I am not sure that women and men always misunderstand each other. I would tend to think that men are more likely to misunderstand themselves and their confusion is reflected in their treatment of women.
Great post. Very thought-provoking. It actually takes me down memory lane. In 2006 my book What Men Really Want in Bed came out. It was based on a very unscientific online survey, but it garnered a lot of interest, and I still get (very small) royalties from it. There were some surprises in the survey results: a little more than 50% of the respondents said they had faked an orgasm. And one of the most common responses was that men wanted women to communicate with them about what they want; nobody wants to mind-read. In 2010 I published a sequel, What Women Really Want in Bed. It didn't sell as well--make of that what you will. Congratulations on the new gig! Looking forward to reading more of your work.
"What would make you happy?" That question seems so easy, but is actually really hard. You think you'd be happy if you won the lottery and just laid on the beach all day? Probably for a month or two you would be, but eventually you'd need more.
I am not sure that women and men always misunderstand each other. I would tend to think that men are more likely to misunderstand themselves and their confusion is reflected in their treatment of women.
Great post. Very thought-provoking. It actually takes me down memory lane. In 2006 my book What Men Really Want in Bed came out. It was based on a very unscientific online survey, but it garnered a lot of interest, and I still get (very small) royalties from it. There were some surprises in the survey results: a little more than 50% of the respondents said they had faked an orgasm. And one of the most common responses was that men wanted women to communicate with them about what they want; nobody wants to mind-read. In 2010 I published a sequel, What Women Really Want in Bed. It didn't sell as well--make of that what you will. Congratulations on the new gig! Looking forward to reading more of your work.
The thing that will really make you want to RETVRN is seeing what advertising used to look like when print journalism was still economically viable.
IMO it is 99% stemming from insecurity, and the internet is like a fuel allowing the wildfire to spread out of control
"What would make you happy?" That question seems so easy, but is actually really hard. You think you'd be happy if you won the lottery and just laid on the beach all day? Probably for a month or two you would be, but eventually you'd need more.