Kaybee50: I have a secret to tell you Monte, but don't let RDM and Pat know. If I manage to keep the balls on the pool table, then I consider it a success.
Errrrrrr KB.....this is a game of pool. I tink it not comfortable on da pool table....
patmac: Oh I don't know a gentleman will always take some wight on his elbows .....
Mind you, you gotta remember to chalk his cue
I've chalked cues before. I know what yer trying to do. You think I'm going to say I have to rub the white stuff on the end of his stick but don't talk like that in public so you're outta luck Mr. Pat...
montecito: I've chalked cues before. I know what yer trying to do. You think I'm going to say I have to rub the white stuff on the end of his stick but don't talk like that in public so you're outta luck Mr. Pat...
Well, let's see - I think once you get to know someone you can read people's body signals and if you can't ...then you aren't paying attention. That said, obviously it's best if people can actually be honest and upfront...however, CLEARLY, some people don't like the truth and/or choose to ignore the signals that might indicate a person isn't interested or whatever! What I have learned is usually if someone is 'pretending' to be 'mysterious' it usually means they aren't being too honest! IF the behaviour isn't consist - or is consistently "off" - then run for the hills!!! That goes for men and women! It only works in the movies methinks! Johnny Depp...sigh...bet he ain't that mysterious after 5 years and a few kids!
kidatheart: That's one of the things I like about you, no BS or games, the way it should be.
Hey there H..i cant be arsed with games..or...someone thats not going to hit me with the truth...im NOT afraid to tell it like it is...i respect a guy that says M..you will listen to me.. How are you fab guy..
leigh2154: Hello J........I can only speak for myself on this one and base it on my relationship experience....I can see how some would "label" communication problems between men and women as women expecting their men to be mind readers because women are by nature (biologically) more emotionally aware/in tune than men....By being so, we sometime assume our men are aware of something that seems very obvious to us when, in reality, they are completely unaware.....By "assuming" this, we become hurt, frustrated, angry, withdrawn, whatever, if they do not automatically react appropriately to whatever it is that is bothering us.....When this happens, the problem becomes compounded because now the couple is at odds with each other.....This type of "non communication" has not existed in all of my relationships because some men are highly sensitive to mood and pick up easily and it has existed to varying degrees in other relationships......Bottom line is early on in the relationship we need to "learn" our partner and act accordingly....It's a bit like the "hot" button thing...it doesn't take men or women long to "learn" where each others hot buttons are....Same thing is true of emotions, we can "learn" to read our partners body language and open dialogue accordingly...
Yeah, I think you hit the relationship "nail" on its...uh, "head," V. Very nicely put.
I, like you, don't see any reason why we can't learn each other's "codes." Just requires a little motivation and a little work, methinks.
Ambrose2007: It has often been suggested that women in general have greater expectations of mind-reading from their significant others than men in general do - that is, they expect their mates to understand what they mean and what they want without explicitly expressing those meanings or wants.
Sometimes this is called "mind-reading." Lately, I've been wondering, as a sort of corollary, if women prefer vaguer kinds of statements and perhaps even an aura of mystery.
First, do you believe that women in general are more inclined to adopting a partial shroud of mystery, composed in part by more vague statements and other selective information-withholding, than are men?
My own experience with women is that this is indeed the case. I'm not sure, however, why it is. I have some speculations, but I'll leave them to later.
LovelyMorticia: Well, let's see - I think once you get to know someone you can read people's body signals and if you can't ...then you aren't paying attention. That said, obviously it's best if people can actually be honest and upfront...however, CLEARLY, some people don't like the truth and/or choose to ignore the signals that might indicate a person isn't interested or whatever! What I have learned is usually if someone is 'pretending' to be 'mysterious' it usually means they aren't being too honest! IF the behaviour isn't consist - or is consistently "off" - then run for the hills!!! That goes for men and women! It only works in the movies methinks! Johnny Depp...sigh...bet he ain't that mysterious after 5 years and a few kids!
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KB, will it be you and Patmac against RD and me?
You don't have a chance at winning....