I’ve noticed that men generally believe they are “different” from women, whereas women generally believe men are “defective” women. You can see that perspective in the comments to my last post.
90% of the gender difference seems to be the male preference for compartmentalizing thoughts while women think everything is somehow connected. Here are some phrases you rarely hear from women:
“I didn’t wrap your present because you’d just throw away the wrapping anyway.”
“Let’s skip Valentine’s Day this year so we don’t miss CSI.”
“Your personality is grating, but I’d do you in a heartbeat.”
“Bob died? Huh. What’s for dinner?”
No guy would ever say those things around a women either, but not because he isn’t thinking them. We guys have learned how to blend in and talk like women when it’s necessary. It feels like being a German spy during WWII and you’re always worried someone will ask you a question about the Yankees.
If you’re male you have to do a lot of internal editing before you let anything fly out of your mouth. The best way to filter is to ask yourself how a woman would react to what you’re about to say. Here’s a little test to see if you know how this works.
Suppose a male sees a car that’s a hideous shade of green and he blurts out to a friend “That is one ugly-ass car!” Now Using the Theory of Gender Compartmentalization, match the friend’s gender with the most likely response:
A. “Holy $%#*&, that color is just wrong for a car.”
B. Silence, while thinking “He hates my green sweater.”
BOCTAOE