Learning What Real Guys Are like

Lesson 6: The Art of Public Bragging

Men love to be respected, admired, & appreciated.

Look, I get it: if you’re currently feeling taken for granted, invisible to your man, or unappreciated for all the things you do for him, this might sound like the last thing you want to do.

But trust me on this. Follow what I say here, & you will inspire him to BRAG about you in public so every friend of yours is gnawing their heart out with thinly disguised jealousy … & you won’t believe how WONDERFUL it feels when your girlfriends are begging you to tell them how you made your man SO devoted, what ‘trick’ you used to make him so astonishingly proud to be your man.

This is simple, but IT WORKS. Just like throwing a boomerang: sure, it’ll come back to you … but only if YOU toss it first.

Translation: if you want your guy to BRAG about you, you have to know how to tickle his male pride & show him how to do it. Which means it’s time to get your bragging shoes on, baby!

First: if you’re not used to bragging about your guy (& most women aren’t), you’re gonna need some practice.

Here’s a fill in the blank Facebook or Instagram post:

I’m so proud of my gorgeous man for < thing here>!
It makes me < appreciate / love / respect / admire > him more every day.

You can easily modify this for just about any occasion:

Winning an award

Running a marathon

Leading his team

Being a good father

Being there when I need him

Nothing says “my husband is cute” like a ​Throw Back Thursday #TBT​ Facebook or Instagram post.

Baby pictures, wedding pictures, his high school pictures where he’s wearing a ripped t-shirt and jeans, with wild Bon Jovi hair (even though he’s hella bald now).

Here’s a sample #TBT post:

 
“#TBT: Check out [insert name] circa 1991. Still a rocker at heart. And guess what? He’s even more handsome now and he’s mine.”

If you can, share the moments that show him at his best. Pictures of him with his parents at church. The astounded look on his face the day your first child was born, holding that new little, pink, squishy baby in his arms.

What are some other ways you can Publicly Brag about your man?

Honestly? Social Media these days makes everything so very, VERY easy. Right there at your fingertips you’ve got access to your entire social strata of friends, colleagues, family … you name it.

& as you should know by now, NOTHING makes a guy puff up his chest & feel that surge of addictive masculinity like WINNING …

& NOTHING feels like winning more than having a woman do our bragging FOR us!

BUT, if social media is not your thing, here are some other suggestions guaranteed to put a smile on his face (& a bulge in his pants):

Brag about him to a mutual friend (or friends) when he’s not actually present. It will get back to him – in the best way possible.

Loudly brag about him to others when he’s juuuust within hearing. His ears will prick up, & you’ll see that SMILE spread across his face like a sunrise. Next thing you know, he’s reciprocating loud & clear (& your friends are all rolling their eyes & making fake gagging noises cuz y’all are just so damn cute together.)

Uhhhh … hmmmmm … errr …. look, you got me. Unless you have your own podcast, Youtube channel, or news anchor post, social media really is the hands-down MOST efficient, EASIEST, & most EFFECTIVE way to do this – you will reap the delicious dividends.