Why can't a woman be reasonable and practical-like a man
 

You spend ages of your valuable time and a fortune before Christmas buying her presents-I hate Marks! Sometimes she's with you and helps you choose(so that should be OK). Sometimes you use your imagination('It's not a surprise if I help you pick it. You know what I like').
On Boxing Day she bullies you into going to the sales and while she's looking at more things she doesn't need you see EVERYTHING you bought her at 50% to 75% off!.By this time she's decided if she helped you pick it she's changed her mind,if she didn't help you it's the wrong size/colour/style etc.'It's about time you knew what I like'.
BUT! the sale is on! You can't take it back and get a refund-they will only give you the sale price. Cut your losses and get SOME money back? Convince her she looks terrific in it?(NO chance!)
So why can't she think like a man-go out on her own on Boxing Day, buy her own presents at half price and save you all that money and hassle?

Who said 'Humbug'?

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What sort of fantasy world do you live in?

You've tried to make a woman happy?

I condemn you to watch the repeats of 'Last of the summer Wine', but to make it easy for you, only the bits where the 'Ladies' are supping tea and discussing us fellas.

It proves we are two different species.

(If there is a God what a sense of humour he has, forcing us together just to procreate!).
:dummy:

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I saw the title of the thread and thought April 1st had arrive early :)

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Any woman in her right mind prefers to spend her own money.
I found men an expensive hobby which I have grown out of.

She has the satisfaction of knowing she will probably outlive you and will spend yours without such criticism.

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You met the wrong sort of men, MargaretR!
Now if you'd met 'Teddy Bears' like Less and me you would have felt VERY different.

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Whoa, hang on, have you ever met her?

I have, and can honestly say I wouldn't be able to find a pedestal that deserves her dangling from it!
:D

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Ah Well, I know a fairy called nuff, fairynuff:D

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Ya think the world of really Less:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::D

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As usual you can never make a complete sentence,

Do think before you powst Jay!
:)

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Now,now, Less, we are all Gods children and we all have our good points-I'm sure MargaretR has one.
Back to the thread- what makes it worse is that while you are spending your valuable time and money on HER presents you are loosing time you should be spending finding the new toys(sorry, presents) you will buy for her to give to you! No shirts, socks, hankies-hi-tech camera, remote controlled helicopter, laptop(allright, it cost more than all hers put together but it will last longer and you deserve it).
THEN what does she do? Wraps them up and won't let you play with them until Christmas Day!By Boxing Day you've read the handbook and are ready to have a go- thats when she drags you off to take all HER presents back!
Women!!

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Does your wife have an email address? ;)

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A woman with an 'e'mail address!! Giving you ladies the vote gave you all sorts of big ideas!

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Will do Less, always makes the powst read better:D

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I can see Gordon you and Margaret are going to get on like an house on fire, probably your house:D

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Mysogynists are almost as unbearable as psychic vampires, but I don't wish you harm.


I just avoid/ ignore you - anger is so destructive;)

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Reasonable and practical?...you mean more like a man?
You chose your wife....if you didn't choose wisely there is only one person to blame, and it isn't her.
Reasonable and practical.......like as in, you can do all the things that your wife does and in half the time and with half the available resources.
Will you just look at your palms and check to see if the nail holes have healed?
There was only one man who was perfect and he was crucified for it.

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Didn't know you dislike magicians as well Margaret:confused::confused::D

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Oh yes and while you may think that women are a queer breed you have to remember.............. God made us to match men!

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Ya not one of his more successful tasks was it:D

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i was not crucified.:eek:

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But you're not doing,MargaretR!
I do love women-and Border Collies,cigarettes,driving fast cars fast, alcohol, warm feet-just not necessarily in that order. You can be so-how do I put it? Unreasonable and impractical!

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All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.
Mae West

His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork.
Mae West

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
Mae West

Despite all my past experience, I have loved deeply,
......just found that I had wasted my time on men who subconciously thought they didn't deserve me :D - their loss not mine

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Who's Mae West:confused::confused::D

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I'm sure they were right,MargaretR.

(They usually are)

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na you only thought you were:D

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I gave them all 'long ropes' - bad policy - men expect to be nagged and are confused when you don't. It is just social conditioning.

PS they were surprised when I unhitched the ropes from the moorings :D

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Perhaps you misunderstood my meaning there, MargaretR.

That's another thing, women don't have a proper sense of humour! In fact, ANY sense of humour in some cases.Strange, that!

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I'm surpised they didn't cut it first:D

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Don't give up your day job - you ain't no Bob Hope :D


Jaysay - google 'Bob Hope' while you're googling 'Mae West';)

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You found him funny! That's marvellous! All is not lost.

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I am not 'lost' - just choosing not to be found







by persons whose company I find disappointing;)

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God looked down on Adam in the garden of Eden, found him in a corner looking miserable, God asked Adam what was wrong, Adam replied I've tended your garden, named all the plants, animals & insects, I have nothing left to do. God said what you need is a companion, some one to love you and care for you, Adam asked what this would cost, God replied an arm and a leg, Adam asked what would I get for a rib. Look what the skinflint landed us with.

