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Why Men Never Get Rid Of Stuff
It’s a mystery why men never get rid of stuff, but the fact is each man probably has at least the equivalent of one railroad boxcar full of stuff that he’s going to take to his grave. Now, everybody knows that men and boys differ only by the cost of their toys, but it should also be said that all of the things they each collect help to differentiate them as well.
One good example of this is to think about a man and an object he particularly treasures. Maybe it’s a ski helmet that he used one time back when Gerald Ford was running things. He probably ended up hated skiing that day but that helmet is proof that he once skied, so expect to find it on his mantle well into his 80s. It’s kind of a badge of honor, in truth.
This helmet will probably be found by archaeologists 4 million years from now, petrified and yet still sitting in what was once the corner of a room. No man in his right mind wants to get rid of a helmet they used only once, correct? Perhaps this is because it’s a tie to a past that’s long gone and at least eight waist inches ago, but who really knows? Certainly no man does.
Yet another example of a man and his stuff and why he never gets rid of it is a black sport watch, which is probably packed full of memories. Unfortunately, that sport watch was broken for good during a beer blast after celebrating the Toronto Blue Jays and their World Series win in 1992. The memories of that blast, though, require that the watch remain, if only to keep sending out those good vibrations.
At any rate, most women who are around men in some form or another understand that the opposite sex has an inordinate love of all things arcane, obscure and memorable (to them at least). Good luck trying to get a guy to let go of something like a pair of parachute pants that were last popular when the mid-80s turned into the late 80s. Those pants aren’t going anywhere, it would seem.
Maybe when he was a boy, and he went to his favorite baseball team’s ball game and got one of those souvenir helmets with the little Oriole on the front of it, that it had some relevancy. After all, there was many a day that that the helmet graced his little noggin, though the little bird is long gone and there’s a crack running alongside from when that little black helmet was hit with a baseball just a bit too hard during a sandlot game. Again, that helmet’s not going anywhere, either.
All of the ways in which men collect stuff and then refuse to ever let it go just helps to highlight why they truly are our cultural documentarians. Chances are, in 10,000 years, anthropologists and archaeologists will only need to look at one man’s basement to learn everything they ever wanted to know about men and and their love of stuff.
The Key To Understanding Men
Understanding Men
Let me ask you… do you have trouble understanding men?
I want you to pay careful attention to what I’m going to tell you in this article, because men are not all that difficult to understand.
The trick to understanding men is, to not think too much. Women tend at times to say things indirectly, in hopes that the man will figure out what she really means. For example, she might say ” we never go out anymore”, which really mean, “I made a reservation”. A man may say” I want to have a super bowl party”, which means ” I want to have a super bowl party”.
Men like a bit of mystery. This does not mean that he wants you to be difficult. It also does not mean that he does not want to be sure that he can trust you. It does mean that you should do your best to keep things interesting.
A man does not want all of his private business made public. Do not share everything with your girl friends.
He wants to feel like a man. Do not spend your time reprimanding him as if he is a child. If you do, and does not stop you, you will soon become his surrogate mother.
Do not be ready to take everything he has. Men hate “gold diggers”. Do however, let him help. A man likes to be needed and to feel helpful.
Chivalry is not dead. Let him open doors and pull out chairs for you. This is not the time to worry about “the women’s movement”, he wants to treat you like a lady. This makes him feel like a better man.
Do not play games. Do not just agree with everything that he says. Have an opinion.
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