almost 40, but I've been keeping in good shape the last few years. My doctor wanted to know how long we'd been trying and she was surprised when I told her, apparently we got very lucky in that. Not that I have any problem with trying, mind you....
Now it's time to read up, I got all the books today at lunch hour...and over dinner, we had our first disagreement about the baby, although not a very serious one as preliminary baby names got discussed!
My top three were:
Laura (after my grandmother),
Katherine,
& Emma
and
Douglas,
Ian,
& Andrew

He didn't like ANY of them and thought the following were better:
Melissa,
Julia (after his grandmother),
& Nichole
and
Warren (after his grandfather),
William,
& John
were all better choices, the man is clearly insane...lol! However, when I told him I wasn't thrilled by any of his choices, he took me by the hand and said the name wasn't important, that all he really cared about was a healthy and happy baby, and that name could be sorted out later.... love7

Ten years in, and the guy can still make my heart sing....I'm a very lucky girl.

"A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere." - Groucho Marx

23 Jun 2009

Quote by castlequeen
I'm a very lucky girl.

And i'm jealous smile

Congrats!

23 Jun 2009

He's probably just really excited and doesn't know how to react. Give him his 15 minutes...he will come back down to earth.

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24 Jun 2009

Cocky jerkiness is what men do best. We want everyone to know, without ANY doubt, that we have indeed been fucking the hot chick we are with at the grocery store.

The naming debate is LOADS of fun. After the first kid, the rest are easy though. You give the other(s) a list of names and they can choose.

And congratulations.

20 Aug 2012

He is proud and happy.Now a similar question for the ladies when a lady gets engaged why musteverything be done with the left hand?

20 Aug 2012

I hope you and your husband managed to find a name that both of you liked. Sorry, I didn't mean to revive a dead thread.

20 Aug 2012

I never understand this and have had 2 sons. I'm pleased about them but never had this urge to reproduce myself etc. I mean it's not the most unique thing to do most of us can do it and all the strutting cigar issuing stuff leaves me cold. I am more pleased when they do something rather than when I do something. But there again I can't be chewed with watching sports, my car (when I have one) isn't an extension of my dick and I have no aversion to the colour pink. What was a really strange experience was when one of them had a kid my initial reaction was "Aggggghhhh the little horror has made me a grandad."

20 Aug 2012

Quote by ramrod32784
Now a similar question for the ladies when a lady gets engaged why musteverything be done with the left hand?

I think this question deserves (and requires) its very own thread.

The same GQP demanding we move on from January 6th, 2021 is still doing audits of the November 3rd, 2020 election.

20 Aug 2012

Causing a pregnancy proves that his dick works in every sense of the word. It proves he's neither impotent nor sterile. Both proofs are necessary to beget heirs and as much as people like to believe that old mindset is obsolete, they still congratulate guys who spark as if they've done something really important to their masculinity. Having chosen not to have kids, my wife and I get the assumptions. Either one of us must be sterile or we must be interplanetary travelers from some place where they grow replacements in tanks.

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26 Aug 2012

Wouldn't your question be better phrased asking for insight on why we think your husband specifically is acting that way? I hate to... well, no, I don't mind harping on this subject. People who share a gender or sex do not necessarily share a common behavioral pattern.