Retlaw

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hahahaha thats a good un.. and ive read it as humour, is this lady your wife?

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:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38: class pure class.;)

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God made women to make more men(wo... men) :-)

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Have you got a death wish, asking a question like that.
Less hates women, well most of em.
Retlaw.

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Wrong, God was being a sadist, to punish Adam for being a skinflint.

Retlaw

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well retlaw thats the great thing about being new or not having any pre conceived ideas, you post and learn about likes and dislikes and peoples personalities, im really enjoying the crack and great debate on here ...

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im humble enough to say i didnt quite get the skinflint end... and i thought the ladies would like the cheek in that wo-.. men one .

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Of course women have a sense of humour.

You only have to look at who they married to see that.:hehetable

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:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38: Its easy to tell your a new member:D, in fact I flipped though the rest of the posts to see if either Less or Margaret had replied, think when they do you'll definitely need a few of these:hidewall::hidewall:

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Well RHFOY the only reason women keep men in tow these days is that a vibrator doesn't pay for drinks in the pub:D:D:p

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Slightly inaccurate as usual, I do not discriminate, I hate everyone.
;)

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We all know that, I was just being cautious with your image.:D

Retlaw

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oh belter..... great response, but there again there is someone out there for everyone, at times it feels like i lost in the raffle :-)))

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well ill say it then wait for the avalanche..... MAN is the provider it is his duty to put the bread on the table whilst all ladies dont have to work or worry whilst they give a stable loving enviroment to our children,,,, ladies work hard enough in the home... imho, and please dont say its easy for you to say that,, my mum and dad had 7 children, my mother didnt WORK, untill she wanted to, diff- from having to.. thats why so much as changed with the attitude of kids these days..imho

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well now im fully warned :-)

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got it now, skintflint we say, and women do love to spend spend spend, its in them shopping is theraputic for them and chills them out,,, i couldnt imagine marrying a lady who hated shopping... id be devorced in wks due to her going through the change, brought on early>>>>:-):-))))

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"Why can't a woman be reasonable and practical ?"

Because then they'd be blokes ! :D And that means the human race would then have a slight problem. :eek:

It is part of our destinies (as blokes) to never fully comprehend or understand the functioning of the female species. Steven Hawkings, arguably one of the cleverest Men to grace this World, would also be reduced to babbling insignificance if asked to explain Women ! ;) It will ever be our lot to live on cold shoulder & hot tongue, or as is usually the case put our proverbial size 10's once again into our mouths regardless of "our well thought out plans/comments"

Put simply, do you know how your Tele works ? No ? Me neither, but if I press the right buttons I get enjoyment & a pleasant passing of the time so lets leave it at that shall we ? :) Still if only we could at least work out some kind of Mute button ! :do-one:

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Work for me:D

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? :) Still if only we could at least work out some kind of Mute button ! :do-one:[/quote]
Why not try a staple gun, that should stitch her gob up.
If women haven't learnt to talk sense by the time they are 21,
their tongues should be surgically removed.
Retlaw

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Put simply, do you know how your Tele works ? No ? Me neither, but if I press the right buttons I get enjoyment & a pleasant passing of the time so lets leave it at that shall we ? :) Still if only we could at least work out some kind of Mute button ! :do-one:[/quote]
Trouble with that theory is I know how the tele works, 1st one I made had 18 valves in it.
No one can say how the mind of a woman works, even the owner of its brain can't help, cause they dont know there own mind from one day to another, it runs in 28 day cycles, which is the lunar cycle, thats why we call them lunatics.

Retlaw

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thats quality.... hahahahahah,

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Its best explained by a joke i once heard >There is a man walking on a beach when he sees an object shining half buried in the sand he gives it a kick and picks it up , whilst rubbing it to get the sand off a genie pops out and says to him "for releasing me you can have one wish "the man thinks for a moment and says to the genie "can you make me a motorway to Australia to see my brother i am terrified of flying and sailing?" the genie looks at the man and says "have you any idea of the resources that would take it would be beyond even my powers think of something else" the man ponders for a moment and gets a brain wave "can you make me understand woman he exclaims with a smile at his request ". The genie turns to the man and says "do you want a two lane motorway or just a single lane one"....:D:D

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The old uns are the Best walkinman:D

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I think what Dave says is partially right....with a woman if you press the right buttons then you do get a pleasant passing of time...same as with the TV.
All you chaps really need to know is that, women, in the main(and I know I am generalising here) want to be made to feel the most important person in your life.

