shouldazagged
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Old saying: "When Mama ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy."
Interpreting the female language...
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The only thing I know about women is that
they always get mad at "you" when you catch "them" doing something wrong.
they always get mad at "you" when you catch "them" doing something wrong.
tompehret
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I found myself single in my mid-40's after 15 yrs of marriage. It was the start of 8 very happy years til I re-married which (thankfully) I'm very happy to be.
One of my former lady friends could spend a lot of time pointing out my flaws or otherwise boring me with stuff I didn't care about. I got really good at tuning her out. She suspected as much and called me out on it once. As sincerely as I could I told her:
"Sweetie, I go to a lot of trouble to make you think I'm listening to every word you say."
It worked for a while.
One of my former lady friends could spend a lot of time pointing out my flaws or otherwise boring me with stuff I didn't care about. I got really good at tuning her out. She suspected as much and called me out on it once. As sincerely as I could I told her:
"Sweetie, I go to a lot of trouble to make you think I'm listening to every word you say."
It worked for a while.
OK, I'm not an expert, & I don't even play one on TV. I do have some theories, though...
When a woman wants you to change your plans, it probably has nothing to do with the actual outing. Its more of a test, & women have several. This is an power test. She simply wants to see if she has enough power over you to get you to change your mind. Oh, & if you do change your mind, she'll respect you even less, if that's possible.
Like I said, this is just a theory, & since I divorced a long time ago, it should probably be taken with a couple grains of salt.
When a woman wants you to change your plans, it probably has nothing to do with the actual outing. Its more of a test, & women have several. This is an power test. She simply wants to see if she has enough power over you to get you to change your mind. Oh, & if you do change your mind, she'll respect you even less, if that's possible.
Like I said, this is just a theory, & since I divorced a long time ago, it should probably be taken with a couple grains of salt.
vigil617
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Oh man, this is such a trap. I can hear it now.
"Who is this Rosetta Stone, and why is her name on our credit card statement? I want answers, Buster, and I want them now!"
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Just remember...as much as you need to know she looks up to you, she needs to know [and must be told verbally and often] that you still think she is a great beauty and that you love her more than all others.
POL
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I see that women are all the same, all around the world 
(at least in the "western part of the earth"
)
(at least in the "western part of the earth"
)Ivan the Butcher
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For several years I bought my wife pearls, diamonds, sapphires, silver, gold and platinum for the normal gift occasions. She kept saying that I shouldn't spend that much. So I quit! I buy her small thing at the drop of a hat. But not major jewelry. This is 2014 so it must be a crock pot Christmas and maybe a vintage box of wine. Ivan.
I love Missus Fan, I really do. But understand her? Not a chance.
I will tell her how good she looks (and mean it). She will argue with me.
I have asked what she would do if someday I looked at her and said
"Ya know, Doll, today you look like 5 miles of bad road". She's never really answered that one but I know. There would be an article in the local newspaper: "Local man accidentally shoots himself in the head...seven times....with a six shot revolver".
She ALWAYS knows what I'm thinking. Or at least she thinks she does. She's never right. (Well, sometimes she is, about the thing guys are ALWAYS thinking about).
I have realized, after almost 25 years of marriage, that she is always right.
Even when she's not.
Jim
I will tell her how good she looks (and mean it). She will argue with me.
I have asked what she would do if someday I looked at her and said
"Ya know, Doll, today you look like 5 miles of bad road". She's never really answered that one but I know. There would be an article in the local newspaper: "Local man accidentally shoots himself in the head...seven times....with a six shot revolver".
She ALWAYS knows what I'm thinking. Or at least she thinks she does. She's never right. (Well, sometimes she is, about the thing guys are ALWAYS thinking about).
I have realized, after almost 25 years of marriage, that she is always right.Even when she's not.
Jim
boatme99
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Me, "No, the lady on TV looks scary" She didn't talk to me for 2 days![/QUOTE]
I'm not seeing the problem.
I'm not seeing the problem.
bgrone
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Rosetta Stone
This makes me smile because our youngest worked for Rosetta Stone for awhile after college. He is also the only one of 6 who has never been married, maybe he found the secret translator.
Jim in Iowa
This makes me smile because our youngest worked for Rosetta Stone for awhile after college. He is also the only one of 6 who has never been married, maybe he found the secret translator.
Jim in Iowa
In my business almost all of my clients are Women. Most have very serious problems, and they lean on me heavily for support. I have, literally, spent thousands of hours just talking to them. They will call at all hours to talk. Missus Fan HATES that. I understand, but it goes along with what I do.
One time she decided to look at the call log in my cell phone. I had no problem with that. She suddenly comes upon one, and is sure, she finally is gonna nail me. She says "what's this? MOM?! That's not my number!!!"
I calmly took the phone from her, patted her on the head and said "that would be......my Mother".
