Since I have been struck with the question, I have come to realize that I would not prefer the accompany of a man. It is not the fact that I am a homophobic teenager, or the idea of being criticized by every male member in my family; it merely is because as a man, one craves control over many things. For me it is that I simply want to be the one that relaxes while others do the work, be the head of the household, and attempt to fix things around my territory. These are the things that give me an all time satisfaction of being alive and a basic male in my world.
Not to say that all men are lazy, but, I sure am. If somebody else can do the work rather than the man, then by all means do it. I know that if I did have a husband he would most likely be the same amount as lazy as me, and then no work would get done. So the best way that I can see a productive household to take place around me would to be have a wife present. This way I could relax and forget about who is going to do the cooking and chores of the day.
To be the head of a living area also leans me more toward the idea of not having a husband. Myself and every other man, need some sort of control and idea of what is happening in which the place he is living. All rules and regulations would come by me before they would be enforced. Also, as the head of the household, I would have material control as well. Power on the remote control means a lot to the average man. The television to man is like, guitar is to Jimmy Hendrix, or like peanut butter is to jelly, or even like water is to life. If I had a husband, then this great undying power would be forever divided among two beings.
The ability to fix something gives a man a feeling of accomplishment that can never be broken. It does not matter how much one thing is broken, if the man fixes it, it is like he is a god and all of his family members must bow before him as he explains the logic behind his handy work. It has alre
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