[Lorianne]

Alright, don't answer that.

[Flavius]

im single


yes

and yes thats why im single

[msf92497]

Depends on what she wants to talk about...

[skinkinthegrass]

Alright, don't answer that...Well, You did post it, didn't you? :D

[Fenris6]

Dowd said that she knew the coquettish rules for dating long before she had heard of "The Rules"

No wonder Dowd can't find a man. "The Rules" is about manipulation for selfish ends.

[jpsb]

No, just don't expect me to listen.

[Larry Lucido]

Alright, don't answer that.

I had no intention of even trying! LOL!

[TheBigB]

Ahhhh, shaddup.

(kidding. :)

[Zuben Elgenubi]

My wife is intelligent, well-educated and speaks her mind all the time. I wouldn't want it any other way.

[pissant]

Sometimes, it IS nice. Depends on who the woman is too. ;o)

[Welsh Rabbit]

Dowd said that she knew the coquettish rules for dating long before...

Is that why she's alone and bitter?

[BigCinBigD]

What? I'm sorry I didn't hear you. My girlfriend was talking.

[dighton]

Do men really want women to shut up?

Speaking from experience, a reputation as “good listener” ranks with the worst fates on earth.

[martin_fierro]

This 649-word article could've been written in < 200.

[SmithL]

I'm sorry, did you say something?
; )

[Campion]

Dowd had cited a British study that showed the chance of marriage for men increased by 35 percent with each 16-point rise in IQ. For women, there was a 40 percent drop in their marriage prospects for each 16-point increase in IQ.

That's easily explained. The higher-IQ men earn more money. Women care about that. The higher-IQ men spend a lot of time at work. Women don't like that much, but can put up with it.

Higher-IQ women earn more money. Men don't care much about that. Higher-IQ women spend a lot of time at work. Men don't want to put up with that.

IOW, it isn't (as MoDo thinks) that men are louts who are only interested in stupid women, it's that female smarts correlate more with things men aren't particularly interested in, while male smarts correlate more with things women are strongly interested in.

Make your date wait, always let the man do the asking, don't offer to pay, and don't set foot in public without makeup.

My wife broke every one of those rules, repeatedly, and has been happily (I think) stuck with me since she was 21. I was particularly delighted that she broke the "don't offer to pay" rule, early and often.

And deliberately making your date wait is just rude.

[Panerai]

"Do men really want women to shut up?" - Well that's like asking if the sun is going to rise tomorrow.

[Chena]

Do men really want women to shut up?

Short answer, "YES!". And I am a woman. God bless my husband as he listens to a 1,000 word answer that could have been answered with a simple, "yes, I made dinner". LOL

[Fenris6]

So smart men don't want to marry smart women?

My wife is smarter than me, and I've never had a problem with it. Sounds like Dowd is trying to justify why she's a shrew, unaware it has little to do with her "intelligence".

I find it hillarious Dowd thinks she's that smart.

And most men will tell you that SANITY is more of a deal breaker than anything. Also, men are visual not auditory - we tend to converse only for the purpose of communicating *important* info - so if you think you may be talking too much...

[MistrX]

Yes.

[umgud]

I'd be happy if they could be trained to leave the toilet seat up.