The "Crazy" Woman

I think men and women alike would agree that women can be difficult.  One minute we're happy, the next we're crying.  One minute we want something, the next minute we want nothing to do with it.  I'm not going to go so far to say we're crazy, but we are definitely wired differently than men.  Men are not only simple to read, they are simple.  And any feelings and emotions they do have are suppressed 99% of the time.  (Fine by me)

Men complicate things for women.  They confuse us.  When we don't know what you are thinking, we tend to think the worst.  This makes us act 'crazy'.  (Act being the keyword.)  But men are not the sole cause of our "crazy."  We'd probably be happily walking around in this state of mind if men never pointed it out to us.  But now that they have.. well, we still aren't going to change. 

Like men, women are simple too.  

So what do we women really want?  Prince Charming (or William). Adrian Grenier (in the form of Vince from Entourage.) Christian Grey. Probably.. but they are fictional fantasies. =)

More realistically..

We don't want to be corrected or made to feel stupid, but we like to learn from your areas of expertise. It's hot when a guy knows a lot about something and can teach you. If you obsess over it, and its the only thing you want to do or talk about-- not so hot.


Tell us we look beautiful, for no reason at all, but especially when we put effort into it.  This will spare you from a lot of fights and "What's wrongs?" on many occasions.  My friend, Leanne, has been married for almost 20 years.  When she goes upstairs to get ready she tells her husband, "I'm going upstairs to get ready, and when I come down, you're going to tell me 'You look ... and insert an adjective of your choice."  Women shouldn't have to prompt the man, but we do.  If you can remember Leanne's advice.. or get your girl to give you that reminder before going upstairs, you're doing it right. 

Flowers. Flowers because it's our birthday or anniversary. Flowers to say I'm sorry. Flowers to say I love you. And most importantly flowers just because. Flowers keep us women sane and happy.

Then there's understanding the women code words.  I know you guys are familiar with them, and you probably know what we mean when we say them, but you definitely have not figured out to handle them. And this drives us CRAZY! When you ask us what's wrong and we say nothing, obviously we mean "everything." So instead of taking our answer literally or getting more mad at us for not telling you, take a minute to think. A little effort is all we want. What did you say or do in the last five minutes to upset us.  Though we could easily tell you, we just want you to recognize your mistake all on your own.  And even if you don't think you said or did something wrong, I'm sure you can guess our accusation. When we say we don't care with a hint of sarcasm-- especially 'whatever'-- we care. We are just trying to end the conversation because it's not going our way.  You either have to rationalize with us (good luck) or just succumb to our request. If there's no sarcasm in our voice, we probably just don't care.

We also get crazy when you can't read our mind. This-- I cannot help you with. Unless its in reference to one of the code words above. That's not mind reading.. You guys can handle that.

On the flip side, there's something to be said when you get to a point in a relationship to experience the crazy, irrationalness of a woman.  It means they are comfortable in their relationship with you.  If the crazy comes out premature, then you are free to run the other way because there's no way you can tolerate it if you aren't into the girl. 

So, in a nutshell.. if you can figure out those things above.. you'll be able to tame the crazy inside your woman.. a bit. Let's face it, there's not a cure for the common crazy, just some pointers to slow it down.