OT: Great reading on male versus female brains

[nursers]

What Could He Be Thinking? by Michael Gurian is one of the best books I've seen that gives the biological, sociological and psychological basis of why men and women think / act / behave differently.

 

I would very seriously recommend this book to any man. It's not pop psychology crap, is heavily based on science but very easy to read. I come from a health professional background but found it had a heap of stuff that has turned on a lot of lights in my head. Covers everything from relationships to fatherhood and heaps more.

 

Really good stuff

[Jeebus]

I would very seriously recommend this book to any man.

But would you recommend it to any woman?

[John Sayers]

Someone sent me this which sums it up pretty well

 

THE PERFECT DAY - FOR HER

8.15 Wake up to hugs and kisses.

8.30 Weigh in 2kg lighter than yesterday.

8.45 Breakfast in bed, freshly squeezed orange juice and croissants -

open presents - expensive jewellery chosen by thoughtful partner.

9.15 Soothing hot bath with frangipani bath oil.

10.00 Light work out at club with sexy funny personal trainer.

10.30 Facial, manicure, shampoo, condition, blow dry.

12.00 Lunch with best friend at fashionable outdoor cafe.

12.45 Catch sight of partner's ex and notices she has gained 17kg.

1.00 Shopping with friends, unlimited credit.

3.00 Nap.

4.00 Three dozen roses delivered by florist, card is from secret admirer.

4.15 Light work out at club, followed by massage from strong but

gentle hunk, who says he rarely gets to work on such a perfect body.

5.30 Choose outfit from expensive designer wardrobe, parade before

full length mirror.

7.30 Candle lit dinner for two followed by dancing, with compliments

received from other diners/dancers.

10.00 Hot shower (alone).

10:50 Carried to bed . . . (freshly ironed, crisp, new, white linen).

11.00 Pillow talk, light touching and cuddling.

11.15 Fall asleep in his big strong arms.

> >

THE PERFECT DAY - FOR HIM

6.00 Alarm.

6.15 Blow job.

6.30 Massive satisfying shit while reading the sports section.

7.00 Breakfast: rump steak and eggs, coffee and toast, all cooked by

naked, buxom wench who bends over a lot showing her growler

7.30 Limo arrives.

7.45 Several Beers en-route to airport.

9.15 Flight in personal Lear Jet.

9.30 Limo to Mirage Resort Golf Club (blow job en-route).

9.45 Play front nine - 2 under.

11.45 Lunch - Pie, chips and gravy, 3 lagers and a bottle of Dom

Perignon.

12.15 Blow job.

12.30 Play back nine - 4 under.

2.15 Limo back to the airport (Several Bourbons).

2.30 Fly to Cairns.

3.30 Late afternoon fishing excursion with all female crew, all nude

who also bend over a lot displaying growlers.

4.30 Land world record Marlin (1234lbs) - on light tackle.

5.00 Fly home, massage and hand job by naked Elle McPherson (bending

over.. naturally).

6.45 Shit, Shower and Shave.

7.00 Watch news: Michael Jackson assassinated; cannabis legalised.

7.30 Dinner: oyster appetisers, Dom Perignon (1953), big juicy fillet

steak followed by ice-cream served on a big pair of tits.

9.00 Napoleon Brandy and Habanos cigar in front of wall-size TV as you

watch match of the day. .

9 .30 Sex with three women (all with lesbian tendencies... some

bending over).

11.00 Massage and Jacuzzi with tasty pizza snacks and a cleansing ale.

11.30 A nightcap blow job.

11.45 In bed alone.

11.50 A 22 second fart which changes note 4 times and forces the dog

to leave the room

11.51 Laugh yourself to sleep

 

cheers

john

[Jeebus]

Originally posted by John Sayers:

blow job en-route

Gotta love that. Especially if you spend much of the day travelling...

[Tedster]

Wrong. On my perfect day, the alarm wouldn't ring til at least 10.

 

The rest is about right though.

[nursers]

Thread hijackers

 

Buy the book dammit

[Bbach1]

Originally posted by nursers:

Thread hijackers

 

Buy the book dammit

Are you sure it's a healthy idea for men to try to understand women?

[Dennyf]

Sorry, not on topic, but kinda.

 

A bit of personal band history.

 

Guys' reasons for blocking out dates (rehearsal or gig).

 

1. Gonna be out of town. -7

2. Wife/girlfriend's birthday.-1 (irony)

 

Occasions, for all three guys, last year: 8

 

Female singer's reasons for blocking out dates.

 

1. Clean apartment (guests coming)-3

2. Getting engagement ring sized-1

3. Have friends in town-2

4. Too "busy" to learn new material-3

5. Brother having marital problems -1

6. Going out of town-2

7. Nose-job (medical, not cosmetic)-3

 

Occasions, all by herself: 15

 

I try not to be sexist, but they keep beating me over the head with it . . .

