Women think men don't understand them? The lack of understanding goes both ways.
Texas Wahine, here on JU, posted this the other day and Marcie (JU: MarcieHelen) mentioned it yesterday to me and how it was soo right. Oh for the petes sake of the guy upstairs. This isnt a flame to TW...dont want it to seem that way...just a general article, in which Im using her words.
Lets shoot this down faster then a Redneck and a squirrel.
"A woman would get up with me in the morning and start breakfast while I dressed the kids or vice versa."
Why would anyone want to wake up earlier than they had to? The kids dont want to be up either, they just cant sass back.
"A woman would understand why I tried on 3 different pairs of pants and left two of them crumpled on the floor."
A woman would understand why a man would put on the first shirt he sees for going grocery shopping...without showering, and.....and.....and without combing his hair!
"A woman would want to stay in bed and snuggle and talk about places we want to visit and what our bitchy neighbor said yesterday."
Guys arent really the snuggling type. Just like most women arent the 'hey lets get under the car and change the oil, getting our hands dirty' type.
"A woman would be sympathetic about cramps . . . she might lay me down with a heating pad and a good book and bring me hot cocoa."
Guys get cramps as well. We get cramps and move on...sort of like how the big J.C. got his butt whipped and flesh torn off by many men before he was crucified....did what he needed to do and moved on because he had a job to finish....despite any chipped nails he might have had.
"A woman would call me during the day to let me know she was thinking about me, and she would appreciate it when I did the same."
My woman hasnt called me while Im at work. She obviously must not care about me if she is able to not talk to me for more than 8 hours at a stretch.
"A woman would sit on the couch with me and stroke my hair while we watched Return to Me for the seventh time that year."
A real woman would want to go to a monster truck rally, a wrestling match, or watch some kick butt man movie (which can include violence, swearing, death, guns, big fires and explosions...etc) for the first time that year.
"A woman would not complain about diet soda or veggie burgers or reduced fat cheese."
Most men are not religously obsessed with their physical appearance that they have to drastically change their lifestyle by eating certain foods. A woman shouldnt complain about eating a slice of real american cheese that has come from a real cow; and not some processed soy crap or rice curd mixture. Men want to taste their food. If this means adding an extra 100 calories a day....so be it. Flavor rules.
"A woman wouldn't make me feel guilty about the fleshy curves of my body or the fact that my arms aren't toned."
A woman also shouldnt complain about the beard her man has, or the length of his hair or his dirty hands even after he washed and scrubbed them.
"A woman would take the camera and make sure that there were pictures of me in the places that we visit and the things that we do."
A woman who wanted to have pictures of every mountain in the freaken west side of the country would bring her down flippin camera and take the pictures herself. Im not much of a picture person, so Im less likely to take a camera, and its not really on the top of my list of things to bring when I go somewhere. Oh Honey, we are going to Ghetto fab Wal-Mart, the dream of so many lower class families to work at and shop at a place that kills small town america....lets take our camera!
"A woman would appreciate a house filled with the smell of a Clean Cotton Yankee candle."
A man appreciates a house filled with the smell of sweat as if he just got home from a job where he worked his ass off and earned his money. A man also likes the smell of burnt toast, grease, and diesel exhaust.
"A woman would tell me I'm beautiful and reassure me constantly because she would understand the importance of that."
When the heck was the last time my woman called me handsome? Do I care? No. She obvisouly likes me for much more than my looks, and loves me for what is inside my ugly man body. Which by the way, happens to be very Italian (Marcie....this is for you.......ROWR!)
"A woman would not be put off or angered by me showing emotion."
A man should not be put down when he doesnt express emotion all the time and then gets shot down when he finally does.
"A woman would understand why I need more than one pair of black high heeled shoes."
A man only has what he needs at most and he uses reasoning behind his choices: a pair for dress (church), a pair for walking, and maybe a pair for work. Not a pair for walking the dog on rainy days, dry days, rainy days that become dry days, days where I just dont care, days where I do care, but dont want to look like I do, days where I want to look beautiful in the house alone...etc.
"A woman would want to talk."
Men talk...women just dont listen that quickly. Mainly because we say what needs to be said, and thats it. I talk to my dad on the phone....and its like this: "hello....yeah...hey....yeah...not bad....not really, she is on bed rest...yeah....yeah...makes me grade level chair....yeah I know, scary....yeah....really? when? That would be nice for the town for sure....yeah....not much else going on down here either, yeah....yep....ok...next week....ok...bye."
Phone call with my mom: "hello...yeah....ye.....y.....wh....who? wh....Mom.....I.......wa.....m......M........ahhh......ok.........m....mom.....Im trying.....mom.............ca.....can..........Id like to.....can....can I say someth..............ok........yeah....you too....bye"
"A woman would make sure I knew that I was special and the only one for her."
A man usually thinks that by having one woman in his life where he spends most of his time with her and has stuck with her....he thinks that is a good way of showing she is the only one. How that sign is not picked up....beyond me.
"A woman would "get" me . . ."
A woman would "get" a guy too.
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