Are Men Born Girl-Deaf?

Is it just me or is that men's ears are impervious to the female voice?

As a Taurus, I'm supposed to be patient and shit, but the reality is, depending on how my inner Ram is feeling, patience and decorum goes out the fucking window and one sure fire way to get a keratin head butt is to make me repeat myself. It's not that my word is final or anything, but I'm pretty soft-spoken, so hey, when I fucking speak, listen up!

Aside from this, it's annoying. I mean, if I go through the process of 'splainin' some shit, I try to be thorough...in fact, one could say I over explain to the point of annoyance, so yeah, why would I ever have to repeat myself? Thing is, I typically don't...at least not with chicks. But dudes...Jesus, Mary and Joseph! I swear to God and all that is holy that these fuckers are born with a "not listening to you" gene.

I'm at a crossroad because I want to learn how to speak "man," but I don't quite know how. I've considered a few different tactics, but have decided that they'd all pretty much end in failure, ie...


The Honey-Do List: I ain't got time for it. I mean seriously, wtf has time to sit down and write out a to-do list? If I were a Virgo and regarded "Organizing" as recreation...maybe, but I've never made a to-do list for myself, let alone someone else, so this is a no-go.

The Uber Bitch: I don't have the attention span. I mean sure, I can have a 15-minute, menses fueled RAMpage here and there, but I'm over it so quickly that although I had a REALLY good point, I'd rather be happy.

The Charlie Brown's Teacher: Ok, this one is similar to the Uber Bitch, but where the former usually results in a his being stimulated verbally, the fucker tunes you out. Yes, you are being rational and calm and clear. Yes, he is shaking his head and agreeing to do this/that, but why is that a day later, shit still ain't got done?

Look, I'm not perfect. Taurus is prone to procrastination, my Aries has the attention span of a gnat and the Pisces in me would rather daydream, BUT, there has to be a way to communicate with men and be heard!

Any suggestions?



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no its not something men are born with, but we develop it naturally over time for obvious reasons.

what the?

you're 18. your eardrums haven't even come in yet.

i think their ears wake up once nakedness is involved.

i haven't tried "The Dick Sucking" technique so I can't rule it out.

actually, it's a bit like obedience training.

i see when my sag starts zoning out...so i stop talking. i stare at him...he gets the hint and starts tuning in cos i'm not down to repeat myself -_-

Posted by everevolvingepithet
The Honey-Do List: A few bullet points or pointers should usually suffice,

The Uber Bitch: I don't see the problem with a 15 min paddywack, so long as it is and then onto something else.

The Charlie Brown's Teacher: It's like the bullet point thing, we remember key words and phrases even when tuning out.

good points.

i do see how i veer more into explaining the importance by over-explaining. i think i shy away from pointed requests because they feel like demands. i'd much rather throw the thing out there and let the other person decide on how to tackle it and therein lies the problem.

instead of saying, "this needs to be done no later than x," i talk about why it's important and it needs to be done.

hmm...so yes, i think i have a resolution.

thanks for your time.

Posted by nimbue
actually, it's a bit like obedience training.

i see when my sag starts zoning out...so i stop talking. i stare at him...he gets the hint and starts tuning in cos i'm not down to repeat myself -_-

that's just it. they HEAR you, but they dont HEAR you. it's the strangest thing.

the two signs i've had the most trouble with this are actually opposites so i wonder if there's a connection.

Posted by caligula
i haven't tried "The Dick Sucking" technique so I can't rule it out.

it's that or start writing instructions on body parts

left breast: clean the dishes
right breast: make it fast
bum: i'm not telling you again, take the dog for a walk

it's so annoying though. and i know it's selective. i know they hear me, they're just filtering out what they don't want to hear and jumping back in as it suits them. grrr! 😛

Posted by everevolvingepithet
It's nothing like obedience training !!!!!!

Maybe a little bit but so long as you girls don't go on about it all the time ..*shrug*

haha even if we do...you're not listening, so what's the problem? 🙂

that's just it. what if it isn't selective?

i feel like that sometimes, they hear you, they know what you want, but either choose to do it at their leisure or not at all.

and here's the thing, i'm controlling by nature so i'm battling with the questions of whether my request was out of line and/or if i'm expecting too much by requesting/relying on another person.

ie, most women have endured a relationship with a knucklehead. he seems reasonable on the surface, but if you haven't recognized you're being played yet, it can make you doubt if you're in the right.

so take the hundreds of posts that chicks make on this site...

