1. A top-notch coffee/espresso maker
After about a dozen of these high maintenence, overly complicated machines that take a Phd to operate and have a life span of about 2 months, I just go out for good coffee. For just my coffee and Bailey's, the cheaper the better.
2. A lamp in your bedroom
Personal preference, really. If she's focusing on your bedroom lamp, then you're probably not taking care of business.
3. Swiffer Sweeper + Swiffer Cloths + Swiffer Wet Cloths
Maybe for a small-ish bachelor pad that's ok, but if you hate to clean like I do, you want the best tools possible. Dunno how I ever lived without a floormate.
4. A comfortable couch
Agreed. You want a new, cheap, micro-fiber couch for a bachelor pad. It's tempting to have those italian leather couches, but your ******* friends, their friends, babies, pets, etc., will make you wish you bought a cheaper couch.
5. Nice underwear
I'm a boxer man till the day I die. If my woman doesn't like em, then I'll be happy to take them off, but that's as far as it goes. If my underwear is a deal-breaker, then she's not the right woman for me.
6. A key-ring that can fix, cut, and open anything
I'll start carrying more crap on my key-ring the day I wear a fanny pack ... which will be never. Nope, only thing on my key ring is the house key, car key, and keyless entry thingy.
My little office tool box can fix just about anything, and if it can't, the roll-away is in the garage. Whatever is broken can wait until it gets back to my pad.
7. $150+ jeans
I'd pay that for dress slacks, but not for jeans. Think about it. If I'm the PRIZE, then it's all about my comfort baby, and levis do the job just fine.
8. $200+ dress shoes
It takes money to make money, and if your shoes aint making you money, then it's all about the comfort baby, and what you like to wear. If how you dress affects your paycheck, then you want to look sharper than the next guy.
Me, I like boots. Fry boots, timberlands, etc. The chicas have always liked my footwear, but I've never done it for them.
9. 300-thread-count cotton sheets
On the road, all I need is a dark, quiet corner to sleep. But at home, it's 800 TC egyptian cotton or nothing, with the goose down comforters. Yep, you spend 1/3 of your life in bed, so why not sleep like a king !
10. The Joy of Cooking
Maybe if you want to be the envy of soccer moms everywhere, by all means, buy this book. If you want to cook like a 5 star chef, all you need is google.
11. An expensive watch.
Manditory. It's really the only piece of jewelry that most men wear. Not only do they look good, but it's a functional - it serves a practical purpose. No rolex for me since it would probably get thrashed. I have more watches than I have boots, and I wear a Movado watch for socializing, a Citizen titanium for every day, and a $10 Casio when I get my hands dirty. I used to have an Omega Seamaster, but it was like wearing a block of metal on my arm.
12. A cool car.
Whether it's a classic mustang you built with your own hands, or an escalade with blacked out windows, it has to be cool, and it has to be a reflection of your own personal style.
13. Good cookware
One look at your good cookware, and she will know that you don't fvck around. Tools are a man's domain, and cookware are tools that go in your kitchen. It took me many years to realize this. I wouldn't buy a ratchet from Walmart, and I wouldn't buy cookware there either.
14. Music collection / sound system
Good tunes are an absolute must. I've seen chicas just about orgasm looking at my collection.
15. A dog.
Can you say chick magnet? I own a dog because I like my dog, not to impress anyone, but everywhere I bring my dog, chicks are all over me. It's just a nice side benefit.
16. Hot tub.
In my old age, I've noticed the two things that get chicks naked the fastest are a hot tub or a boat. Of course, the egyptian cotton sheets don't hurt either...
