SpiralOut Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 It is ridiculous and it is getting on my nerves. I don't expect my partner to be into it, but it is an important part of my life which is why I have it on my OLD profile. I have had SO many guys tell me that they've done yoga. When I ask them what type, they can't say what type. Or they say they really want to do it, so I tell them which studios are good. TWO of these guys lived down the street from a yoga studio, but never ever went to it. That's fine, but they kept saying they were interested while not actually doing anything about it. They had no excuse for not doing so. Were they just trying to impress me or something? I don't know. If it's not their thing I wish they would just say "that's not my thing." I feel disappointed that I have to basically screen these guys to see if they are being honest about who they are. I have had guys act as if they stay active. After weeks of conversation, it finally came out they weren't active at all. They just "want to" do this and "plan to" to that. Despite weeks going by they have taken no action at all towards doing any of those things. One guy claimed that we had lots of interests in common, but acted sketchy when I tried to connect with him. He wouldn't share any of his own experiences at all, which was weird. Turned out he was only interested in my interests, but did not actually DO any of them himself. Is it so bad that I want a man who DOES things, as opposed to a man who WANTS to do things? I want someone who is upfront about who he is. I want to give up sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites
xxoo Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I've taken yoga classes at 3 separate locations, plus have enrolled my child in yoga classes, but I don't know what type of yoga. I'm familiar with a couple types, but these were just basic yoga. What type might be a confusing question for the casual yoga consumer. Sounds like they are trying to show interest in your profile. Try asking about their current activities and interests, and judge from there. Link to post Share on other sites
ctxinfl Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I couldn't tell you what to call the yoga I do either. I just know it's the yoga from P90X. Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpybutfun Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I'm trying to figure out why men would lie about doing yoga? G 5 Link to post Share on other sites
gaius Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 If I did yoga I'd lie and say I didn't. 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Under The Radar Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I'm trying to figure out why men would lie about doing yoga? G Grumps, this is hilarious. I can picture you reading the original post with a baffled look on your face. Amongst your plethora of wisdom injected posts we find a stray nugget of gold in this one. Even when you're not purposely trying to be funny ...... you manage to make me smile ...... thanks . 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Author SpiralOut Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 I've taken yoga classes at 3 separate locations, plus have enrolled my child in yoga classes, but I don't know what type of yoga. I'm familiar with a couple types, but these were just basic yoga. What type might be a confusing question for the casual yoga consumer. Sounds like they are trying to show interest in your profile. Try asking about their current activities and interests, and judge from there. okay fine maybe they didn't lie about it, they just aren't as serious about it as I am. But my original post also complains about men who lied about other things, like saying they work out (doing other stuff) and I found out later that they don't. I've also dealt with some weird responses when I try and get to know a guy. This one guy would not give me any straight answers or tell me anything at all. Yet he continued to insist we had things in common. I later found out that he spends lots of time gambling which is a dealbreaker for me. He didn't tell me that until I went out of my way to meet him. Maybe I should take a lesson from that and not agree to meet anyone who won't bloody tell me what he does with his time. I'm trying to figure out why men would lie about doing yoga? G I don't understand it either. I just don't understand why they say that they want to, but then don't do it even though they are a 5 minute walk from the studio. Do they really want to? Or are they just saying that to make me think we have something in common? Link to post Share on other sites
FitChick Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I just don't understand why they say that they want to, but then don't do it even though they are a 5 minute walk from the studio. Do they really want to? Or are they just saying that to make me think we have something in common? Invite them to come to your class as your first date. Link to post Share on other sites
Author SpiralOut Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Invite them to come to your class as your first date. I did. For my second date, anyway. He had just finished telling me how he wants to do more of it, so at the end of the date I told him we should meet up for a yoga class next time. He didn't act interested. Which confused me further. I mean he did want to see me again, just not to do yoga. I don't get it. Edited April 11, 2014 by SpiralOut Link to post Share on other sites
