You don't understand women. They don't want you to do anything, just listen to them -- or pretend to.
I listen, but am often, not always. quite bored at the nonsense about gosspiping about other people, talking about misplaced feelings of being disrespected and hurt, etc etc. It all seems petty and trivial to me after awhile.
My response, unfortunately, is often - Who the F$%^ cares?
Or, as put perfectly in the movie a Bronx Tale: "Nobody cares"