By Marnie L. Pehrson
I don't care what anyone says -
you can claim we're equal all day long - but I'll
never agree that men and women are the same. We're
distinct from day one. We're born different and
here's 5 evidences to back up my theory.
The Shirt
Ever notice how a woman takes her
shirt off verses how a man takes his off? A woman
crosses her arms in front of herself - the left hand
grabbing the bottom right side of the shirt and her
right hand grabbing the bottom left side of the
shirt, and pulls it gracefully over her head in the
same direction as her hair flows. What about a guy?
He reaches back behind his neck with both hands and
yanks the shirt off over his head, mussing his hair
as he goes. This is not taught. I have five children
and the girls all take their shirts off the ''woman
way'' and the boys all take theirs off the ''guy
way.'' And no one ever taught them how to do this.
Why did God make women pull their shirts off the way
they do? Think about it men, how provocative would
it be if your wife yanked her shirt off by the
scruff of the neck and drug it over her head
dragging her hair down into her face? Real seductive
- eh? So much for multiplying and replenishing.
Communication
How many men do you know who can
spend 3 hours on a telephone call and never get
bored? How many women do you know who can do this
and then pick up the phone and talk to another
friend for another couple hours and think she had
the best day ever? Women solve their problems by
talking them through, around, over and under. Men
get to the point; after all there's a football game
on. The scariest thing you can tell a man is ''Let's
talk.'' And his classic reply is, ''How long is this
gonna take?''
Multitasking
Have you ever tried to talk to
your husband while he is on the phone with someone
else? ''Huh - wha? Can't you see I'm on the phone
here?!'' On the other hand, how many women do you
know who can diaper a baby, check her email, talk on
the phone and braise a roast at the same time? Women
are made to multitask. Men are like Charles Emerson
Winchester III on M.A.S.H., ''I do one thing at a
time, I do it very well, and I move on.''
Analyzing
Women over-analyze everything -
most especially relationships. After a date, a woman
gets on the phone and calls her best friend, going
over the date blow-by-blow. ''First he did this,
then he said that, and do you think he really likes
me or do you think he's leading me on?'' The guy
goes home, props up his feet in the recliner and
flips channels for the rest of the night - never
thinking another thing about the date, much less
about anything that even remotely resembles a
relationship. A piece of advice for all my single
sisters out there -- stop wondering, ''Is he really
thinking this when he said that?'' I'll let you in
on a secret I've learned after living with my man
for the last 15 years. When left to their own
devices, men only think about 5 things: food, sex,
sports, work, and their hobby (which could be a
repeat of one of the previous four). That's it.
Forget relationships, forget overanalyzing. I'm
telling you, those five things are it.
Nurturing
Have you ever seen how a little
boy carries a baby doll versus how a little girl
carries one? As young as 18 months old, my daughters
gently cradle their baby dolls lovingly in their
arms. Give one of my boys a baby doll and he grabs
it by the hair of the head, dangling it as he runs
through the house, beating it on chairs as he goes.
Now, mind you, nurturing and affection are two
different things. My boys are actually much more
affectionate than my girls, but the desire to
nurture (a.k.a. mother-hen, boss and control) is
definitely a girl thing.
Ok, that's it. Have I just laid
the groundwork for a bunch of hate mail or have I
convinced you? We're different aren't we? As Les
(Jessica Lang's father) said in Tootsie, ''hens
don't try to be roosters and roosters don't try to
lay eggs.'' We each have our strengths that
compliment each other. Why don't we stop trying to
be ''more of the same'' and start appreciating each
other for our unique differences?
(Note to anyone tempted to correct
me: Please, this is just a tongue-in-cheek article.
Don't write me and tell me you, your husband or wife
don't fit these rules. I know there are exceptions.
Lighten up! You're talking to a woman who hates to
shop, is inept at decorating and who is married to a
man who lives at Sams, Wal*Mart and Bi-Lo and who
brings home paintings and knickknacks for the house
that he buys from women at work. If it were up to
me, the walls would be bare and we'd all be eating
at computer desks.)
About the Author: Marnie is a
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