Ian C Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Just asking Have you noticed how men who are friends can get the hump with each other over stuff, exchange words, then in about half an hour will be playing the playstation together and it's forgotten about? Because everything was sorted out there and then? I've noticed that a lack of good communication sits highly on women's moans about men, but to me that's like a BMW driver bitching that people don't use indicators... -Ian I expect Angie, Rosie, and Faye at least to give me a kicking now hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 lol i was goint to do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Sorry Jurgen, lets share... :Popcorn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I expect Angie, Rosie, and Faye at least to give me a kicking now hahahaha Well I could argue with you, but that would mean disagreeing for the hell of it - hey I'm bird I can disagree about anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 question "Do all women fail miserably to communicate? Honestly?" answer "yes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Well I could argue with you, but that would mean disagreeing for the hell of it - hey I'm bird I can disagree about anything! thought i better quote before she removed this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 thought i better quote before she removed this post But I have a mod sitting next to me, looking very very scared, he can remove anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Mawby Said YES they do. I agree with him. Especially when it comes to shopping:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Jane could argue with a signpost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 yep - had massive work spat the other day with one of my team ... 10 mins later no worries. yet the girls at our place stop talking to each other for months on end for such reasons as : she purposly wore the ame top to the xmas do she is a right moody cow women they're great lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voo51 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 oooooo!!!! yes i agree with you but then that might be one of the reasons why us ladies are on here with you beacuse you blokes are so sival and understanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Worst woman logic is: Woman: "We should go and do XX with my parents this Friday." Man: "But Friday is sit in with takeaway night." Woman: "Fine if you don't want to go to my parents then don't bother." (True meaning = "If you don't want to go to my parents then don't bother but expect a lot of crap from me for at least a week!!") Man: "OK we'll go to your parents if that's what you want!" Woman: "No we won't bother as you obviously don't want to!!" (True meaning = "No we won't bother as you obviously don't want to........... And expect a lot of crap from me for at least a week!!") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptik Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I hate the awkward silences at the end of an arguement. When i was attached and had a shouting match with the missus she'd do the 'I refuse to apologise first' look with her arms folded and legs crossed. I usually gave it about 30 secs and would apologise even if it weren't my fault. I cant stand it. I'd rather have a blazing row than sit in silence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Jane could argue with a signpost PMSL - LOL That's it down to a tee... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I am very good natured and I hate conflict. I've only ever properly lost my temper twice... and only once as an adult. So, are we talking proper arguments or do you mean "when women dare to express their own opinion which differs to mine" kinda stuff? Besides, when did this become about arguments? Ian asked if women were bad at communicating. Actually it's men that are bad at communicating, you can't shut most women up! Anything in particular in mind Ian? : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Yeah you're right men can't communicate because women talk over us and interrupt us, presuming that they know what were going to say...but in actual fact get it all wrong and basically have a 2 way argument with themselves and end up making it all the blokes fault! So yes women do TALK well....but fcuk me, they can't listen (and actually HEAR/COMPREHEND/UNDERSTAND). Proper communication is not just the ability to spout verbal diarrhea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 It's quite funny actually, if you read all the comments above from you boys it's nearly all YOU saying how it is, deciding that is the way it is and refusing to hear any other possibility. I wonder why your chicks get frustrated and shouty with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I think both men and women communicate very effectively, it's just that we speak different languages....!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 there is a dictionary somewhere... No = Yes Yes = no Im fine = Im going to piss and moan for at least a few hours Its ok = its not at all ok Do what you want / whatever = dont you dare do what you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith C Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Generally, men debate, women argue. Men can disagree strongly with each other without taking it personally. I have encountered very few women who can do this without taking the attitude 'He doesn't agree with me so he must think I'm stupid and hate me!'. Few women can detach themselves emotionally from what's being said. This means that they get angry, and then use emotion to cloud what's being said, which then annoys us blokes because we're seeing perfectly straightforward logic being rejected in favour of an irrational and emotional response. Of course, it's not helped by the fact that sometimes blokes are emotionless in their view even when it would help to have some emotion in there, which then annoys women because they just see the bloke being a cold-hearted arse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith C Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Ah yes, there's also the problem of 'mental inertia'. Men have a lot of this - they get a plan in their head, and they will stick to this plan. Any proposed change will need to overcome the mental inertia before it is properly listened to, so when a woman says 'Let's have dinner with my parents tomorrow', the first thing a bloke thinks is 'But tomorrow is curry night' - and blokes being blokes, they say what they're thinking. This does not mean that the bloke doesn't want to go to the parents. This does not mean that the bloke would prefer to spend time with his mates than the girl. This simply means that when something is suggested for a time/date that clashes with something else, he mentions what it's clashing with. At this stage, the successful woman will not take his reponse as 'I hate your parents and want to boil them in acid', and will simply calmly respond with something like 'yes I know, but it's been xx weeks since we last saw them, and I did try for xx night but they're busy, and this is the only night they can do'. For this to work properly, the woman needs to have ACTUALLY DONE THESE THINGS. Blokes are generally reasonable creatures, and will happily compromise provided BOTH SIDES have tried to accomodate the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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