[Blue Strat]

THE PERFECT DAY - FOR HIM

6.00 Alarm.

6.15 Blow job.

6.30 Massive satisfying shit while reading the sports section.

Why does everyone think all guys like sports? Sports are a F*%#ing waste of time.

[phaeton]

Why does everyone think all guys like sports? Sports are a F*%#ing waste of time.

 

I'm with you on that one. So is shitting... but i like the 22 second fart that changes note and makes the dog leave the room.

 

I try not to be sexist, but they keep beating me over the head with it . . .

 

Gawd.. if that ain't the truth. Mind you, there are some women that are really down-to-earth and stuff (Lee Flier, Anifa or my gf come to mind, for instance) but there sure are a lot that *aren't*...

 

Of course, it's a two-way street. Women don't understand us guys and think we're all uncouth idiots...

 

Another note, and i'll bet that this is in the book Nurser is mentioning is this- I read a report once about how men's minds are more compartmentalised, allowing them to focus more intently on one thing. Men can make faster decisions and usually stick to that decision in the face of any later opposition. Women's brains are less compartmentallised- they are often thinking about more than one thing at a time, and can do it well, but are slower to settle on a specific item or decision and can be more easily distracted.

 

Both have their plusses and minuses depending on the situation they are applied to. Everything else is a joke played by the gods.

 

The classic example is that of men shopping vs. women shopping.

 

A lot of this points to the idea of primal instincts and whatnot- Men out hunting/farming/gathering while the women stay at home and handle the domestic chores and raise children.

 

Mind you, the classic "domestic household" (read: something straight out of 1950s America such as the Donna Reed show) Can be argued for or against by many.

 

I had written out a big long spiel on that, but i've decided not to post it

[Bejeeber]

11.50 A 22 second fart which changes note 4 times

At least this thread did end up having a musical aspect.

[nursers]

Originally posted by cwfno:

Originally posted by nursers:

Thread hijackers

 

Buy the book dammit

Are you sure it's a healthy idea for men to try to understand women?

The book is actually about how Men's brains work. Very little if anything about understanding women, more about understanding the differences between the two.

[tnb]

From John Sayers post:

THE PERFECT DAY - FOR HER

8.15 Wake up to hugs and kisses.

8.30 Weigh in 2kg lighter than yesterday.

8.45 Breakfast in bed, freshly squeezed orange juice and croissants -

open presents - expensive jewellery chosen by thoughtful partner.

9.15 Soothing hot bath with frangipani bath oil.

10.00 Light work out at club with sexy funny personal trainer.

10.30 Facial, manicure, shampoo, condition, blow dry.

12.00 Lunch with best friend at fashionable outdoor cafe.

12.45 Catch sight of partner's ex and notices she has gained 17kg.

1.00 Shopping with friends, unlimited credit.

3.00 Nap.

4.00 Three dozen roses delivered by florist, card is from secret admirer.

4.15 Light work out at club, followed by massage from strong but

gentle hunk, who says he rarely gets to work on such a perfect body.

5.30 Choose outfit from expensive designer wardrobe, parade before

full length mirror.

7.30 Candle lit dinner for two followed by dancing, with compliments

received from other diners/dancers.

10.00 Hot shower (alone).

10:50 Carried to bed . . . (freshly ironed, crisp, new, white linen).

11.00 Pillow talk, light touching and cuddling.

11.15 Fall asleep in his big strong arms.

You guys should notice she hasn't cleaned, blown, fucked, earned, paid for or prepared a damn thing. At this point, I am wondering who is working out for her - 'cause this lazy bitch ain't doin' shit! And her husband is not only gay, he has been boning the personal trainer while she was out shopping. But it was a funny post.

 

As for the book, I'll pass. I read the first few pages and I guess that I either don't want to know or I simply don't care. I suspect the later.

[blackfish]

you mean the latter . brain trust.

[Botch.]

Originally posted by nursers:

Thread hijackers

 

Buy the book dammit

Will the saleslady at the bookstore be naked, buxom, and bend over showing me her growler?

[phaeton]

heh..

 

"growler"

 

what a term.

[nursers]

Originally posted by Botch.:

Originally posted by nursers:

Thread hijackers

 

Buy the book dammit

Will the saleslady at the bookstore be naked, buxom, and bend over showing me her growler?

[whitefang]

Originally posted by nursers:

Originally posted by cwfno:

Originally posted by nursers:

Thread hijackers

 

Buy the book dammit

Are you sure it's a healthy idea for men to try to understand women?

The book is actually about how Men's brains work. Very little if anything about understanding women, more about understanding the differences between the two.

My Mother would quip that men's brains DON'T work. But I understand the basic premise.

 

Men's minds are more pragmatic. We have a tendancy to strive for the most efficient and time saving method for many things. On the other hand, women tend to think...well, hell! I have no CLUE to how women think. Better buy the book! But based on an unscientific, personal survey, I've drawn a few conclusions.

 

All women think ANYthing is indestructable. They all seem to YANK on chain-pull lights.

