Friday, May 26, 2006

Number Two: Taskmaster taking charge

Women's brains as a general rule work a little differently than men's. I've heard it described as the hunter vs. gatherer mindset: hunters focus on one thing, gatherers have to keep their eyes open for anything and everything that might be useful or edible. I don't think it's quite that simple, but this blog is going to use basic stereotypes because there is frequently a grain of truth in them.


A guy may be making love to his woman, and thinking about nothing else - but the woman may have thirty other things in her head. Men, don't think this means she's not interested in the wonderful things you're doing with your tongue; it's just sometimes hard to tune the rest of the voices out. You're having fun, and so are we... when our brain doesn't get hijacked by the train of thought that runs along tracks like this: "gotta do the dishes... oh, and take the trash out... and sew that button back on my dress slacks... and sign the kids' permission slips... and did I remember to pay the phone bill?... I hope my elderly parents are doing okay... I need to go by there and fix their bathroom... I saw a grey hair today... when is that project due?... I can't BELIEVE the president said something that stupid today..."

You get the idea.


SO - if your wife (I'm just going to use the words wife/husband for my ease, dangit.) has been asking you to fix that leaky faucet, or call about the moles in the yard, or whatever, surprise her by doing it, putting a bow on it, and then telling her it's done. That's one thing she won't have running through her head. Surprise her by taking care of a bunch of little stuff that needs to be done that she usually does - clean the house, or fold laundry, or whatever. It's much easier to get your woman in the mood when she's not having to tune out the nagging responsibilities that require her attention.

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