What most of us actually get is being treated like wallpaper(and no I am not whinging here, just making an observation - sorry Kate).
The things we do, go unrecognised until, that is, we aren't there to do them.
So if you can get to grips with simply making the lady in your life feel like she is the only thing you care about, then you should have a peaceful and happy existence(most of the time).:D

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Exactly how I've always tried it Margaret, but it didn't bloody work twice:D

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I should say that maybe you didn't get it quite right, but perhaps it was the women who wanted more.
They say that the exception tests the rule, you were blooming unlucky to get two 'testers' on the run.
My advice to you would be...'don't be tempted to play cards or gamble on the horses' :D

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Oh the third attempt was okay, well we never got married but we've a couple now for 21 years and never had a cross word really, oh and I've never backed horses but was a mean poker player in my younger days:D

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I think it is a man's duty to die first.
This enables a woman to devote time to herself for the first time in her life.
Companionship often is a pleasant experience, but solitude and self reliance are essential life enhancing experiences too.

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Appears you didn't give any chap the chance to do the noble thing by you Margaret:rolleyes::rolleyes::D

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:eek:That should be the other way round, and then he gets a bit of peace and quiet, before his time is up.

Retlaw

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just one question ... why cant a fella listen to a woman ...

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Did somebody say something ?

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I did notice an irritating buzz, but as it made no sense I did the masculine thing and ignored it.
;)

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What a load of rubbish, how can you state that it is a mans duty to die first??? If a woman has self belief and is in a loving relationship she will be able to find time to devote to herself (even whilst raising children).
You may find solitude and self reliance enhancing but think you might be in the minority (unless disproved by further replies to this thread) I would have thought that the majority of members would choose to be in a healthy loving relationship to being alone.

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Anytime Bernie, I spend 5 days on my own and you can keep it for me.

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Simple Jen.....them flaps of skin on the side of their heads are just to stop their hat from falling over their eyes. :D

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Because when youv'e finished talking, you've still said nowt.:D

Retlaw.

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And there was me tinking they were to hold your glasses in place, ya live and learn:D

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Ouch...... that was a bit sharp, Retlaw.
Anyway Merry Christmas!:)

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Yes, that as well, once you get older:).

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Thats not a sharp one, I've got some a lot sharper than that.;)

Merry Christmas.

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YOU CERTAINLY DO:jimbo:

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Well, they are dangerous(in the wrong hands) keep 'em sheathed.

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:mosher::mosher::mosher::mosher:Started with a capital letter:D

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after much thought the answer to the original question is simple when ya think about it= there is no such thing as a reasonable woman.:D

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indeed i did :)

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Aah Cashy how can you say that? I am reasonableness personified....:)
Reasonable, beyond reason even. :D

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err that's not quite right,

God made women so Adam would stop messing with his sheep :rolleyes::eek::D

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Neil, do you have to bring it down to such a base level? :)

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At least I was not being sexist for a change :D

Anyway why is sex a "base level". None of us would be here without it.

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/s...s/viewpost.gif
Oh yes and while you may think that women are a queer breed you have to remember.............. God made us to match men!

You made a slight error there, it should have read MISS match men.

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Well, yes......Having worked on a Gynae ward for almost 30 years, I think I know how it all works....and really you answered your own question.....sex is base.....isn't a base what you build up from?

And Retlaw.......I made no error, you may consider it a mismatch but I don't. It only goes wrong when we(society) try to meddle with the natural order of things.....girls thinking they can drink like men.......and there go all the womens libbers, throwing their hands in the air......they really did women no favours.
Men and women have characteristics which complement each other........and this is from a cynic.
Now where did I put my cynical pills?

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You poor thing. You must have been scared for life :D

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It is part of the male psyche to think that sexual prowess is their most important achievement (when other ego pacifiers are beyond their reach).:rolleyes:
There are better ways to express being human.

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Neil, do you mean scarred for life...or scared for life?
And no, I wasn't either of those things. I was privileged to see life from early conception(and helped some women in my care to achieve a family that they thought they might never have)....tell me, what is more rewarding than that?

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Making the baby????. :dummy2::dummy2:

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Well aware of that Margaret, was just fishing n seems i got a bite.:D:D

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And you were pleased...right? See I know how to make a man smile!

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Well, not perhaps in the way that you mean......but in giving the ladies and their husbands the care that was required, and sometimes with drug help too...and I mean the kind of drugs that are used for IVF.
I cared for women who had lost babies, and in some cases lost hope too.....helping them to achieve their dreams was a humbling experience.

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Im sure it was, and im sure you took a great deal of personal satisfaction from your work, Altruistic Lady:)..

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Both

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well, no neither...as I have already answered.

And RHFOY.......I'm not sure I am altruistic....it was my job and someone paid me to do it.......and I enjoyed it and derived a lot of satisfaction from what I did......there are not many folk who can say that about their jobs I don't think.

Someone once gave me an excellent piece of advice...they told me to find something I liked doing and then get someone to pay me for it, and told me that if I did this I would find happiness. I was fortunate to be able to do just that.

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That's sound advice to give to anyone Margaret, I did what I wanted to do and never regretted it one bit

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John, the unfortunate thing is that many people just do not have the luxury of choice.

Sometimes you have to do what will bring in the money, and keep the wolf from the door.
I have been in that position too, all you can do is believe that it will get better, but also remember that things don't just 'happen'....you have to prepared to give them a helping hand by seeking out opportunities.

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You'd never think that reading some theads on here Margaret:rolleyes: