You just gave me my 'opening' here.
Boy, I was waiting for a chance like this, OK men, get ready.
Fredq has some good points and the roses also have thorns.
But Wildcat - you really did it this time - no offense, we all have opionions like a certain part of anatomy that hardly sees daylight...
So, here goes:
To men: do you really always think logical? NOPE, when in certain stages and high testosterone levels you don't.
As far as competition and always winning - guess again. Most of the time we women LET you win because it's more peaceful that way. And some of you are bigger in size, not mind.
We women are by nature the peacekeepers, but can become lions and capable of worse than you think if our loved ones are threatened. It's just that we don't brag about this and don't insist on winning all the time.
We all do have emotions, the difference there is that we women show them, and you men are tought to suppress them, that's why you drink and fight - using this as a compensation, we women call this an Ego.
I don't judge anyone, and I am very well aware that 'society' expects a lot of you men, and your fathers probably did give you guidance on that particular subject of being a 'man'. But society has also expected that and more from us at the workplace - as we always have to prove ourselves double there, because there are some of you who think we are potential 'toys' at work. I also understand that some men can feel threatened in that, especially if the boss is one of 'us'.
I'm an alcoholic, not toutched a drink for 25 years - I admitted this problem and sought help. - Men seldom admitt this type of problem and think they can 'handle it' most of the time and don't succeed.
Oh, yes we are different, thank goodness. I don't envy you men of today and what's expected of you, but I can read you like a book most of the time as I am intuned to the opposite sex. Those of you who don't make that effort to learn and try to understand our actions/reactions are the ones who loose in the long run.
It gets down to choices, and the efforts humans make to take off those blinders they grew up with - on both sides.
And what the heck is negotiation? - a relationship is not a business deal. It is sharing common interests, humor, kindness and love. And hopefully to procreate to keep man from becoming extinct.
When a woman likes to communicate - she's interested to learn more about you and your feelings, to figure our if you are worth compromising for. Because we women are the ones who wind up doing most of the compromising - so hope that someday you are valuable enough to her to do this, but it must be earned, not demanded.
As far as milking a cow, milk away, but don't dare be calling us slutts because we don't buy a pair of shoes without trying them on first. - get my drift?
I divorced my spouse-beating husband, but was rewarded by a beauriful daughter for that trial period in my life. I've been with the same partner for the last 7 years. The first two were hell, and I left him. Guess who came back, first trying to do little things for me and my daughter, asking if I needed something from the store, still completely the chauvy.. I gave him a second chance because I sensed that he did reflect back and learn from his mistakes and values me the way I am. We treat each other with respect and I even watch sports with him now and then, because I appreciate his efforts and he has gained a notch up that 'value' ladder. We also have our little spats, because making up is fun, and never go to bed angry. He even watches movies with me which he never did before, so you see, there is still hope for mankind.
AIN'T LIFE GRAND WITHOUT THOSE OLD BLINDERS??
Again, I mean absolutely no offense, just like to point out a few of my opinions and hints to those willing to 'be there, do that'. Cause I'm 55 and 'been there, done that'. And I still enjoy communicating and learning more.
By the way, I have gay friends and think they are super. They can show emotions and not feel guilty about them. Another advantage there is that we can have meaningful conversations without the men thinking about only one thing during the whole intercange of interests.