Why are there times that certain things occur and we, women constantly nag about them and men still don’t acknowledge the issue? And why do we always have to continually complain on the same stuff over and over again, and men had to ignore these as if nothing’s wrong (or is there really something wrong)?
According to Ripley (2005), a man’s brain is designed to focus on narrow perspectives and block out any unrelated information. Whereas, a woman’s brain has the ability to see things in a much “broader” perspective allowing her to see what lies underneath.
Given this, it must be a fact that there are things women see and men tend to ignore, not because they intentionally ignore them but because they don’t see how things really are. Just when we are about to get mad that the bathroom floor is left unclean and see this as something extremely irritating, to men, it’s harmless.
So yeah, maybe we just give in to the fact that men and women are created to think differently and both should respect each other’s differences. Men might think that women are too over acting on things but given the fact that we are designed as complex and extremely vigilant beings, they might take that into consideration too.
Here are some things that we, women, sees and think that you (guys) don’t (To guys, please feel free to cite how you feel and what you think we see and don’t). I guess it would really help to at least let you know (and you let us know!):
1. It’s normal for us to get mad when our favorite spot in the house (i.e., the kitchen) is in bizarre mess and blame you over it.
2. Your lack of affection or reaction may sometimes mean to us as “lack of sweetness” or “there is something wrong or fishy.”
3. Special dates such as monthsary, anniversary, birthdays, first dates and the like are so important to us so if you tend to forget any of those, you’re dead meat (P.S. Either prepare for war or simply sleep outside the house).
4. If we caught you checking out other girls’ Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. (especially acquaintances of the opposite sex) our first reaction would be, “there’s something fishy.”
5. If you’re head is always on your favorite game, especially when we’re talking, we think we’re just your “second priority.”
6. We know you’re busy at work but when you’re super busy (regardless of what work that be), we think you tend to forget us.
7. When you say we look fat, we totally see ourselves as Fat-fat. Like really, really FAT.
8. When you don’t reply to our messages, one of our thoughts would be, “She’s texting someone else.”
9. When you said our cooking was “okay,” it means “not okay” for us.
10. When we nag over your friends, we don’t really mean it. It’s somehow our way of just getting your attention.
11. When we asked if we can check your phone and you did not show it, we might think that you’re hiding something (and be prepared to be stalked).
12. When we say something negative over how you look, we don’t really mean it. We just like to play coy with you.
and there’s still a lot of fuzz that we might need to discuss about! So, feel free to comment and tag along! What do you guys say?
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