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Understanding-4- When a woman walks a whole lot of time sitting around pondering
into the room in a visible huff; a guy who’s things that can’t be fixed.
young and not too smart in this relationship A WOMANS POINT OF VIEW —Driving
business may ask his lady what’s wrong, and to the coffee plantations from Mangalore
she may say, “nothing.” That fool will be the to Coorg, I was introduced to a song by my
one to say, “Okay, cool.” cousin, who was suffering from a broken
But the more experienced man—the one heart.
who can read his lady’s moods and tell “Listen to the words of this song,” she said as
when something is wrong—is going to ask she pumped up the volume.
her what’s up, and no matter how many LISTEN UP MEN —
times she says, “nothing,” he’s going to ask A woman’s heart by Chris De Burgh —
again and again until she starts coming clean A woman’s heart is filled with passion,
and opens up. Even when he thinks she is A woman’s heart is filled with lust,
done talking, he’ll push her until the issue is If you don’t believe that these things happen,
resolved because he can’t leave it at, “Wow, Could be the biggest mistake that a man can
sorry that happened.” He will immediately make;
launch into The Fix. A woman’s night is filled with dreaming,
Understanding-5- Every now and then we’re Of the perfect man, who may not be you,
going to have to spill our guts and reveal If we don’t see what she’s been missing,
what’s going on in our heads. We also know Could be the biggest mistake that a man can
that you may just want to lie in our arms make;
and cuddle and talk it out with absolutely no She wants to get near to you, don’t turn her
resolution. We are capable of doing this, too. away,
It’s not easy. But it can be done. But don’t be She wants to get through to you, she wants to
surprised if those conversations are few and say;
far between. Give me your night and I will show you my
Understanding -6- Of course, it would go passion,
a long way if women stopped opening the Give me your lust and I will drink you dry,
conversation with “we need to talk.” The Give me your dreams and I will show you a
moment you say that, our defenses go up, In lover,
fact, I think it’s a good idea that, if you just Give me your heart and I will hold you close,
want to vent, you start the conversation And I will love you till the day I die;
with something simple, like, “Honey, look, A woman’s day is filled with longing,
nothing is really wrong—I just want to For a little romance and company,
tell somebody something.” That’s a great If we don’t look or just don’t listen,
opening line; it allows us to relax, take our Could be the biggest mistake that a man can
foot down from the witness stand, put away make;
our “fix it” tools, and actually sit and listen to FINAL THOUGHTS — Dive deep,
what you have to say. introspect and customize a list of things
Note for women — it would go a long way if you can do to warm up your long-standing
they respected the encryption of manhood— partnership. Keep updating the list and share
that we’re too focused on who we are, what with one another.
we do, and how much we make to spend than Relationships are always work in progress.
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