Places & Spaces Magazine April 2013 | Page 20

Be Creative Y ou love your mate dearly and would probably lay down your life for him if needs be, but at times he gets on your last nerve. His messy habits, corny posters and cheap university trinkets that he refuses to part with, his idiosyncrasies and even the way he like to watch the TV at decibels that can wake the dead. These are all reasons why most men need a designated space for themselves to just be themselves. That space which is solely their domain is now popularly known as a ‘man cave’. Even the most idealistic relationship needs some distance in order to gain a little perspective. Let the man have his own space; a little haven for him to go crazy if he wants to and just let his inner kid shine. If you are polar opposites in nature i.e. if he is a late sleeper and you an early riser or if you need peace and quiet to think and he can snore through a rap concert, chances are a man-cave may be your saving grace. Like the individual male who will be occupyi ?????????????????????????????????????M??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????a?????????????d?????????????????????????????????????????%??????????????????????????()9??????????????????????????a????????d?????????U?????????????????????a??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????d?Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????a????d?????????????????((??()A???????M?????((0