Blink blink. Confused look, "OK, well watch it, Buster!"
I still love her.
I'll never understand her.
Jim
Texas Star
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I see that women are all the same, all around the world
(at least in the "western part of the earth")
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si vis pasem, para bellum
You have a point there. I think that men elsewhere are willing to put up with much less. I know a Romanian woman on the Net and a Serb. Both are aware that their men will tolerate less than Western men do. They complain, but know their place. Oriental men also seem not to have yielded up their domininance.
It's a pity that we can't have more middle ground on both sides. I'm happily divorced. My kids are married, mostly happily.
My former barber is a woman. She has a good sense of humor and is now married. She showed me that machine photo and one with many complicated gears that represented a female mind. Then she had a simple panel marked On and Off. This represented the male mind.
She is quite honest in admitting than men are usually happier and less stressed over trivial matters.
I'd have thought that Argentine women were less empowered and stressful than Norteamericanos, but I see not. (The quoted member lives in Buenos Aires.)
(at least in the "western part of the earth"
) __________________
si vis pasem, para bellum
You have a point there. I think that men elsewhere are willing to put up with much less. I know a Romanian woman on the Net and a Serb. Both are aware that their men will tolerate less than Western men do. They complain, but know their place. Oriental men also seem not to have yielded up their domininance.
It's a pity that we can't have more middle ground on both sides. I'm happily divorced. My kids are married, mostly happily.
My former barber is a woman. She has a good sense of humor and is now married. She showed me that machine photo and one with many complicated gears that represented a female mind. Then she had a simple panel marked On and Off. This represented the male mind.
She is quite honest in admitting than men are usually happier and less stressed over trivial matters.
I'd have thought that Argentine women were less empowered and stressful than Norteamericanos, but I see not. (The quoted member lives in Buenos Aires.)
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ChuckS1
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My wife has two rules in our house:
1. You can agree with me or be wrong...
2. Do it my way, it's easier...
1. You can agree with me or be wrong...
2. Do it my way, it's easier...
A. Only fools attempt to understand females.
B. Almost all male-female communication can be handled with the following phrases.
1. Yes dear.
2. You look perfect.
3. All your clothes look great on you.
4. Fat butt? Your kidding!
5. Yes dear.
BigBill
Absent Comrade
Married 40 years next month. I stay busy with hobbies. We never fight not even once. We get along great. I just say nothin sometimes. My wife weighs 120lbs she tells me she's fat. I say nothin.
Does this look good on me? Go to the bathroom.
Does these two colors look good together? Another bathroom visit.
Having a magazine in the bathroom helps too.
My son after a few girlfriends started asking me questions about women. I told him when you figure them out let me know God bless there little hearts.
Does this look good on me? Go to the bathroom.
Does these two colors look good together? Another bathroom visit.
Having a magazine in the bathroom helps too.
My son after a few girlfriends started asking me questions about women. I told him when you figure them out let me know God bless there little hearts.
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My brother said this to me the other day: "God made all women the same. He put different heads on them so that we know which one is ours." I love my wife with all my heart but a lot of my gray hair is due to making difficult guesses as to what I am supposed to say in response to her questions or figuring out what she meant by what she just said based on emphasized words or syllables.
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thebeamanater107
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Mine is clueless. She stresses about everything plus a hundred what if scenarios for each item she's stressing. She likes and hates how I call out her BS. "Another company makes a red lipstick I'm sure. Quit freaking out. No, you're not allergic to those. Terrorists don't hide bombs in bread. While those pants look great on you, they look better off of you"
I'm the part of her life that stays the same, which comforts her craziness. I'm the sanity inside her storm. For some odd reason I have a whole lot of patience.
A man said a woman's thoughts are like a ball of wire. You put electricity on one end and all of it receives power. A man's brain is an organized system of boxes full of thought that retains to that one topic. Talking about guns, all gun related topics come to mind, and none of the racing thoughts come to mind. Listen to a guy's conversation. It has an obvious audible subject change. "Speaking of raccoons in your garbage pile, I got squirrels in my attic." When women talk, they're floating between 18 ever changing subjects all at the same time.
the original point and click interface, by Smith & Wesson
I'm the part of her life that stays the same, which comforts her craziness. I'm the sanity inside her storm. For some odd reason I have a whole lot of patience.
A man said a woman's thoughts are like a ball of wire. You put electricity on one end and all of it receives power. A man's brain is an organized system of boxes full of thought that retains to that one topic. Talking about guns, all gun related topics come to mind, and none of the racing thoughts come to mind. Listen to a guy's conversation. It has an obvious audible subject change. "Speaking of raccoons in your garbage pile, I got squirrels in my attic." When women talk, they're floating between 18 ever changing subjects all at the same time.
the original point and click interface, by Smith & Wesson
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