THREE THINGS WOMEN CAN LEARN FROM MEN

Sometimes male insight IS worth listening to. Three tips for the ladies:

[1] If your relationship is sinking -- abandon ship! You often want to fix a relationship long after its expiration date. Or you specifically pick a guy who you think is a “fixer-upper” and try to change him or fix him. Guys, on the other hand, will do a swift, unemotional cost-benefit analysis and hit the road if things aren’t going well. Just because you’re a great woman, and he’s a great man -- that doesn’t mean you’re each other’s great match. So, learn to cut someone loose and move on when the situation warrants it.

[2] You don’t need to talk everything to death. Those long, weighty relationship talks on Grey’s Anatomy are one reason the show is watched by 3 billion women and 3 men. The truth is all of the energy gets depleted from your relationship when you have the 73rd conversation about why you feel hurt when he doesn’t return your text messages right away. Save your energy for what really matters. If it’s not a “deal-breaker” don’t make it one.

[3] Sometimes it’s fine to be silent. Everyone dreads those conversational voids that can happen during the first few dates. You’re both looking around the room, desperate for a topic once the introductory chit chat has run out. You feel the urge to say something - ANYTHING! Words can often blur a connection that can be made with a single look. Plus, if you don’t stop talking long enough to listen, you’re never going to get the chance to know him. So smile - and learn to enjoy the occasional silence.