Many Differences

Differences can be big or small.  Some might be inconsequential while others might be HUGE.

In this post I will depart my wisdom, acquired over my 50 years of experience and observation.  Well, that, and occasionally being yelled at …

I’ve read the “Men Are From Mars and Women Are From Venus” book, and it’s quite a good read.  It makes sense and it did make me stop and question things I didn’t know and didn’t pick up on.

There are many differences between men and woman.  While I don’t think either might be right or wrong, men and woman are just different.  The way they do things, the way they act or the way they react to different things.   Here are but a few, (I’ll number them, not in any order or importance, but to separate them).

  1. Men will look in the refrigerator many times looking for something, anything.  NO, we are not looking for any specific item, we’re just looking for something.  And yes, we are keenly aware that we just looked in the same refrigerator maybe 5 minutes earlier, and also, yes, we know nothing has been added since we last looked.  Maybe we are counting on the left-over fairy to magically place a take-out container that we overlooked.  Or perhaps it’s because in the back of our minds, we might be thinking that we didn’t move things out of the way on the top shelf to really get a good look.  Who knows.  But we do it.  And we’ll do it not just once or twice, but multiple times.  And we’ll just stand there with the door open looking.  Looking…….
  2. And this is a big one – 1 have argued time and time again.  If a guy brings home bed sheets, sealed, from a store, he doesn’t feel the need to wash them first.  Ok, I can hear you gasping and moaning but hear me out.  I am talking about new sheets in a sealed plastic wrapping.  Not something that has been or could be opened in a store to have any person touch and fondle them.  No, I’m talking about sealed in plastic, unopened and clean.  And besides, I think sleeping on the little squares is cool.  They are brand new – AND CLEAN !!!
  3. While there are exceptions to every rule, here’s something women don’t do.  Women won’t eat a bowl of cereal just standing at the sink.  Guys will and guys do.  No TV, no music, no entertainment of any type to distract.  No table, no chair.  We might lean on a counter, maybe.  But more often than not, we’ll just eat a bowl of cereal standing at the sink.  You might think it weird, or odd, but I prefer to think of it as efficient.  Why waste steps and time on something that might take what, 2 maybe 3 minutes?  I don’t want my cereal to get soggy and lose it’s crunch factor on the way to be in a comfortable sitting position.  I’d rather my corn flakes or my rice crispies have the crunch.  PLUS, and here’s the efficiency part, when finished, I’m at the kitchen sink and ready to place my bowl and spoon directly in the sink or dishwasher.
  4. And this is akin to #2 above.  Underwear.  Again, I’m talking about buying a multipack of underwear that comes in a sealed plastic wrapping.  If sealed, I buy and put them in the drawer.  No need to wash first.  THEY ARE SEALED.  NO ONE HAS TRIED THEM ON.  They are clean, and folded and brand new.  No need to wash first.  I think guys will agree to this.  Sure, they might not agree with me out loud and in the presence of their significant other, but trust me, every guy is nodding with me.
  5. And this furthers my argument on both #2 and #4.  Socks.  Do you wash them first?  Gloves, do you wash them first?  No you do not.
  6. Okay – this is where I might seem crass, so feel free to move onto #7.  Girls don’t scratch their balls.  I have two theories of why they don’t.  First, they haven’t learned proper technique on how to do this discreetly.  See, it’s an art.  There’s the exaggerated extended step or shortened step one might take while walking, this moves things into a slightly different position and perhaps might alleviate the need.  There’s also the stand and shifting of body weight while you pull the keys out of your pocket.  This is a must.  See in doing this, you come out with the keys, making it appear as if you were looking for your keys the whole time.  And secondly it’s because they might consider the act itself vile, gross and disgusting, and they don’t want it to be known that it was needed.
  7. Water Bottles and/or Water Glasses.  And this is big in the Sumstine household.  Guys, how many water bottles do you have/need?  1?  Maybe 2, one to use if the 1st one is dirty?  But the ladies in my house, 3 to 7 each.  EACH !!!  And there are 3 of them in the house – you do the math.  They might have 3 or 4 perfectly good ones, but they see one they like, and that they just have to have it.  Guys – are you with me?
  8. Driving by a gas station.  Guys will point out the price of gas, even if it’s the same station you drive by every day and even if the price hasn’t changes, higher or lower, in days.  Yeah, we do that.
  9. Memories are a whole thing.  I might not remember something my wife just said yesterday, or even 5 minutes ago.  BUT – I can remember where my favorite pro football player went to college, what year he was drafted, what round and maybe even # he was drafted and any pertinent stats in any of several different games, or even complete seasons.  TRUTH.  Is it important?  No.  Yet, I remember it.  Is something my wife said on a serious topic important?  Absolutely.  Yet I often will struggle to remember it. 

So I must stop at 9.  I’ve gotten feedback that sometimes my ramblings ramble on a bit too much.  I am man and I am from Venus.

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