Because they put up with us. Face it: What seems like perfectly normal behavior to us is bona fide alien-nation stuff to them. And yet, often, with great grace and good humor, men do their level best to accommodate the needs of these strange female creatures. One woman recalls how a guy she befriended in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘always’
Why Girls Love Guys, Five Reasons to go
November 20, 2009Who’s Your Buddy?
May 29, 2009Always use the buddy system when you’re out on the town
Marital Attacks: Foul fighting; Reasoning; Kitbagging; Blaming; Criticism; Ridiculing continued
January 17, 2009Kitbagging Here one partner has an imaginary kitbag. Every little injury, every little offence, every little hurt is carefully stored in the kitbag. At the time nothing much is said. The person who uses this technique usually suffers in silence — until the kitbag is full. Then when the next disagreement occurs (and usually it’s [...]
The chaotic quest for ‘the best’
November 22, 2008They say that when women first start dating, their fantasy perfect man is tall, dark and handsome. At the age of twenty-five they change it to tall, dark and handsome with money. At thirty-five, they change it again to tall, dark and handsome with money and a brain. At forty-eight, it’s a man with hair. [...]
Happy and unhappy are not opposites: Happily Marriage ever after continued
November 13, 2008What are my partner‘s expectations? Some expectations are determined by social roles (although these may be changing). For example, it is normally expected of a wife to prepare the meals. It is usually expected of the husband to see to the maintenance of the house, etc. Most expectations will depend entirely on the individual couple. [...]
