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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/7/2008 8:17:19 PM
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Chocolate BBQ sauce???? What do you guys eat????
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/7/2008 8:33:46 PM
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I have been able to read a map since I was a kid. And I don't do that much traveling to unfamiliar places where I could justify the cost of a GPS.
How big a truck do you drive?
10-speed international BIG tractor...w/ a 53' dry van trailer. (but we used to have a beautiful dark red peterbilt. sighhhhh....)
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/8/2008 2:05:19 PM
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Would you ladies like to be surprised by your husband planning a weekend trip?
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When are we just supposed to listen to your problems and when are we supposed to fix your problems?
If we are venting our frustrations, just listen. If we have a problem with the car, or something isn't working in the house, we would like you to fix it. 
And what ftL said: When I am done venting, a hug with no offers of help is usually welcome.
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Many times when I've overheard a woman's conversation with another (usually in the kitchen at work, in the hallway as I pass by, etc) they are usually sharing intimate details of their personal life. Why? And what happened to discretion?
I'm wanting to know the answer to this as well ... it's beyond me why people feel a need to share private, confidential, or highly personal information when others' are within earshot. I believe quite firmly in discretion.
Maybe they are showing off, thinking they're cool? Maybe they crave the attention? You know, any attention is better than no attention mindset ... ?
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size does matter. So does shape.
ROFLMHO!! Okay, this was responding to the tool questions, and coming from a mechanical family, I understand the incredible NEED and reason (perhaps obsession) for possessing every size tool on the market, as well as the need to own every variety available ... hand, electric, pneumatic ... but, let's face it, this comment was just too funny! And it leads to my question
Why do some guys think they need the biggest vehicle on the road? The Excursion? The Hummer? A duelly?
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/9/2008 9:28:45 AM
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Why do some guys think they need the biggest vehicle on the road? The Excursion? The Hummer? A duelly?
for some it's a competition issue. "My truck is bigger than your truck. nyah nyah nyah"
For some it's a social benfit issue. In some areas around here the truck with the biggest tires goes first at the 4 way stops.
For some it's a comfort issue. The view is better from abigger vehicle and some guys just don't fit into smaller ones. I used to drive a 2000 bonneville. I could barely feel comfortable in it. We bought the minivan and it has enough room inside for me.
For some its a capability issue. If you tow anything often you need a big truck. If you haul you need a big truck. I won't buy a vehicle that I can't haul plywood in. (Not that I cart around sheets of plywod often but I want to have that capability.)
And for some it's sex appeal. In some areas here the big truck. SUV is the social equivalent of the sports car
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/9/2008 2:39:58 PM
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"My truck is bigger than your truck. nyah nyah nyah"
LOL ... I just wanted to see it in writing.  Thank you. 
Another guy thing I wonder about, "not that there's anything wrong with it", and it goes along with the question asked us gals: How come you always want to "fix" our problems? Seriously, is it just the way you think? Does it make you feel more manly? Is it how you feel you can show you care? I have always wondered about this.
Not that it makes us feel manly, it's just the way a man thinks. There's a problem - fix the problem - no more problem. Also it's not just your problems we wnat to fix. We want to fix our own problems, our frineds problems, our co-workers problems, or parents problems, and on and on and on...ad infinitum.
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/9/2008 2:42:54 PM
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jazzlvr
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Why do some guys think they need the biggest vehicle on the road? The Excursion? The Hummer? A duelly?
I think this may be the same reason we like explosions. It's the "Wow" factor. You know, big trucks, big dogs, big guns. Basically something you can look at and say, "Wow!"
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8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. declares the Lord
9 As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/9/2008 2:49:42 PM
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"My truck is bigger than your truck. nyah nyah nyah"
LOL ... I just wanted to see it in writing. Thank you.
Another guy thing I wonder about, "not that there's anything wrong with it", and it goes along with the question asked us gals: How come you always want to "fix" our problems? Seriously, is it just the way you think? Does it make you feel more manly? Is it how you feel you can show you care? I have always wondered about this.
Not that it makes us feel manly, it's just the way a man thinks. There's a problem - fix the problem - no more problem. Also it's not just your problems we wnat to fix. We want to fix our own problems, our frineds problems, our co-workers problems, or parents problems, and on and on and on...ad infinitum.
