Friday, July 6, 2007

Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't read Maps

Great book for understanding male and female behavior, and believe me it is. It is written by Alan and Barbara Pease.  Although there is another more famous book on this topic, which you all might have heard of, Men are from Mars….But actually that is too lame kind of a book.

So what this book explains is that What we are and why we are, and to certain extent What we can do overcome our limitations. Lets for example, it describes “Fewer than 1% of all commercial airline pilots are female” and the reason is that females don’t have 3-D spatial skills. There are whole lots of other things like:

Parallel processing of female brain
Women have peripheral vision and Men have tunnel vision
Sixth sense of females and their Witch behavior
Why Men Don’t Listen and Women can’t read maps
Why females are so Touch-feely and men are Thick-skinned
Why men can do one thing at one time
Why women are great talkers and men are almost rude (or Indirect and Direct talking)

And many more. I have electronic version of this book, so if any of you feel interested, let me know. I have taken out some catchy line out of the book.
Read them and enjoy and do let me know how you liked the book.

How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper?
It's unknown. It's never happened.

The wiring of our brain in the womb and the effect of hormones will determine how we think and behave.


'My wife can see a blonde hair on my coat from twenty feet, but she hits the garage door when she parks the car'

On long trips, men should drive at night and women drive in the day.

A boy doesn't really lose skin sensitivity at puberty, it just all goes to one area.

Tests show that women rate three percent higher in general intelligence than men.

'It's obvious that women are smarter than men. Think about it - diamonds are a girl's best friend; man's best friend is a dog. ' :Joan Rivers

Men often choose greetings cards with plenty of words inside. That way, there's less space for them to write.

Men can mentally index their problems and put them on hold. Women churn.

A woman will verbalise a series of items out loud in random order, listing all the options and possibilities.

'Once I didn't talk to my wife for six months', said the comedian.
I didn't want to interrupt'.


she doesn't want interruptions with solutions to her problems.you're not expected to respond, just to listen.
When you're dealing with an upset woman, don't offer solutions or invalidate her feelings - just show her you're listening.

The first rule of talking to a man: Keep it simple! Give him only
one thing at a time to think about.
Men take turns talking, so when a man is having his turn, let him have it.


Men may be able to find their way from A to B via a maze of back streets, but put them in the middle of a group of women discussing a number of topics at the same
time, and they get completely lost.


If a woman is unhappy in her relationships, she can't concentrate on her work. If a man is unhappy at work he can't focus on his relationships.


To prove his love for her, he climbed the highest mountain, swam the deepest ocean, and crossed the widest desert.
But she left him - he was never home.


Men hate criticism - that's why they like to marry virgins.


Don't offer a man advice unless be asks for it. Tell him you have confidence in his ability to work things out.

Scientists have shown that homosexuality is an orientation that is unalterable. It's not a choice.

Men are Microwaves, Women are Electric Ovens.

When it comes to sex, women need a reason; men need a place.

Some men think monogamy is what furniture is made out of.

A woman wants lots of sex with the man she loves. A man wants lots of sex.

Men give their penis a name because they don't want a stranger making 99% of their decisions for them.

Ray plays his wedding video backward. He says it's so he can see himself walk out of church, a free man.

Miss Universe competitions are watched mainly by men, but Mr Universe contests turn nobody on.

Men prefer looks to brains because most men can see better than they can think.

How To Satisfy A Woman Every Time:
Caress, praise, pamper, relish, savour, massage, fix
things, empathise, serenade, compliment, support,
feed, soothe, tantalise, humour, placate, stimulate,
stroke, console, hug, ignore fat bits, cuddle, excite,
pacify, protect, phone, anticipate, smooch, nuzzle,
forgive, accessorise, entertain, charm, carry for,
oblige, fascinate, attend to, trust, defend, clothe,
brag about, sanctify, acknowledge, spoil, embrace,
die for, dream of, tease, gratify, squeeze, indulge,
idolise, worship.
How To Satisfy A Man Every Time: Arrive naked.


Men fantasise about having sex with two women. Women fantasise about it too - so that they'll have someone to talk to when he falls asleep.


Men don't fake orgasm - no man wants to pull a face like that on purpose.

What's the difference between erotic and kinky?
Erotic is when you use a feather. Kinky is when you use the whole chicken.


Most women prefer sex with the lights out - they can't bear to see a man enjoying himself.
Men like sex with the lights on - so they can get the woman's name right.


Marriage has its good side. It teaches you loyalty, forbearance, tolerance, selfrestraint, and other valuable qualities
You wouldn't need if you stayed single.


Sex is the price women pay for marriage.
Marriage is the price men pay for sex. (Used in Cheeni Kum)


Men want to wait for the perfect partner, but all they usually get is older.


Never forget that a woman is a romantic. She enjoys wine, flowers, and chocolate.
Let her know that you, too, remember these things ...by speaking of them occasionally: Woody Allen

How do you know if a man is ready for sex? He's breathing.


The flower of love is the rose. After three days all the petals fall off and you're left with an ugly, prickly thing.

If you are a woman working in a traditional male hierarchy, you have two choices: quit or masculinise.

----> Mishra

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