Ok, while you’re all off fighting the Black Friday masses and bringing about the first signs of holiday cheer madness in the stores today, I’m trying to squeeze in some blog time.
I’m actually frightened by the 3:00am sales and the throngs of half asleep, lunatic people willing to camp out to save about $100. I know that people are struggling and that the economy is still not good. I know the value of a dollar and I truly do enjoy a good bargain. But, by my calculations, the comfort of my bed vs the stamina, gumption and insanity that would be required to drag my sorry-ass out of my house at some ungodly hour, only to possibly be trampled in a retail store, is worth about $100. So, I figured by staying home this morning I was actually breaking even.
And my hubby, who I would argue has limited ability to employ critical thinking, actually agrees with me here (who would have guessed we ever agree about anything!) So, we both snuggled in bed this morning as stores overflowed with people and everyone searched for the 4 in-stock TVs that were advertised as being the “door busters” for the first lucky shoppers.
Anyhow, the thought process required to convince yourself that you should get in your car, head out to a store, and wait in a line….. only to subject yourself to disappointment when the items you went to buy are no longer available (even though you were the 10th person in the line) made me start thinking about using logic… This of course, made me think of hubby’s lack of logic, which of course made me wonder what’s wrong with men. (In case you haven’t noticed, almost every post makes me ask this very same question…)
This line of thinking actually led to my post today.
So, here we go…..
I have often wondered what sort of logic occurs in the mind of a man. Or, if there’s any logical thinking applied at all. I’m certainly not a medical expert but, based on my years of field testing and my observation analysis, I’ve think I’ve come to a diagnosis.
I’d argue that logic cannot necessarily be taught… it’s sort of like common sense. You either have it or you don’t.
And apparently, men do not have it.
There, I’ve said it. And yes, I’m sure there are exceptions and I’m sure that by mistake, sometimes, men may stumble into a logical decision. However, when they are just happily going along with their day, they will act & react without necessarily employing any logic.
I’d like to share a story that will provide you with a bit of proof to back-up my theory.
We were having dinner with another couple this past week and the wife shared a story about her recent attempt to prep their spare room for houseguests. She mentioned she had done all the cleaning, dusting, vacuuming & laundering necessary to ready this room. She then mentioned her hubby actually took the freshly cleaned comforter and brought it from the laundry to the guest room (now, if I stopped here.. he’d get major kudos from me for making any effort to assist in this process, but alas, the story continues…). She then asked me to ponder this question.
“Why would he bring the comforter all the way to the room upstairs only to toss it onto the bed in a big heap rather than spread it out to cover the bed?”
And my response of course was… “Well, he’s a man. They don’t use any sort of logic when they complete tasks. They never think past their immediate action and say to themselves, what consequences might occur based on my actions… “
Because…… if a man asked himself….
“What’s going to happen if I don’t spread out this comforter?”
He might logically make the following compounded conclusions:
- It’s likely my wife will nag me….
- This will likely occur at an inopportune time (like while I’m watching the football game)
- This will probably turn into an argument
- It will probably grow into tons of examples of how clueless I am
- I will demonstrate selective listening, as I try to concentrate on the game and only pretend to listen to her
- She will realize I’m not listening
- I will attempt to prove that I was listening
- She will ask me to repeat what she said
- I will realize that as much as I want to, I can’t even fake it, because I can’t repeat anything she said
- She will storm out of the room
- I will not have sex tonight
Now.. since every story ends with or without sex in a man’s mind.. It could be said that if this very same man could employ any sort of logical reasoning at the very beginning of this scenario, he would quickly be able to jump ahead about 10 steps in the process and realize that:
Spreading out the comforter = SEX
Leaving the comforter in a heap = NO SEX
Can you only imagine how much easier his life would be if he learned how to use logic?? 🙂
Do you think that they make take the hint. Haha. This should be posted in a men’s magazine!!!
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mynakedbokkie ~ Men NEVER take hints, they must be bashed over the head with anything in order for it to hit their radar!! 🙂
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My fiancée kept kicking his bowl and plate sitting under his chair from yesterday as he uncrossed his legs. I told him to move them into the kitchen so I could wash them up or he’d break them. He shifted them to one side instead, telling me he’d move them later, which I know he won’t. He doesn’t seem to get the whole not picking up after yourself = no sex.
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Aussieinegland ~ They will just never learn…………
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Didn’t you get it: no sex (or poor sex) = no picking up after himself.
He didn’t really want to have sex in the first place. The best way not to confuse you would be to not do little things for you, that you might misconstrue as him trying to get laid. He is ensuring that you are too annoyed to want sex when he “politely offers” latter, just so he can have a nice relaxing masturbation later without having to try please you because you are obviously selfish, self-centred and sporadic.
Okay, I’m being deliberately factitious and sarcastic.
Every guy knows a simple truth. If a woman wants to have sex she will rationalize it without any prompting from her guy and if she does not want to have sex she will rationalize it without prompting from her guy. Irrespective of whether he picks up after himself or not (or does any other random tasks for her.) Because woman are generally inconsistent with their “rewards” as the mood randomly strikes them.
If there was a contract that was absolute and consistent: One hour’s housework/labour = one hour’s sex, whether you are in the mood or not. Men would in fact “be trainable” and would ensure that they get their sex every night. Yes, every night.
However, if the exchange is labour for sex without clear definitions: In other words you can “reward” them at random and at your whim. Then clearly effort to gain ratio is a factor.
Every guy knows another simple truth. Without a clear ratio of effort to gain, almost all women (being selfish and self-centred) will increase the effort required to get the reward without consulting the guy in question. This escalation of effort will never end as long as the guy permits it to continue. It is a slippery slope that every thinking man will refuse to go down.
Clearly, picking up after himself does not equal sex. And that is why women attempt to use the “hint”, so they can avoid a) having to lie and b) having to make a promise that is actionable.
That is why we real men ignore the “hints.” It simply does not pay off (we don’t get the hinted rewards) to actually make it worthwhile.
While your rationalization above is amusing, it is not logical, because it deliberately ignores all the factors involved. i.e. you are only seeing what you want to see because it suits your selfish nature.
My advise is – Be Honest, don’t hint! And furthermore, I dare you, make an actionable promise and see the difference in behaviour.
One last thing, if your relationship is based on sex for favours, I feel sorry for you because that is the very definition of prostitution. Do you really have nothing more to offer than just sex? Figure out what he wants or needs that does not involve sex. Think of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
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[…] I’ll admit it. It’s no secret that I rarely understand male behavior. I generally can’t process how their minds work. I don’t quite grasp how they make decisions or use logic. […]
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I believe men are hardwired to do the heavy lifting and women are hardwired to do the delicate finishing, think in terms of who is expected to do the fishing as opposed to who is expected to do the cooking of the fish.
There’s a natural reason why men are generally bigger, stronger, and faster than women, If we use logic and critical thinking we will arrive at many reasons for it, my guess is all of the plausible reasons will likely acknowledge the natural fact that men are ‘innately the heavy lifters’.
Logic is a construct that works better when it appreciates how nature works.
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