So, as a man, I’ve always loved a good stick. I’ve met other dudes who like rocks. Is this a real thing, or in my head? Do women love sticks and/or rocks? What’s going on?!?

Ever since I was a kid, I couldn’t help but notice a great stick. Most pieces of fallen tree are garbage, but every once in a while you see a beautiful stick that just has a heft, shape, or color to it that makes you notice.

Today I ignore this (I’m an adult, yet I still see it I just can’t indulge) but as a kid I LOVED finding a spectacular stick and scooping it up. I’d grab it, walk with it, use it to poke stuff… time of my little life.

Some of my buddies loved rocks though. I couldn’t care less. A rock was just a chunk of worthless calcium under my feet.

This seemed to be a common phenomenon when I was growing up, but I only had brothers and mostly male friends until college.

Was my experience bizarre? If not, is it global? And do the women of Reddit have a preference or have you even considered this debate?

EDIT: many women are informing me they love sticks and rocks too. I apologize for my ignorance. I never intended to make this a gender thing, my questions came from a genuine (yet admittedly ignorant) place and I’m glad I learned something today.