{"id":37160,"date":"2018-11-16T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=37160"},"modified":"2018-11-13T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T07:17:19","slug":"man-car-freak-is-unpopular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/en\/entry\/man-car-freak-is-unpopular\/","title":{"rendered":"Considering the Rumor &#8220;Car Geeks Aren&#8217;t Popular&#8221; from a Woman&#8217;s Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"style3a\">Are Car Geeks Really Unpopular\u2026?<\/h3>\n<p>When browsing the internet or Twitter, you sometimes come across posts like <strong>&#8220;Car geeks aren&#8217;t popular&#8221; or &#8220;I can&#8217;t get a girlfriend.&#8221;<\/strong> But is it really true that car geeks aren&#8217;t popular\u2026?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6864 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0300-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After thinking about it for a while\u2026 I still believe,<\/p>\n<p class=\"well2\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Car geeks really aren\u2019t popular.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"> (Or rather, who am I to say!?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m fully aware that I\u2019m neither a love guru nor a stunningly beautiful and kind woman like Haruka Ayase, so I\u2019m not exactly qualified to talk about this topic\u2026 but I\u2019d like to share my perspective as a woman.<\/p>\n<p>I think the reason people say <strong>&#8220;Car geeks aren\u2019t popular&#8221;<\/strong> is because <strong>&#8220;no matter what, the car always comes first.&#8221;<\/strong> This &#8220;car comes first&#8221; mindset is probably hard for most women to accept.<\/p>\n<p>For example, take my husband <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(sorry for using him as an example in a &#8216;not popular&#8217; context)<\/span>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Back when he was driving an SLK350, we parked at his parents\u2019 place. When I tried to get out from the passenger seat, the seat position was lower than I expected, and I couldn\u2019t engage my abs properly, so I lost my balance while holding the door handle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;If I keep holding on, the door will hit the wall beside us!&#8221;<\/strong> I quickly let go of the door, but then my hand had nowhere to go and slammed hard onto the concrete ground, causing pain in my palm. I couldn\u2019t help but say <strong>&#8220;Ouch!!!&#8221;<\/strong> and grimace, and my husband immediately said:<\/p>\n<p class=\"well3\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Are you okay?! What about the door!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2026<br \/>\n\u2026<br \/>\n\u2026<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">LOL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At that moment, I felt like I was seeing <strong>&#8220;a microcosm of our future married life.&#8221;<\/strong> (laughs)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style3a\">What if We Look at It Differently?<\/h3>\n<p>Generally, I think women like <strong>&#8220;men who are considerate toward women, good at making women happy, and look cool&#8221;<\/strong> <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(and probably vice versa)<\/span>. So if a man often acts like <em>&#8220;Is the car more important than me?!&#8221;<\/em> when you\u2019re together, women might think, <em>&#8220;I don\u2019t think I can be with this person.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6865 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_1115-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That might be why people say <strong>&#8220;Car geek men aren\u2019t popular with women.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"well2\">But I think car geek men, just like they\u2019re devoted to their cars, are also devoted to women <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(many of them, anyway)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Looking around me, many car geek men cherish their girlfriends or wives. <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(Though they might not be the most skillful at expressing those feelings.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also, <strong>their geeky nature often shines in their work, leading to promotions and success<\/strong>. Even if they\u2019re young now, some are motivated to work hard and get recognized because they want to buy and maintain their cars\u2026 Focusing on that side of things,<\/p>\n<p class=\"well2\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">working hard, climbing the career ladder, and loving a woman devotedly<\/span><\/p>\n<p>sounds like an incredibly wonderful man!!<\/p>\n<p>You might say, <strong>&#8220;Yeah, but where are the women who actually see that and find it attractive?&#8221;<\/strong> But I feel that &#8220;being popular with women&#8221; and &#8220;meeting the right woman for you&#8221; are different things, so<\/p>\n<p class=\"well2\">meeting a woman who lets you be yourself, does what you want to do, and accepts you for who you are is more important than just being popular.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I think this way because I\u2019ve gotten a bit older, haha.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style3a\">Women Who Accept Car Geeks<\/h3>\n<p>From a woman\u2019s perspective, I want to say that there are women who judge men <strong>\u201cbased on their inner qualities rather than looks, and by their own instincts and values rather than social norms.\u201d<\/strong> They might be few in number, but they definitely exist, and I know quite a few around me.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6866 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0021-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But one thing I can say is,<\/p>\n<p class=\"well2\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">those women are definitely a little &#8220;different.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They might look like ordinary women on the outside, but when you talk to them, they\u2019re not quite ordinary\u2014they\u2019re a bit wild or quirky\u2026 <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(in a good way)<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"well2\">They might say things like, &#8220;My feelings are different from most people\u2019s, and I don\u2019t mind if my boyfriend or husband loves cars. I have my own passions too, so let\u2019s both enjoy what we love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Writing it like this, you might think <strong>&#8220;Wow, such understanding women, no matter how different they are, that\u2019s awesome!&#8221;<\/strong> But here\u2019s a caution:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t expect these women to do what typical women might do (LOL).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"well2\">For example, if you ask them out, don\u2019t expect them to wake up early and make you a homemade lunch or sandwich, or to gently listen and comfort you when work is tough\u2026<\/p>\n<p>You shouldn\u2019t expect those things <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(and I\u2019m one of those women, by the way)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>But on the flip side, because they\u2019re not ordinary, they accept car geeks who are also not ordinary and let them be free.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style3a\">When You Meet One, Hold On Tight!<\/h3>\n<p>Now, the important question: <strong>&#8220;Where are these women?&#8221;<\/strong>\u2026 I honestly don\u2019t know <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(hey!)<\/span> But I\u2019m pretty sure,<\/p>\n<p class=\"well2\">they don\u2019t show up at mixers,<br \/>\nand they\u2019re not registered at marriage agencies.<\/p>\n<p>So it\u2019s even harder to meet them\u2026 (-_-)<\/p>\n<p>But this is just a feeling, and since meeting someone is about fate and people who are meant to meet will meet, maybe you don\u2019t have to search hard outside\u2014<strong>such women might be closer than you think.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6868 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0867-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The important thing is, when you feel <strong>&#8220;This is it!&#8221;<\/strong> about a woman in front of you, don\u2019t hesitate or hold back\u2014grab her firmly. Just like when you find the car you want, you do whatever it takes to get it (laughs).<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Honestly, I\u2019m not even sure who I\u2019m talking to anymore, so I\u2019ll stop here for today m(_ _)m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Are Car Geeks Really Unpopular\u2026? When browsing the internet or Twitter, you sometimes come across posts like &#8220;Car geeks aren&#8217;t popular&#8221; or &#8220;I can&#8217;t get a girlfriend.&#8221; But is it really true that car geeks aren&#8217;t popular\u2026? After thinking about it for a while\u2026 I still believe, Car geeks really aren\u2019t popular. (Or rather, who am I to say!?) 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