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Prophecy or Fallacy

Different perspectives? This gender gap analysis provides a humorous look at why women are from Venus and men are from an entirely different galaxy…

Groceries: A woman makes a list of things she needs and then goes to the store and buys these things. A man waits until the only items left in his fridge are half a lemon and something turning green. Then he goes grocery shopping. He buys everything that looks good. By the time a man reaches the checkout counter, his cart is packed tighter that the Clampett's car on Beverly Hillbillies. Of course, this will not stop him from going to the 10-items-or-less lane.

Bathrooms: A man has at most six items in his bathroom - a toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of ‘generic’ soap, and a towel from a Flag Inn he visited a decade ago. The average number of items in a typical woman's bathroom is 437. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.

Directions: If a woman is out driving and she finds herself in unfamiliar surroundings, she will stop at a petrol station and ask for directions. Men consider this to be a sign of weakness. Men will never stop and ask for directions. Men will drive in a circle for hours, all the while saying things like, "Looks like I've found a new way to get there", and, "I know I'm in the neighborhood. I recognise that 7-Eleven store".

Children: A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and football games and romances and best friends and favorite foods and secret fears and hopes and dreams. A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.

How’s that for a difference in perspective?

Source: The Differences Between Men and Women
Thomas Baetzler

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