Author SpiralOut Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 Oh wait, do you mean I should make that the first date so that I can see right away if they are serious or not? It's a test? I kinda like that idea. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TheyCallMeOx Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I did yoga a couple semesters ago in college, and I gotta say...it was awesome. There's nothing better than gaining flexibility while discreetly looking at women's asses. I would never lie about that because I think that yoga is one of the most manly things a guy could do with a chick. When you weight lift, you're usually lifting with a bunch of testosterone pumped dudes. Attractive women mostly focus on yoga and when you get into class with those women doing "downward dog..." it makes me think...damn, why did I not do yoga earlier? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
contact1 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I will say this, as I have done yoga, don't know what type (the one that hurts??? ) but if you have never done yoga, and you go to a basic yoga class, it will show right away. If you do make your first date a yoga date, you will be able to tell if they have done it before. Hint, if they are cramping up with tears in their eyes as they gasp for air while stretching, they probably have never done it before. As a warning though, this also invites the chance of the guy staring as you as you do a downward dog or cat stretch 1 Link to post Share on other sites
gaius Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Guys are at higher risk of injury doing yoga. It really is designed for women. They're just trying to impress you and probably get a conversation started based on what information you made available. Link to post Share on other sites
irc333 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Guys are at higher risk of injury doing yoga. It really is designed for women. That's because yoga is more of a woman thing than something a guy would be interested in. I'm sure they've tried it as they so admitted, but not into it as much as you are. They probably just hit the gym like any other normal guy Why is this such a big deal to you that a guy be into Yoga as much as you are? Cut 'em some slack and don't be so picky. It is ridiculous and it is getting on my nerves. I don't expect my partner to be into it, but it is an important part of my life which is why I have it on my OLD profile. I have had SO many guys tell me that they've done yoga. When I ask them what type, they can't say what type. Or they say they really want to do it, so I tell them which studios are good. TWO of these guys lived down the street from a yoga studio, but never ever went to it. That's fine, but they kept saying they were interested while not actually doing anything about it. They had no excuse for not doing so. Were they just trying to impress me or something? I don't know. If it's not their thing I wish they would just say "that's not my thing." I feel disappointed that I have to basically screen these guys to see if they are being honest about who they are. I have had guys act as if they stay active. After weeks of conversation, it finally came out they weren't active at all. They just "want to" do this and "plan to" to that. Despite weeks going by they have taken no action at all towards doing any of those things. One guy claimed that we had lots of interests in common, but acted sketchy when I tried to connect with him. He wouldn't share any of his own experiences at all, which was weird. Turned out he was only interested in my interests, but did not actually DO any of them himself. Is it so bad that I want a man who DOES things, as opposed to a man who WANTS to do things? I want someone who is upfront about who he is. I want to give up sometimes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
regine_phalange Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 It's an old way of approaching someone. What they really mean is that they like practicing yoga naked... with a woman. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TintedChrome Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I've been attending a free weekly yoga Meet up for a few months now, but I have no idea what "type" it is. I call it torture yoga. Hold Chair pose for 1 minute....eek. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
KathyM Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Unfortunately, some people do lie on OLD sites, and make up stuff about themselves to impress others, or to make it sound like they have similar interests than others. My sister encountered that a lot when she did OLD. Men transforming themselves into what she stated she wanted in her profile, when there was no truth, or very little truth to what they presented themselves as. As far as yoga per se, though, a lot of men are into that, especially in California. I know men personally who do yoga. I joined a yoga center and have been taking various classes. I would not know about all the different kinds yet, since I am a beginner that is still learning basic yoga. So if they don't know the specific type of yoga they do, that may not mean they are lying to you. They may just not be as familiar with it than you, or are a beginner. There are actually quite a few men in my yoga classes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Shaun-Dro Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 It is ridiculous and it is getting on my nerves. I don't expect my partner to be into it, but it is an important part of my life which is why I have it on my OLD profile. I have had SO many guys tell me that they've done yoga. When I ask them what type, they can't say what