 

They all seem to pound down on the toilet flush lever.

 

They hardly close a car door. They rather slam it.

 

Nine out of ten times something gets down to the garbage disposal that shouldn't be there, a woman put it there.

 

Most guys I've asked say their wives, too, FLIP the washer lid closed, instead of lowering it.

 

Same with the toilet seat.

 

If a woman used the same force to slap you as she would to work a light switch, she'd knock you out!

 

That the molding around my, and many other men's door jambs haven't cracked and flew off is a miracle of home construction.

 

Same with the levers on those single-lever faucets.

 

There may be exceptions to these rules, but these examples were culled from questioning many guys where I used to work. And these actions are the only things my current wife and my ex have in common.

 

Whitefang

[Groovepusher Sly]

Just a quick observation. I work with 4 women, they just leave stuff where they last used it. What's up with that?

 

It's like they can't understand "A place for everything, and everything in it's place".

Now this doesn't apply to my domicile, and things like clothes and soap, and mops, etc.

But at work?

 

Sly

[Bbach1]

Originally posted by bluestrat:

THE PERFECT DAY - FOR HIM

6.00 Alarm.

6.15 Blow job.

6.30 Massive satisfying shit while reading the sports section.

Why does everyone think all guys like sports? Sports are a F*%#ing waste of time.

Kind of a weird thing how some love sports and some hate sports, but music draws us all together. I'm in heavenly bliss on Sundays during NFL season.

[Mats Olsson.]

http://w1.161.telia.com/~u16118940/031231/manwoman.jpg

[ani]

Originally posted by Mats Olsson.:

http://w1.161.telia.com/~u16118940/031231/manwoman.jpg

 

Mats has got women all figured out. Women are so much more complex than just an on/off switch. We certainly know about all of the componets that go into the making of a delicate instrument. We only tamper with the controls when the equalizer or the balance is off, OR when we get static. Mixed signals are a SURE way to upset the harmony and a tug-o-war between sexes is certainly no way to find balance.

 

Women can switch the controls to On/off, hot/cold, warm/cool, up/down, over/under, top/bottom, left/right, in/out, sooner/later, volume/mute, and so forth in the blink of an eye depending on adversity. If a man learns to TUNE IN rather than just switching things ON and OFF; he can tap into a woman's inner being and turn those controls into a very fulfilling and sexually gratifying relationship.

 

Some men go for REAL women and they are not into all of that superficial nonsense that John Sayers wrote about.

[Tedly Nightshade]

Usually when I read a book like that, I seem to have a lot more in common with women than men, and often the stereotypical roles are reversed in relationships I've been in.

 

Couldn't give a damn about sports, and that includes a lot of music too...

[ani]

I read the book Men are from "Mars, Women are from Venus" and I thought it was a joke. The women referenced in the book were, IMO, women that had never entered into the workforce and had never learned to fend for themselves in any way. The book reminded me of most of my female relatives that live by the chivalrous standard of a woman's place being at home, being subservient to their husbands, and stnading BEHIND their husband instead of BESIDE him in a public society. The humble and proper lady that is reserved and intimidated; I am not!

 

I suppose that Lee or I, either one, could write a novel on today's independent woman. One would realize quite quickly that there is no comparison between the "kept" women written about from a man's point of view and a successful business woman capable of independence. Pampered and kept women are actually entirely different beings than a woman capable of supporting herself.

 

I'd like to see some books written about how EQUALs learn to get along. Men seem to like a woman earning a comparible wage, but they also want the wife to be the homemaker without balancing the obligations of maintaining the home.

[Mats Olsson.]

Good post, Ani!

 

Men are from earth, women are from earth.

[Rog]

I've never heard one growl.

[ani]

Originally posted by Rog:

I've never heard one growl.

Neither have I...

 

Kitties purr

[ani]

Originally posted by Mats Olsson.:

Good post, Ani!

 

Men are from earth, women are from earth.

Mats,

 

It's truly sad that you are a married man and that you live in a foreign country far away. I admire your parallel views to mine in many aspects of life. I'm sure that you would be a great companion and your wife should consider herself to be a very lucky woman.

 

Should I ever be fortunate to meet a man of your poise and beliefs stateside; I hope he likes mushrooms.

[John Sayers]

Some men go for REAL women and they are not into all of that superficial nonsense that John Sayers wrote about.

I didn't write it Ani - my daughter sent it to me and I just passed it on. It's obviously written by an aussie though, considering the terms used

 

cheers

john

[Tedly Nightshade]

I've heard some pretty funny noises from...

 

Shit, there's a lot of ways to be a man or a woman without being modern, independent, or successful in business! Not everybody has that kind of drive, and it's no bad reflection on anybody if they don't, this sick society's bullshit standards be what they may.

 

I myself get more than a little tired of Thoroughly Modern Millies- most of us are a lot more vulnerable than we ever let on.

 

Lots of the best people just get chewed up and spit out.