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LittleAnthony Mon 27-Apr-26 10:58:07

I have been searching for an over 60s relationship forum and this is the only one I've really found.
There are a number of pages on Facebook, bit appear to be thinly disguised dating sites.
Just curious how many guys are on here. I'm happily married đŸ€Ž and have no interest in guys by the way.
Thete aren't any similar sites aimed towards guys as I don't think they really 'do' relationship discussions.

SORES Mon 27-Apr-26 11:07:08

This is not a relationships forum per se.
However, you could start one then, Guysnet, see how you get on, alternatively, you could converse with your wife? ask her how she feels about you wanting/needing relationship discussions?
Or keep looking, good luck.

TheSunRisesInTheEast Mon 27-Apr-26 11:20:11

I wonder why the owners of this site and MN don't start one up for men? There are half a dozen men that pop up on here, but I'm sure that if there was one aimed at them it would be popular and well used.

Calendargirl Mon 27-Apr-26 12:38:46

Guysnet?

But we are all guys now, aren’t we?

(Waiter in cafe, “Hi Guys, what can I get you all to drink?”, to a group of mature ladies).

M0nica Mon 27-Apr-26 14:36:32

Round our way you are 'my lovely'. male, female, old and young we have only lived here 9 months and we love it. It sounds so friendly.

As for men on this site. I wish we had more, it would widen the range of our discussions and possibly the range of topics.

kittylester Mon 27-Apr-26 14:59:39

And, I wish the men we had on here would post more.

And, I wish women wouldn't talk as though this site is exclusively for females saying things like 'Morning Ladies' and 'What do you other ladies think?' Etc.

Astitchintime Mon 27-Apr-26 15:08:03

Why not start a thread in Grandads shed Little Anthony?

Oreo Mon 27-Apr-26 15:57:56

I think there’s only about 6 men on GN.

MT62 Mon 27-Apr-26 16:11:44

SORES

This is not a relationships forum per se.
However, you could start one then, Guysnet, see how you get on, alternatively, you could converse with your wife? ask her how she feels about you wanting/needing relationship discussions?
Or keep looking, good luck.

😳😂

Marmin Mon 27-Apr-26 16:17:20

I have been here a few years now. I tend to stick to fairly neutral topics in the main.
I am not clear what the OP has in mind but an all male thread / forum has no appeal.

TheSunRisesInTheEast Mon 27-Apr-26 17:00:27

Mensnet would cover all males, young, old, married, single, gay, parents or childless, grandparents, whatever.

My husband always says when he gets together with his mates at the pub, at work or at the rugby club, they talk about everything except what women talk about. Make of that what you will 😂.

Galaxy Mon 27-Apr-26 17:03:46

They have a specific forum for men on MN and on here. Neither were well used as far as I am aware so I guess that would by why MN hasn't tried that market.

TheSunRisesInTheEast Mon 27-Apr-26 17:07:42

But that may be because men don't want to come on Mumsnet or Gransnet, but they would look in on Mensnet, my husband wouldn't, forums aren't his thing.

Galaxy Mon 27-Apr-26 17:43:48

But would they? I would have thought that if there was a market someone who have mined it by now. Slight different but I have a vague memory of the BBC launching a 'man's hour' as an equivalent to womans hour and I don't think that lasted.

Galaxy Mon 27-Apr-26 17:44:43

Would have mined it that should say!

TheSunRisesInTheEast Mon 27-Apr-26 17:50:38

Maybe not. Not enough of them anyway. I've often wondered, when I'm looking through the magazine shelves, how many men actually buy men's magazines, I don't mean the top shelf ones, but the other ones about men's lifestyles, fashion etc., my husband and sons haven't bought a magazine in their lives.

NotSpaghetti Mon 27-Apr-26 21:18:01

My husband discusses lots of things via a football forum. It's part of "his" club... or maybe it's not but they are all fans.

Not just football talk though.
News, politics, clothes, books, TV/film...
Not sure he discusses clothes to be honest!

Wyllow3 Mon 27-Apr-26 21:54:54

This isnt a relationships forum.
I googled and found this mums net page

www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3830057-Whats-the-male-version-of-Mumsnet

Answers worth reading: they include

"Seems men are not organised enough to have created an equivalent"

"Prolly waiting for a woman to do it for them"

Macaydia Tue 28-Apr-26 03:44:45

I think the OP meant to say a friendship forum.

mae13 Tue 28-Apr-26 04:22:30

TheSunRisesInTheEast

I wonder why the owners of this site and MN don't start one up for men? There are half a dozen men that pop up on here, but I'm sure that if there was one aimed at them it would be popular and well used.

I heavily suspect there's a darn site more than half a dozen.

I wish they would keep their mysoginy-leaning thoughts to themselves. Why does the testosterone factor have try and monopolise everything in life?

Macaydia Tue 28-Apr-26 05:02:09

LittleAnthony, I think you might like stitch.net

Whiff Tue 28-Apr-26 05:43:52

No one knows how many men are on this site because usernames can be anything . I like the fact there are men on here as they view things differently to women .

Even if there was a site just for men it can not be enforced as it is against the discrimination act.

Lovetopaint037 Tue 28-Apr-26 11:23:10

Calendargirl

Guysnet?

But we are all guys now, aren’t we?

(Waiter in cafe, “Hi Guys, what can I get you all to drink?”, to a group of mature ladies).

Yes indeed. Always amused when my adult grandson checks whether “you guys” are okay.

Cossy Tue 28-Apr-26 11:53:05

You’re most welcome here, but it’s really a discussion/debating/swapping ideas and thoughts forum flowers

Cossy Tue 28-Apr-26 11:55:46

Mae13

That’s a horrible, awful, unfair and untrue remark, all are welcome here, male, female and anyone else!

I believe you’re relatively new here or that you’ve changed your user name, but I, for one, don’t welcome your comments aimed at males.