Dear Suze Q. I read Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus and agree with a lot of it. But we guys are really simple creatures. We love to give advice, solve problems, and rescue damsels. We need to be needed and we’ll gladly lift you onto a pedestal whether you want to go or not. My wife gets mad that I don’t listen well, and I get mad that she says that. I want to be a sensitive, new-age man.
Dear White Knight, Your desire to change is fabulous and if you both keep that front and center, your commitment and communication will win the day. It’s hard to go against your primal instincts to solve problems, slay dragons 🐉, and be the hero when she just wants you to listen to her whine (because no one else wants to hear it, but she’s bottled it up inside, and she wants to puke it out, and you’re the lucky one, because she trusts you not to laugh, not to tell her to shut the hell up, or buck up Missy because everyone has a bad day). But, when you listen/empathize/console her for just a few minutes-she’ll think you’re the greatest ever, and she'll tell that to all her girlfriends/family/coworkers. She’ll feel like you cherish her. And by rescuing her from her shitty day, you'll forever be her hero in shining armor who she’ll breathlessly entice to share a fairytale night in between white satin sheets. -SQ
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