The new year is beginning and nothing has really changed in this situation since last year – men and women think differently about the same thing. Many of them approach the solving of a problem in the opposite way. Are you with me now? Please don’t misunderstand me, I like men, but sometimes it’s really hard to understand them.
Some of my friends who supplied me with such interesting things, have recently forwarded some thoughts about men and women and their relationship. I hope this will hit home with you and maybe make you smile whether you’re a man or a woman. In other words, you’re going to need a sense of humor to proceed.
For instance, if a woman is always right and a man is always wrong and he tells her that she’s right, is the man right or wrong? This might take you a minute to think about it.
I enjoyed this next one and I can see this happening at my house, maybe. Barry said, “My wife sent me a text and said, ‘Your great.’ So naturally, he wrote back, “No, you’re great.”
Barry said, “She’s been walking around all happy and smiling. Should I tell her I’m just correcting her grammar or leave it?” This is not a grammatical mistake I usually make, but it could happen to anyone, I guess.
Then there are the so-called deadly terms used by woman. The first word is “Fine.” This is the word used by a woman to end an argument when she knows she’s right and you need to shut up.
Then there’s “Nothing.” It means something and you should be worried. Go ahead, this is a dare, not permission, do not do it.
“Whatever” is known as a woman’s way of saying, just try me.
“That’s OK” means she is thinking long and hard how you will pay for your mistake. The bonus word is “Wow.” You should not consider this a compliment. She is amazed that one person could be so stupid.
This story might seem familiar to you. The man curls up close to his wife in bed. He slides his hands slowly across her shoulders … across her waist … and under her neck. He suddenly stops. The wife says in a romantic voice, “Why did you stop?” Husband – “Got the remote. Go go back to sleep.”
Then you might understand how this message went. Husband’s message: “Honey, I got hit by a car outside the office. Tina took me to the hospital. They have been doing tests and x-rays. The blow to the head, however, is very severe. Will not have any serious or lasting injuries, but I do have three broken ribs, a broken arm, a compound fracture in the left ankle and they may have to amputate my right foot.“ Wife’s response: “Who is Tina?”
Then we have evidence in different computer skills. Wife texts the husband on a cold winter morning, “Windows frozen, won’t open.” Husband texts back, “Gently pour some warm water over it and then gently tap with a hammer.” Wife texts back 10 minutes later, “Computer really messed up now.”
Then we have in-laws who aren’t always in the same thinking sphere. Kristin said, “When I texted my parents and told them my husband had the flu, my dad asked, “Have you tried euthanasia?” My mom yelled in the background, “for the last time, It’s echinacea.”
Recently, there has been a lot of concern about Alexa and Google products listening to our conversations in our homes. So now we have a new development. “For those who don’t want Alexa listening to their conversations, they are making a male version. Apparently it doesn’t listen to anything.” This is where our sense of humor comes in.
And just because I’m a woman, I need to add these to our interesting observations. A tip for men – When a woman laughs during an argument, please know that the psycho part of her brain has been activated. Note to opponent – abort mission.
Women have so much going for them and also are really strong. “Only a woman who has delivered a baby without an epidural, can understand a man who has a cold!”
More opportunity for your sense of humor.
(Melanie Behrens – melb@marysvillejt.com)