8 Things Men Will Never Understand About Women
There are things that men will never understand about women. So, we thought we’d have a go at explaining some of the more confusing traits. Text by Kamillah Adams
Crying
Crying is how we express ourselves – nothing’s going to change that, so we’d appreciate it if you’d stop looking at us while we’re sniffling over Oprah and asking, “Are you crying?” Yes, we cry, and even if something is not necessarily sad, it can still make us reach for the tissues…
Conclusion: Tears are not the enemy and you don’t need to run and hide when they appear! In fact, maybe you should try it.
Chocolate
Aah, who can resist a slice of delicious chocolate cake? Or a jar of jelly beans? Or scoops of Italian ice-cream on a hot day? Most of us cannot deny the calling of our sweet tooth, and the way we see it, if it’s going to make us feel better after a hard day, why should we deprive ourselves?
Conclusion: If you want to make us happy, give us sweets… or chocolate mousse… or sour worms… or – you get the picture.
Shopping
The obsession women have with shoes, bags and accessories is universal – we have not yet met anther member of our sex with whom we could not bond over the latest goodies in Cosmo magazine. Besides pretty things, good conversation also makes us happy, so when we get to chat to someone who shares our love of big handbags and gladiator sandals, we see it as a win-win situation!
Conclusion: You don’t have to tell us we don’t need another pair of black pumps – we already know what, but we just can’t help ourselves.
Celebrities
Yes, we have a love/hate relationship with Hollywood and celebrities but we can’t help ourselves from buying mags to see what Brangelina, TomKat and co. are up to. Maybe it’s because a part of us still believes we’re going to get our 15 minutes of fame?
Conclusion: We know we have to “grow up and get real” but a girl can dream, can’t she?
“I Need To Know”
When we were girls, we liked being read stories; as women, we love to know every detail about our partners’ lives before they met us. We don’t even mind that you had a past. So when we ask, it’s just out of curiosity and we promise we will never use the information against you.
Conclusion: If we ask questions about your past, then you can ask about ours too. We swear we won’t get too sentimental and break out the tissues and he box of chocolates.
“This Is My Song!”
Women like having several options for everything. In fact, we have a favourite song for every mood, i.e. the “getting-ready-to-party” mood, he “I-just-got-dumped” mood, the “I-hate-my-boss” mood, and so on.
Conclusion: The next time we squeal, “I love this song!” 14 times in a row, you can just roll your eyes and sing along with us – we’ll love you even more for it.
Moods
To be honest, there are times we don’t understand the female conditions that is PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome) ourselves. So we kind of go with the flow, which is basically full of hormones, moods and self-pity, and the needs for lots of chocolate..
Conclusion: We don’t have an easy conclusion for you here. So we suggest you don’t ask questions and just keep the chocolate coming!
Toilet Buddies
Just think about it: anything could happen while we’re all alone in a toilet cubicle – there could be no toilet paper or we could need someone to hold our handbag – and then our friends would be able to help us. Which is why we like going too the bathroom with a buddy.
Conclusion: Sometimes, some things are better done in pairs – just in case.
