The following is a Public Service Announcement for the primary benefit of the guys. Gents for your own preservation and that of your fellow man study the following list of words and phrases that women use and their - until now - HIDDEN MEANINGS! Impart this information to your buds. Knowing this information can help you to avoid arguments and save your relationship.
When she says...
FIVE MINUTES: If she is getting dressed, this equates to half an hour or more. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house, taking out the trash, or some other honey do.
NOTHING: This is the calm before the storm. This means "something," and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with "Nothing" usually end in "Fine."
FINE: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
GO AHEAD: This is a dare, not permission. Don't do it, whatever it is.
THAT'S OKAY: This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
LOUD SIGH: This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing."
THANKS: A woman is thanking you. Do not question it or faint. Just smile and say you're welcome. Leave it at that and count your blessings.
The above came to me from my boss, Tanya.
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Somethingh tels me to stay outy of this one!
Posted by: Joe on June 10, 2004 03:39 PMI'm one of the very few women who means it when she says "twenty minutes." Might be thirty at most. Drives me nuts when my girlfriends take over an hour to get ready.... it's not that complicated! Unless I have to shave. ;)
clearly, this is why i have had so many troubled relationships: I always say exactly what I mean. "I'm leaving in 5 minutes" ,the poor Hub had to learn, meant that me & the car were pulling out of the driveway in 5 minutes regardless of the fact that his face was 1/2 shaved ( after he had all day to get ready, mind you)Fine means fine. Nothing means nothing or "nothing I want to talk about" a deep sigh usually means I am trying to stave off an asthma attack and thank you does indeed mean thank you! What really scares me is that, in almost all of my troubled relationships, I've been told I'm "hard to figure out" or "enigmatic" The Hub says I'm "mysterious". Hello? I think this is the response men have to women who are, at times, very quiet. That's another thing. I used to meet all these men who swore that they wanted to meet a quiet woman....I once went on a long car trip with a co-worker who was constantly saying that, so I contendedly looked out the window for 3 hours while we drove to Virginia. He said it was "harrowing" and he "had no idea what I was thinking the whole time" Like he should care! I was nothing to him just sat at the desk across from him, but I guess without a flood of information, he thought I was going to go hormonal and kill him or something. Weird.
Posted by: Lynn on June 10, 2004 11:04 PMyou missed my personal favourite..."can I make a suggestion"?
Posted by: rockinronnie on June 11, 2004 01:00 AMBody language, body language! Therein lies the key to your survival!!! Heed me and fear not for your soul.
Posted by: devilcat on June 11, 2004 05:56 PM