Recipe for impressing a woman:
Wine her, Dine her, Call her, Hug her, Support her, Hold her, Surprise her, Compliment her, Smile at her, Listen to her, Laugh with her, Cry with her, Romance her, Encourage her, Believe in her, Pray with her, Pray for her, Cuddle with her, Shop with her, Give her jewelry, Buy her flowers, Hold her hand, Write love letters to her, Go to the end of the Earth and back again for her.
Just imagine substituting “him” for “her” in this passage, and telling women to do it. “I want to be his girlfriend, not his slave” would be a reasonable response.
What is Robin’s lesson? Men take a lot of abuse in our society, but rarely complain about it. Why not? Because when men complain, they look weak and get mocked.
Paranoid? Consider: You hear that a woman’s husband is cheating on her. Your likely reaction: Sympathy. OK, what if you hear that a man’s wife is cheating on him? Your likely reaction: Poorly suppressed laughter.
Similarly, how do you react when you hear that a man’s wife “won’t let him” do something? “Ha ha, he’s whipped.” What if you heard that a woman’s husband “won’t let her” do something? “How awful – how can she live like that?”
We usually think that people who complain have a raw deal. What Robin points out, though, is that the people with the rawest deals don’t complain because the world won’t listen.
Good posts… and lol at the comments. I don’t really think its true that men don’t complain though.
Comment by Pick up girls — February 27, 2008 @ 11:46 am
@pickup ….
thanks and welcome to ENagar….
i agree that everybody complains… but this post was a humble attempt to highlight a new perspective in a slightly humorous way
Comment by Ankur Aggarwal — February 27, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
I agree that men r being given a raw deal and r being discriminated against. Lets join hands and DEMAND equality for everyone, irrespective of gender
Comment by Vichitra — July 4, 2009 @ 2:44 pm