type. Or they say they really want to do it, so I tell them which studios are good. TWO of these guys lived down the street from a yoga studio, but never ever went to it. That's fine, but they kept saying they were interested while not actually doing anything about it. They had no excuse for not doing so. Were they just trying to impress me or something? I don't know. If it's not their thing I wish they would just say "that's not my thing." I feel disappointed that I have to basically screen these guys to see if they are being honest about who they are. I have had guys act as if they stay active. After weeks of conversation, it finally came out they weren't active at all. They just "want to" do this and "plan to" to that. Despite weeks going by they have taken no action at all towards doing any of those things. One guy claimed that we had lots of interests in common, but acted sketchy when I tried to connect with him. He wouldn't share any of his own experiences at all, which was weird. Turned out he was only interested in my interests, but did not actually DO any of them himself. Is it so bad that I want a man who DOES things, as opposed to a man who WANTS to do things? I want someone who is upfront about who he is. I want to give up sometimes. What you experienced is a see-through game guys seldom play but they do play them if they're after a girl for her physical appearance only, and have nothing other than that to fall back on to connect with her. Beware! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FitChick Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 As long as a guy is slim and fit, I don't care how he gets that way. I personally find yoga bloody boring! Link to post Share on other sites
InnocentMan Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Vigorous Vinyasas, Ashtanga, Power yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, Jivamukti. Took me 30 seconds to find. These dudes should be dumped purely on the basis of being too dumb to use google. First rule of lying to a woman, is have a rough idea what you're lying about. Amateurs. You should also work on the assumption that most straight men don't really do womanly activities. For future reference, we also don't like, walks on the beach, watching rom coms, or going round to your mothers for lunch. There's a **** load of other things we lie about, but you get the jist. Link to post Share on other sites
KathyM Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Vigorous Vinyasas, Ashtanga, Power yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, Jivamukti. Took me 30 seconds to find. These dudes should be dumped purely on the basis of being too dumb to use google. First rule of lying to a woman, is have a rough idea what you're lying about. Amateurs. You should also work on the assumption that most straight men don't really do womanly activities. For future reference, we also don't like, walks on the beach, watching rom coms, or going round to your mothers for lunch. There's a **** load of other things we lie about, but you get the jist. Spoken like someone from Great Britain who is not in touch with life in the U.S. In the U.S., a lot of men don't feel their masculinity is threatened by doing yoga. Especially in California, it is a very popular thing for both men AND women. It relaxes a person. It makes the body more flexible and toned. I know several heterosexual men who do yoga here. Men here in California also like to hang out at the beach, for walking, biking, jogging, etc. That's the lifestyle here in Southern California. I'm not sure where the OP is from, but apparently, yoga is popular there too. Link to post Share on other sites
skydiveaddict Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Is it so bad that I want a man who DOES things, as opposed to a man who WANTS to do things? I want someone who is upfront about who he is. I want to give up sometimes. Yoga is for girls Link to post Share on other sites
topaMAXX Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Spoken like someone from Great Britain who is not in touch with life in the U.S. In the U.S., a lot of men don't feel their masculinity is threatened by doing yoga. Especially in California, it is a very popular thing for both men AND women. It relaxes a person. It makes the body more flexible and toned. I know several heterosexual men who do yoga here. Men here in California also like to hang out at the beach, for walking, biking, jogging, etc. That's the lifestyle here in Southern California. I'm not sure where the OP is from, but apparently, yoga is popular there too. I live in California and I personally don't know any guys that do yoga. Though, I'm in the military, so I probably have a bit of a skewed perception (for example, I go hunting WAY more than I go to the beach). I don't have anything against yoga. I just find it really boring. I find weight lifting to be way more enjoyable. Link to post Share on other sites
Valen Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I'm thinking about starting a thread: "Women who lie about eating yogurt." Link to post Share on other sites
irc333 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Yeah, I tend to equate men who do Yoga like that of men who are cat owners. I live in California and I personally don't know any guys that do yoga. Though, I'm in the military, so I probably have a bit of a skewed perception (for example, I go hunting WAY more than I go to the beach). I don't have anything against yoga. I just find it really boring. I find weight lifting to be way more enjoyable. Link to post Share on other sites
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