(I'll admit, at first at least, I haven't taken the time to read 6 pages of responses yet, so I might be replying out of context.)
I saw a poster once I'm sorry I didn't buy. It had a toddler boy, less then 5 in a plastic car; and next to him was his father in a ferrari. The caption was, "the only difference between men and boys is the price of the toys."
There's some truth to that. I hope I live up to it. On some level I want very much to never grow up - There's two things age brings; physical weakness/death and wisdom. Wisdom usually comes when it's too late to really use it. If I could, I would still watch saturday morning cartoons on the weekend. (Problem is Saturday morning cartoons these days (the ones that are left), REALLY SUCK).
Having said that, I gather from the posts on the last page that this a series of men and women complaining about the head games each other engage in. I hate to tell you this guys & gals, but if you're lucky, that won't ever go away. I've met couples that have been together 50+ years and still can't give each other a straight answer. People need to just accept it. It's not even exclusive. Heterosexual guys play mind games on each other, they're just way more obvious about it. We just complain about women's mind games, because we aren't nearly as good at it. If we were smarter, we'd be taking notes.
"if men would simply say what they want instead of saying what they think will make us happy then things would go more smoothly"
Not to contradict you mustang, but this will NEVER HAPPEN, and really only happens in sitcoms right before the man gets yelled at. Both sexes don't like to admit it, but I will, there is some truth to the gender stereotypes. If they were completely and patently false, nobody would believe them. The reason men say what they think will make you happy is because they want to make you happy. Is that so hard to understand?? Women some how managed to convince themselves that men are incredibly complicated, I have no idea how. Every week for ten years I've been going through the grocery stores with women's magazines by the cash register. Almost every week they claim to be revealing AMAZING SECRETS, MEN WON'T TELL! How many secrets do they think we're hiding??
(And for the record, I will admit I am hardly qualified to provide insights on relationships. I'm a confirmed bachelor, always have been, always will be. If there is a Mrs. Jadedcritic, knowing my luck, she's married to an abusive used car salesman who doesn't appreciate her.) So if you dissaprove of me, take consolation in the fact that I am likely out of the gene pool :toothy10: