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Frickin Communication

Posted by Lori | Posted in Frickin Blog | Posted on 24-11-2009

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frickin-communicationI work with over 40 men. We have started to even the odds by hiring a few women lately, but we gals are still considerably outnumbered. From time-to-time, I hear the guys talking about their marriages and women in general. As a member of the superior sex, I realize at times we are hard to read. In an effort to educate all you men, I am offering the following guide to understanding the female language.

She says, “It has been a long time since we’ve gone out.”
He hears, “Thanks for taking me out last month.”
She means, “Take me on a frickin date!”

She says, “I am so tired of cleaning the kitchen.”
He hears, “I am going to clean the kitchen, enjoy watching the game.”
She means, “Stop watching that stupid game and clean the frickin kitchen!”

She says, “No problem, I will just do it myself.”
He hears, “No problem.”
She means, “If you don’t take care of this immediately, you will receive the ice-queen treatment for the next three days.”

She says, “I wish we had money for a new outfit.”
He hears, “I am so glad we are being careful with our spending during the recession.”
She means, “I want that frickin outfit. Make it happen.”

She says, “I am fine.”
He hears, “Nothing’s wrong.”
She means, “You have sixty seconds to figure out why I am so unhappy right now.”

She says, “I am so tired.”
He hears, “I am so tired.”
She means, “It is your night to stay up with the baby, or else.”

She says, “Oh look, there’s a Wendy’s”
He hears, “Oh look, there’s a Wendy’s”
She means, “I want a frosty. Turn the car around.”

Well, there ya have it. As I am always super-easy to read, my husband never has difficulty understanding me. I mean, wait… hmmm… nevermind.

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Okay, you have the right idea, but in reality, we men hear just exactly what you say everytime. So, if Women are the superior sex, (and I am not denying that by the way) why can they not say what they mean? Perhaps that is one of the great mysteries of the kingdom that we will find out in the next life. Until then, keep up the translations so that we can all better understand the language of women. :)

-1 of the coworkers

LOL! I’m about to pee my pants! Especially love the one about Wendy’s, you do that too, huh? I think my husband has that one down pat.

I’m Fine, Part 2 –

He asks (Day One): “How are you doing?”

She says: “I’m fine.”

She means: “I’m really not fine, but I don’t want to talk about it (yet).”

He asks (Later on Day One): “How are you feeling?”

She says: “Okay.”

She means: “I’m really not okay, but I don’t want to talk about it (yet).”

He asks (Day Two): “How are you doing today?”

She says: “I’m fine.”

She means: “I’m really not fine today either, but I STILL don’t want to talk about it (yet).”

He gives her a hug and says he loves her.

He asks (Later on Day Two): “What’s going on?”

She says: “Not much.”

She means: “There’s really a lot going on, especially in my head, but I really STILL don’t want to talk about it (yet).”

He rubs her shoulder for a moment and says: “Well, I’m just thinking about ya.”

. . .

He asks (Day Seven): “How you doing?”

She says: “I’m pretty upset about __________”

She means: “I’m pretty upset about ___________ and I’m now ready to talk about it.”

He says: “Really? Tell me about it.”

So she does, and she finds that talking about it did help. But so did being given the time to think about it first.

David, you have mastered the art of marriage communication. Good frickin show!

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