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[falsemoniker]

Women telling men "You don't listen." should not be an allowable basis for an argument. First of all, men aren't even aware they aren't listening, even when they are listening. We can't help it. Women should know by now, that men don't listen. So yes, I am shifting the blame from the man to the woman, because it's such a common complaint, that it

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[defaultcrush]

I just finished reading "Self Made Man" by Norah Jones (she dresses as a man for a year to experience how the "other half" lives) and she touches on this. I don't have the book anymore, but she essentially says that women feel like we're so emotional and above things that if we don't recognise that a man is listening or acting in our perceived "appropriate" way, we automatically disregard it. She says more about it and I wish I could quote it, but it was an interesting way of looking at it that I hadn't thought of before.

[defaultcrush]

by "above things" I mean that in a relationship, we're the emotional ones and men don't get it.

[ragtime_lad]

Wait...what don't we get? im sorry... I wasn't listening.

[defaultcrush]

*laugh* *whap* ;)

[huliebaby]

...wouldn't it be sad if when in conversation, the other person was always just assuming you weren't listening?

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[sayga]

Well, if Phillip WANTS to be as intelligent as a swimming pool, I guess we should let him, right? :P I mean, a human can change its nature and work to better itself. A swimming pool just can't.

[anonymous]

Things that are worthwhile often necessitate effort.

Slavery has existed throughout history. It even recently existed. And great minds defended it. Often passionately too. This bit is overkill, but it is what came to mind.

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