[Just another Joe]

I'm going to be the exception. I'm going to treat this seriously.

Don't ask a man what he's thinking unless you can accept that a man thinks about sex, on average, every 6 to 7 seconds.
It doesn't have to be, "What would she be like in bed?" It can be, "Wow, I wonder what my wife would look like in those pants?".

Men are not necessarily less verbally skilled. They give greater emphasis to nonverbal signals. Men do try to, "articulate their meaning as precisely as they can." so if a man isn't saying anything it usually means he has nothing to say. He's watching for the nonverbal signal as to whether or not this is REALLY important.

It IS a good thing to encourage the boy in the man at times but the times have to be chosen with care because a man will almost ALWAYS, under almost ANY circumstance, go along with this.

Men and women are different. Fact of life.

[Taliesan]

It IS a good thing to encourage the boy in the man at times but the times have to be chosen with care because a man will almost ALWAYS, under almost ANY circumstance, go along with this.

Because we think she actually means exactly what she says.

[Shryke]

unless you can accept that a man thinks about sex, on average, every 6 to 7 seconds

This is an urban legend. It may be true in individuals, but no science is behind the claim.