"why isn't he calling?"
"why doesn't he come over?"
"why does he have dinner with his other girlfriend instead of me?"...



those women make reasonable requests like, "honey, i miss you. we don't spend as much time together anymore. why don't you come over? i made a nice dinner for you and i'm hairless."

dude will say he misses her. dude will profess heart warming palpitations and what not, but when it's time for food, the asshole is nowhere to be found.


my point is, he heard her and yet, he chose to lie instead of simply saying, "no." how is that situation any different from "forgetting" to put the toilet seat down?

then why dont you sadistic bastards comply—

why must men be told to take the trash out? or walk the dog? or feed the babies? what in your DNA keeps you from doing as requested if the requests are indeed legitimate?

tbh, i think you're all born of satan for that is the only thing that makes sense.

Posted by caligula
that's just it. what if it isn't selective?

i feel like that sometimes, they hear you, they know what you want, but either choose to do it at their leisure or not at all.

and here's the thing, i'm controlling by nature so i'm battling with the questions of whether my request was out of line and/or if i'm expecting too much by requesting/relying on another person.

ie, most women have endured a relationship with a knucklehead. he seems reasonable on the surface, but if you haven't recognized you're being played yet, it can make you doubt if you're in the right.

so take the hundreds of posts that chicks make on this site...

"why isn't he calling?"
"why doesn't he come over?"
"why does he have dinner with his other girlfriend instead of me?"...



those women make reasonable requests like, "honey, i miss you. we don't spend as much time together anymore. why don't you come over? i made a nice dinner for you and i'm hairless."

dude will say he misses her. dude will profess heart warming palpitations and what not, but when it's time for food, the asshole is nowhere to be found.


my point is, he heard her and yet, he chose to lie instead of simply saying, "no." how is that situation any different from "forgetting" to put the toilet seat down?

LOL

i'm seeing a theme here. my cap brother, that's his thing. 'forgetting' to take care of stuff. looks like passive defiance to me. like, i won't outwardly defy you...but what you've asked is not going to happen. kay? maybe there's a psychological reluctance to take instruction from a woman.

yes, some will say it's all about the delivery...but different approaches seem to be equally ineffective. (apart from the stare. i will never knock the stare. 😛)

same with the guys saying one thing and doing another. it's manipulation. acting one way to make a person think this way about you...when in reality you're just being a chump and trying to soften the blow. instead of coming out and saying, 'no i don't want this. sorry to disappoint.' instead you'd rather lead people on...just smacks of game playing and a cheap ego boost. not to mention deflection...'yeah, i'll act up but she'll question herself for my bullshit, then i'm home and dry.' *yawns*

Posted by nimbue

'forgetting' to take care of stuff. looks like passive defiance to me. like, i won't outwardly defy you...but what you've asked is not going to happen. kay? maybe there's a psychological reluctance to take instruction from a woman.

yes, some will say it's all about the delivery...but different approaches seem to be equally ineffective.

exactly my point!

i want to believe that it's not some passive aggressive "fuck you," but at the same time, i haven't found a way to communicate that actually hits home.

i will try to be more direct and succinct though...and maybe use neon post-its on occasion.

hmm...my mom used to put post-it notes on the door every morning when we were growing up. did that shit get done? nope!

why? cuz i didn't wanna.

so that solves it. men are assholes.

Posted by everevolvingepithet
Did someone just say something ?

LOL

Men decipher the female voice using the same auditory part of the brain that processes music, melody ...... while male voices engage a simpler mechanism. It has nothing to do with him selecting not to hear you, and everything to do with his auditory senses.


You could always test it though, and through something shocking out there to see if he's paying attention.

Nevermind, I finished reading this thread and the point was very different.


Women tend to smother men with too much talk .... she may be telling us that alls she did was ask him to dinner, when in reality, she phoned him with the questioned, texted him 37 times, emailed him and told all her girlies on fb .. at that point, he was nausiated

Posted by caligula
i haven't tried "The Dick Sucking" technique so I can't rule it out.

wait..what does this mean specifically?

are you saying you never gave your bf the best thing a woman could possibly give a man? besides a baby..in certain cases

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