There are so many things that men do that annoy us. They don't even realize what they're doing wrong most of the time. We expect them to figure it out on their own. The first clue that we give them that we're mad is when they come home and we aren't talking to them.
They just think about things so differently than we do. They don't understand why leaving the toilet seat up bothers us so much or why when they pass gas we won't give them a high five for being so loud about it.
We expect them to be happy following us around the mall and holding our purses when we want to try something on. We want them to want to watch the "chick flick" with us. To us just spending the time together is just as important as what we are doing with that time.
Men just don't see it that way. Whatever time they spend with us they want it to be put to good use. The most important thing to them is to make sure that whatever they are doing with us makes us happy. They figure if they can do that then we won't complain when they are out doing something without us. Unfortunately for them, that rarely works. We get upset either way.
Some of the things they do that we don't like should just be left alone and overlooked. It's just boys being boys and some of it was what drew us to them in the first place. Only back then we called it their boyish charms.
What is most confusing to most men is the fact that we don't want them doing these things around us but we also don't want them going out and doing them without us either. It's a catch 22. They can't win no matter what they do.
They spend their life with us trying so desperately to act the way that we want them too but can't do what comes so naturally to them, scratching, burping and watching sports.
We need to just realize that there are places that men go to be men and be happy that they are doing all of that there and not with us. We should be happy that they have that outlet and not be upset that they want to go there.
They are not trying to leave us out. They may be trying to get away from us for a while but can you blame them.
We need to just let them have their places to go to just be men without us. When they come home they are usually happy. And besides they usually feel a little guilty about leaving us behind and how great we are being to them and not fussing about it, that the gifts they bring back are usually better.
