Battle of the Sexes????
I’m a big fan of Naked with Socks On. It’s a smart, funny and brutally honest site. Nobody over there is trying to say the right thing (which makes me happy, as I think we all suffer when people say what they think we want to hear, instead of what they think is right).
Anyway, I guess I got a little behind on my reading again because I almost missed these two great posts.
Things Men Don’t Understand About Women
Things Women Don’t Understand About Men
I don’t agree with everything on the ‘things women don’t understand’ list, but it’s a fine start (and funny). Here’s my top three:
- Why do so many men have issues with saying they are sorry? (yeah, I’ve written about that before)
- Why do so many men lie as their default setting when telling the truth would be just as easy?
- Why are so many men indecisive? That really pisses me off.
Dear Male Readers -please note how I said, “so many”.
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I don’t have a problem with 1 & 3, but a lot of guys, myself included, have learned the hard way that honesty is not always the best policy. Especially when you’re first meeting a girl. They like confidence, but the truth is that most guys (in fact, most *people*) are not very confident. So we fake it.
-drumdance
I think there’s a big difference between faking confidence and telling lies. Perhaps it’s shades of gray.
We absolutely like confidence.
But I can easily forgive someone pretending to be more confident than he actually is. I can’t forgive someone telling me things he knows aren’t true and then continuing to lie when confronted because he was afraid that either, A) I couldn’t handle the truth or B) I’d break up with him if I knew the truth. A is just lame. And if a guy had been lying then he deserves B.
Ok. What if you ask “do you love me more than [old girlfriend x]?”
I’ve been asked that. The answer was no and it put a strain on the relationship. Needlessly IMO.
-Haha. That’s just a dumbass question asked by an insecure person. Sorry.
@drumdance: Anyone stupid enough to ask that question deserves the answer. Sorry, is my bitch showing?
I’ve commented on number one previously (I’m not one of the so many)
I don’t understand number 2 other than this: I will join a site that looks interesting because I have to fill out a profile to really find out if the site is cool. Many times, I find out right away that the site is not for me or bull-cookies. I un-join and have given no real info about myself. If I like it, I change the info in the profile to the real me.
Number 3 may have many facets? I can say the generally men don’t want to argue and will avoid some decisions that may lead to a fight.