It’s a fact that women tend to interpret questions far more broadly than intended.
She might hear something like, “I’m bored and want to go, so I feel like I could walk out in a few minutes.” And whether this relationship is beneficial to me, I wonder. Finally, I’m not sure why I’m here” when a guy asks her what time it is. He needed to take his tablet an hour after dinner, so he asked what time it was.
What, then, do women understand by these questions?
Are you going to be much longer?
She hears: As you pack the baby’s bag, tidy the dog, wrap the birthday gift, handle YOUR mother’s phone call, set the alarm, and lock the house, here I am, waiting in the car on my behind. Why are you taking so long?
Why does this question irritate women?
This question just serves to highlight how ignorant your husband/boyfriend is about what it takes to prepare for a road trip. And it’s this that enrages women. If you let the man in your life handle things, you’ll show up at the party empty-handed, without clean diapers for the baby, and, worst of all, you’ll get a call from the alarm company informing you that the dog is running around the house, possibly setting off the alarm.
Don’t you think you should start running again?
She overhears: I believe your weight gain is a result of insufficient exercise. I’m going to leave after you pick up two more kilograms.
Why does this question irritate women?
They get the impression that there are rules about what to wear and how they should look in order to fit in. Men simply don’t get that a lot of women eat a second piece of chocolate cake, a cream caramel delight, rum ‘n raisin ice cream, and sweetie pie to soothe themselves when they’re feeling down or dealing with a challenging boss.
What’s for supper?
She hears, You have to stay in the kitchen. You have to make dinner, and I don’t care if you work a full day like I do—I’m hungry.
Why does this question irritate women?
It gives them the impression that even though they work full-time or make more money than their husbands, they are still primarily responsible for taking care of the home. especially if they went grocery shopping, prepared dinner yesterday, and ran three loads of laundry through the washing machine in the previous twenty-four hours.
What was your previous boyfriend like?
Even though I didn’t know you at the time, I don’t like the idea of you being with anyone else. I would really like to hear that he was a total flake, unproductive in bed, unable to hold down a job, and despised by all of your family and friends.
Why does this question irritate women?
They feel cornered because, in reality, ex-boyfriends are private matters unrelated to current relationships. Men frequently react as though they are being left out or that the woman is hiding something when she is reluctant to talk about past relationships. Everybody has private matters and secrets that they keep to themselves.
Who was that you were talking to?
She hears: You have my mistrust. You talking to other men bothers me. You belong to me, always remember that. How much was truly meant by that smile?
Why does this question irritate women?
They get the impression that they are being treated more like objects than like people. Friendships are important for everyone, and women do not want to sleep with every man they smile at. Gods, that would mean the butcher on the corner, seventy-two.
