And I usually never even knew it ticked them off in the first place!
For my sanity, I gave up trying to understand years ago.
You men should read "For Men Only" by Jeff Feldhahn. Or, "Men Are Like Waffles, Women Like Spaghetti". It would help you to understand us and why we do some of the things we do, and why we cannot help doing some of the things we do no matter how much pain we cause ourselves...and you.
And I usually never even knew it ticked them off in the first place!
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That's the gist of the problem, sir. (Woman here.)