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Based on my own observation, women tend to take a more circuitous route in addressing an issue, men tend to get to the point. I think it's because women tend to be more sensitive toward people and their feelings, if not a bit uncomfortable in dealing with conflict and getting tangled in their own emotions.

I think women look for acceptance, and to be cherished and appreciated. Men want to be acknowledged and have a way of demanding attention that's very different from women. Have you ever paid attention to how men ask for things? Women ask permission; men just take action, forget asking, lol!

I'm a bottom-line person and have a tendency to get to the point in conversation (not necessarily in writing, weird, eh?). I think it's because I had very strong male influences in my life (father, grandfathers, uncle). But, I hate confrontation.

My husband hates skirting the issue, but he is a master at tact. I'm not; I'm blunt. We're action-oriented, as well; yet rather reserved in social conversation. He is a very funny man, meaning he has a great sense of humor and constantly makes me laugh. We've been married 30 years and couldn't possibly have made it this far without his sense of humor and diplomatic manner. He doesn't like to talk about deep feelings; he expects me to operate by ESP. Sound familiar to any wives out there?

My DH did say to me, once, that he wants to feel cherished by me. That absolutely took me by surprise. So, we've gone through our married life paying attention to the "little things."

September 26, 2008 - 6:28pm

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