Posted on 03/17/2017 8:16:36 AM PDT by simpson96
When it comes to communication between men and women there’s a lot of misunderstandings. Even if the right words are being used, the vocal cues aren’t. For example, forcing your child to apologize. Sure. They’ll angrily exclaim “I’m sorry,” but it’s definitely not sincere.
Guys, even if you’re not trying to make women angry, embarrassed or uncomfortable, there’s a very good possibility that you will because men communicate differently than women. In most cases, I find that no matter the woman (my wife or women that I know) I'm making them uncomfortable without realizing it.
However, if you’re aware of this fact, you can start correcting the problem so that there aren’t any misunderstandings. And, you can start by avoiding these words or phrases.
1.“Calm down.” (snip)
2. “You look really tired today.” (snip)
3. “What is it now?” (snip)
4. “Wow! You look great. How much weight have you lost? (snip)
5. “You ate that whole thing?” (snip)
6. “Moist.” (snip)
7. “You should smile more often.” (snip)
8. “That’s not very ladylike.” (snip)
9. “You look great for your age.” (snip)
10. “Actually, that’s not a word” or “Actually, that’s now how that’s done.” (snip)
11. “Listen.” (snip)
12. “That’s a man’s job, let me do that.” (snip)
13. “At least I never ____ .” (snip)
14. “Why do you always do that?” (snip)
15. “Whatever.”
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Top of mrs p6’s list...
Do it my way, it’ll be OK.
I’m working on it.
We’ll see. (when she wants something. My way of saying NO!)
WTF ever....
“Yes, that makes your ass look huge!”
He’s never said “moist”?
“At least you don’t sweat much for a woman your size.”
It pays to be polite to women who are in your family or who are friends. Otherwise, to hell with their sensibilities, as much so as with men. Sure, it pays to be polite, but you are under no obligation to continue to be polite to people who act like jerks, no matter their gender.
Only 15?
“It’s better when you aren’t talking.”
Does your mom have to come?
Ping.
How about:
“Wow, heard you’d been getting in shape and losing a lot of wieght. Guess not.”
Nah. This only needs to be a 2 item list.
1. Anything he says
2. Everything he says
The only one of those things Mr GG2 has ever said to me is you look tired today. I was tired that day. :-)
You smell like a rotten turnip is not on the list...?
“What do you need another pair of shoes for?”
“That outfit looks comfortable.” (”That dress makes you look frumpy.”)
“Jeez, do you think you’ve got enough shoes?”
The correct response is: “Why, yes it does, and you should wear it more often... Rrrroowwwrrrr.”
Who comes up with this crap? I live with a husband and six sons, and I don’t hear any of this garbage, except for, “Actually, blah blah blah,” which we all do because we’re all know-it-alls, and “Whatever,” which we also all do.
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