What are Irish Men Like - Dating Guys from Ireland

People from the Emerald Country are well known for their friendliness and love of life. Add to these a rugged, handsome appearance in the men and you may have potential partner material. While there are always exceptions to the norm, here is a brief pointer to what Irish men are like and what it could be like dating them.

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He is friendly and outgoing

Irish men love to have a good time on the whole; they are often found in the midst of animated discussions and uproarious laughter in a pub or even enjoying a sunny day out with the gang. Not for them the psychological agony whether or not to get up and invite a pretty-looking woman for a drink or ask her phone number. Their open and friendly natures make them quite easy to get along among friends and while dating too. They are ever ready to meet their partner’s friends, cousins and even family and are unlikely to get into a fret when you suggest a joint date or night out with friends.

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He is charming

Irish men are known to be charming in an easy-going and comfortable sort of way. He is unlikely to have the sophistication of the French or the flamboyance of the Italians, and yet could make you feel like a princess with his casual but meaningful compliments. He will notice what color you are wearing and sincerely say that you look really pretty in it. Or he may throw a warm smile your way, every now and then, and brighten up your day. He will pull your chair for you, fetch your coat and maybe offer to pick up your groceries – Irish men are quite attentive and even able to anticipate what you are hoping he’d do for you. All this makes them extremely charming – an enchanting quality perhaps passed on to them by their mammas.

You love his accent

Apart from his rugged looks which make him rather handsome in a rough and ready sort of way, the accent is to kill for. Listening to the rustic tones of an Irishman is often quite enough to make any woman feel weak at her knees. And if he is able to strum the guitar and play a plaintive Irish air, you could flip for him really hard.

A fun-loving character

Women often complain how they never meet a man who can make them laugh – perhaps they have never dated an Irish guy before. Irish men have a great sense of humor – they will make you laugh with their cheeky remarks and best of all they are not afraid to crack a joke which may even make their own culture, the butt of humor. Sometimes their sense of humor can get politically incorrect, but that is more out of their natural exuberance rather than any malicious intentions. Most of all, the Irishman is usually carefree and fun-loving — he’ll often make you laugh till you can’t breathe; what’s more, he’ll sing, dance, and talk — with anyone, at anytime, and he’ll thereby remind you not to take life so seriously.

A man’s man

For all his attentive and charming ways to women though, an Irish guy is really a man’s man at heart. This is most clearly noticeable in their affinity to the bottle and the fact that they think spending time at an Irish pub counts as the highest form of recreation. When he gets going, he gets going and it could be difficult to drag him out of there. However other than that, an Irishman enjoys all the so-called male pursuits like sports, tinkering with carpentry tools or even washing the car – he is rather unlikely to suggest an evening at the opera or an afternoon at the fine arts museum as date ideas. At the same time though, this trait makes him an invaluable partner as far as the daily business of living goes; an Irish guy seems to be gifted with an incredible range of practical skills – he can change a flat tire, fix a leaking faucet, build you a shelving unit and even make an accurate estimate of measurements required for the new wallpaper. Not at all a bad idea if you are looking for a partner you can share a home with.

He tends to take things slow

But herein lies the rub. Irish men are notoriously reluctant to get into a “relationship” with a woman. He would much rather charm and make her laugh rather than “settle down” to exclusive dating. They are more comfortable playing the field and going out with various women at the same time. While this is not to mean that all Irish guys are incapable of being faithful, they do like to take their time before they decide that a woman is right for them.

Despite that, Irish men are really family guys at heart. Once ready to settle down to happy domesticity, they could make great husbands and even better dads. While an Irish guy will not be happy doing “women’s work” like washing, doing the dishes and vacuuming, you can depend on him to rake the garden, clear the snow, install the kitchen cabinet and any number of such physically tough jobs. Best of all, they can be depended on to take the kids out for a stroll or play and keep them entertained with horse-play or a funny game.

Ties to the home culture

Irish men tend to have a complicated relationship to their country and culture of origin. They are intensely proud of their Irish background, appreciative of their traditional music and aware of the contributions by Irishmen to literature and art. At the same time, they are sensitive to the tortured history of Ireland, distressed at the cost in terms of money, progress and human lives that the ‘problem’ has led to and yet aware of the necessity to move on. When you’re dating Irish guys, do tread carefully on the question of Irish history and culture. Take your cue from what your partner thinks since this complicated issue makes for a whole range of attitudes and fidelities.