Oscar Wilde, as with many
other subjects, summed up his view on women in a single phrase. He wrote,
“Women are meant to be loved, not understood”, and the truth of this should not
be underestimated. It’s probably not so ironic that a brilliant gay man was
able to enlighten the rest of the male masses on how to handle the matter of
relating with women. However, just parroting his well-chosen words will hardly
gain you insight on the female condition. Deeper examination, and in essence,
learning more is necessary before you can put aside this newly acquired
knowledge and think less. It does sound contrary, but remember, we’re on a
female planet now, and the frequency of seemingly conflicting concepts will
multiply at an alarmingly rapid rate.
One exasperating trait of men to many women is the general tendency to survey
problems and challenges on their own and then go about solving them in their
own unique way. It could be that this is wired into the male DNA from the
hunter/gatherer days, but some of the modern day consequences of this characteristic
are poorly done home repair projects, lack of foresight in financial and
retirement planning, and a complete aversion to road maps among many other
unattractive peccadilloes.
The most egregious of these, however, is the male attribute that imagines that
he has a new and brilliant insight to the way a woman may be running her life.
While this is perfectly acceptable, arguably gallant, when it is requested of
them, much more often than not these pearls of wisdom are ushered forth without
any form of provocation or permission. Quite possibly this is a hangover from
earlier societal roles where the male was almost exclusively the provider, but
clearly women have evolved since those darker times.
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