So, my awesome Bro-in-law called me yesterday with a few questions for a school assignment. I have to say I felt pretty excited to be chosen to participate. I thought the questions were fun and one, in particular, very thought provoking.
The assignment as far as I was able to gather (Eli was not happy at the time) was to ask three questions to both men and women that would be altered or affected by gender.
The Questions:
What was your favorite toy growing up?
My response was Strawberry Shortcake. Although I could probably just as easily said: My Little Pony, a Cabbage Patch Kid horse that I think was my sister's, a Carebear, or a Pound Puppy. All pretty girly in general so it didn't matter which I chose.
What was your favorite game?
Mouse trap. Honestly is their an cooler game? Okay, maybe Operation is up their too. Or I DID like Hungry Hippo. OR the most AMAZING Fire Ball Island (maybe that's what I should have answered) I loved that game!
Lastly (and the real reason why I'm posting this)-
What is the most difficult thing in communicating with the opposite gender?
This was so HARD for me to answer. How much of the difficultly communicating with Aaron is due to his personality or his gender?
What is hard about communicating with men? Is it the fact that they want to solve all your problems instead of just listen while you vent?
Is it that they are very analytical and take everything at face value (this was basically my answer)? So even when they know you intimately you have to state your opinions about things that you really aren't even getting at just so they don't misinterpret your main point.
Is it that they can be argumentative and play devil's advocate so they will find something to disagree about and then they ask you questions that eventually get you arguing against your original point even though you still hold that view?
I know Aaron's answer:
The most difficult thing about communicating with women is that they don't talk to me. (When I'm upset I usually close up and don't want to talk. Mostly because I don't want to say anything I'll regret, but also because Aaron is too good at arguing and I get tired of trying to get my point across over and over and over again without any progress ;).
Anyway, what do YOU think is the most difficult thing about communicating with the opposite gender?
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4 comments:
I think the most difficult thing about communicating with Tim is that he really doesn't show expression when he's talking about something very well...and he also doesn't go into a lot of detail. It's frustrating because I live for detail and when he sums everything up by saying "not much"...well that really doesn't do it for me :)
I worry that when I have something really important I want to discuss that marshall will be upset about it. I think we usually are on the same wve link but there are those fe things that I worry will make him say UM dont want to disguss and he would run away screaming.
I think that its just the little misunderstandings that make communication frustration. It is always funny to hear how differently Andrew and I can interpret a situation. It makes for some good laughs once we figure out the other persons perspective.
Men tend to tune out and only half listen. Drives me nuts...and What Ashley said, I like to give details, they prefer less detail LOL..Oh and Carrie, like you, I shut down when I am upset!
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