Okay, butting in here a bit.
I actually understand that. But let's continue.
Say he's not able to "fix" or "solve" this particular problem. So he no longer wants to listen to me, er, her, talk about it. He says, "Well, what do you want me to do about it?"
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/9/2008 3:58:51 PM
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I actually understand that. But let's continue.
Say he's not able to "fix" or "solve" this particular problem. So he no longer wants to listen to me, er, her, talk about it. He says, "Well, what do you want me to do about it?"
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Jazzlvr stated it perfectly. Fixing stuff is what we do. If it can't be fixed, why worry about it?
Say you have a cousin who's destroying their life by making really stupid decisions. You've tried everything to help them get smart but they refuse. You can either ignore it or worry about it and let them drag you down too.
If it can't be fixed it doesn't really merit attention.
And that is a very hard thing for men to overcome. We know you ladies want to talk about it but we don't see the reaosn or purpose for it. What are you going to profit from it?
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/9/2008 5:06:15 PM
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I actually understand that. But let's continue.
Say he's not able to "fix" or "solve" this particular problem. So he no longer wants to listen to me, er, her, talk about it. He says, "Well, what do you want me to do about it?"
Jazzlvr stated it perfectly. Fixing stuff is what we do. If it can't be fixed, why worry about it?
Say you have a cousin who's destroying their life by making really stupid decisions. You've tried everything to help them get smart but they refuse. You can either ignore it or worry about it and let them drag you down too.
If it can't be fixed it doesn't really merit attention.
And that is a very hard thing for men to overcome. We know you ladies want to talk about it but we don't see the reaosn or purpose for it. What are you going to profit from it?
So we shouldn't have conversations that don't have a possible "end"? That you can't take care of? Talking just for the sake of venting is out, right?
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/9/2008 9:04:11 PM
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John_O
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ORIGINAL: .Pammy
I actually understand that. But let's continue.
Say he's not able to "fix" or "solve" this particular problem. So he no longer wants to listen to me, er, her, talk about it. He says, "Well, what do you want me to do about it?"
Jazzlvr stated it perfectly. Fixing stuff is what we do. If it can't be fixed, why worry about it?
Say you have a cousin who's destroying their life by making really stupid decisions. You've tried everything to help them get smart but they refuse. You can either ignore it or worry about it and let them drag you down too.
If it can't be fixed it doesn't really merit attention.
And that is a very hard thing for men to overcome. We know you ladies want to talk about it but we don't see the reaosn or purpose for it. What are you going to profit from it?
So we shouldn't have conversations that don't have a possible "end"? That you can't take care of? Talking just for the sake of venting is out, right?
No it's just something that the guys have to realize the ladies sometimes need and the ladies have to realize that it goes almost entirely against most guy's nature so we are trying to do good but may stumble from time to time.
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/9/2008 10:03:42 PM
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That's why so many men get impatient when you keep talking to (what we consider "to death") us about something that either we can't fix or you don't want us to fix.
You are right about some men. If a situation can't be fixed, they quit listening. Others are more sensitive than that.
Our (a man's) attitude about things that can't be fixed is either get rid of it, replace it, or ingnore it. Either way, for us, it's not worth worrying about. But you are right again, it's not unreasonable to expect us to listen to you vent.
< Message edited by Jazzlvr -- 5/9/2008 10:12:18 PM >
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8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. declares the Lord
9 As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/11/2008 12:58:41 AM
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Okay, this may have been asked before, but why do you guys stare at girls?
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/11/2008 12:59:57 AM
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Because they are pretty and we get fixated on them, afterall, men are more visual.
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/11/2008 1:06:20 AM
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Dakotasunbeam
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we get fixated on them
This is the part I'm trying to understand? Any enlightenment guys? What does that mean? What's going on in your brain?
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/11/2008 1:12:47 AM
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Now its hard to explain, we see women of beauty, and we get that gooeyness inside, etc.
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/11/2008 1:22:02 AM
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Guys: Do you find it offensive when you get checked out by women?
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RE: He says/She says for Singles (May Game Thread) - 5/11/2008 7:11:15 PM
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Guys: Do you find it offensive when you get checked out by women?
I'd be flattered
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