How long are people going to talk about how Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus? We know that already! It has been drilled in to our brains right from our teenage years. I am sure we were aware of the *ahem* differences even before, but we might not have comprehended them in these exact terms. At least I was aware, right from the day my 3rd Std teacher made me sit next to this boy who loved to play hard and came back to class sweaty and slimy after every break and thought I might enjoy getting drops of seat squirted on me. However, that doesn’t mean that all men live like pigs at home. I learnt it the hard way; I got married to someone who puts the CDs in its proper cover – and he was not thrilled when he learned bed is where I keep my towel.
I just thought I will put up this list to save men from the shocks similar to the one Chandler* got when he realised girls don’t do pillow fights in their underwear when they hang out alone (Rolling eyes).
• Women don’t like to talk and connect all the time. There are times when we like to be left alone to do whatever we want to do by ourselves. I even keep gifting the guy games which can keep him occupied most of the time and that in turn gives me the time to read my books in peace.
• All women are not scared of Lizards, cockroaches - disgusted maybe, but not scared. Yes, I might not volunteer to get rid of them from the house, mostly because it is icky, but I won’t lose sleep over a tiny lizard hiding in my bathroom, nor would I stop drinking water till it is gone. Same goes for lightning or the dark. Lightning is just a loud noise which might disrupt my movie and I really don’t mind being alone at home when the guy travels. Yes, it is nice to have the guy around and all, but I can’t help secretly liking it when I have the house all to myself once in a while - I can keep the lights on till 4 am, I can sleep cross on the bed and I can keep how much ever wet towels I want on the bed!
• When we ask for your opinion on how a dress looks on us, we usually want your honest answer. It is OK to say, it doesn’t suit us or makes our arms look fat, provided it is not unsolicited. That makes the difference, you see.
• We might lose our ways, end up at a wrong place, but we have mouths and we can always find our way back one way or the other. Who said there is only road to a destination? Anyways, that really does not mean that you can just assume that we would lose our way or get lost and not turn up at all. You can make all the jokes you want, the funny guys out there needs some food, but please do realise we WILL reach.
• We might not always take hours to get dressed. Suppose, we get tickets to a Harry Potter movie preview which starts in like half an hour - dude, we can be ready in 2 minutes or we might even come as we are. Our dressing time CAN’T be used an excuse to turn up half an hour late.
The post it getting too long. So guys, please be a dear and get enlightened and help make the world a peaceful place!
* You don’t watch Friends? Which generation do you belong to? Still in teens, eh?
