i found this article about the male brain that i thought was really interesting. its by Dr. Louann Brizendine.
i wont post the whole article, just a link and some interesting points in it.
"To a man, this is the most natural response in the world, so he's dismayed by how betrayed his wife or girlfriend feels when she sees him eyeing another woman. Men look at attractive women the way we look at pretty butterflies. They catch the male brain's attention for a second, but then they flit out of his mind. Five minutes later, while we're still fuming, he's deciding whether he wants ribs or chicken for dinner. He asks us, "What's wrong?" We say, "Nothing." He shrugs and turns on the TV. We smolder and fear that he'll leave us for another woman."
i thought this part was really kinda funny because i had a gf who got pissed at me if i even glanced at another woman. and this is totally true, after seeing a woman, even if she is attractive my mind would move on to the next thing.
"They enjoy this advantage, but women often take affront to it. When you're telling your husband your problem and he tries to solve it instead of hearing you out, you may think he's being insensitive. But that's not what's going on in his brain. He's working to solve the problem so he can relieve your pain as quickly as possible. Not because he doesn't care or doesn't want to listen, but because he loves you."
again, how true this is and how much trouble it gets men into, thinking with a "lets fix the problem" instead of an emotional response.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/03/23/brizendine.male.brain/index.html?hpt=C1 its a good read.
i wont post the whole article, just a link and some interesting points in it.
"To a man, this is the most natural response in the world, so he's dismayed by how betrayed his wife or girlfriend feels when she sees him eyeing another woman. Men look at attractive women the way we look at pretty butterflies. They catch the male brain's attention for a second, but then they flit out of his mind. Five minutes later, while we're still fuming, he's deciding whether he wants ribs or chicken for dinner. He asks us, "What's wrong?" We say, "Nothing." He shrugs and turns on the TV. We smolder and fear that he'll leave us for another woman."
i thought this part was really kinda funny because i had a gf who got pissed at me if i even glanced at another woman. and this is totally true, after seeing a woman, even if she is attractive my mind would move on to the next thing.
"They enjoy this advantage, but women often take affront to it. When you're telling your husband your problem and he tries to solve it instead of hearing you out, you may think he's being insensitive. But that's not what's going on in his brain. He's working to solve the problem so he can relieve your pain as quickly as possible. Not because he doesn't care or doesn't want to listen, but because he loves you."
again, how true this is and how much trouble it gets men into, thinking with a "lets fix the problem" instead of an emotional response.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/03/23/brizendine.male.brain/index.html?hpt=C1 its a good read.