How We Roll

Edward Abbey once said, ~It is the differences between men and women, not the sameness, that creates the tension and the delight.~ Let me ask you this question, have you ever really sat down by yourself or with a group of friends to think about/discuss how men and women are truly different from each other? For it's absolutely amazing the list of things that can be thought up concerning the actions/habits/responses/thought processes men and women have established with each other as separate entities. You see, no matter how absurd, stupid, funny, or totally unbelievable it may sound to the point of thinking it's all made up their absolutely true. Of the many differences there are between men and women the three that I'll be sharing with you are the use of nicknames, going to the bathroom, and decorating a house.

Essentially, what makes the male species different from the female species is the use of nicknames that can range from reasonable to downright strange. It would be safe to say that most women find it not only immature/juvenile to call each other by a nickname, but also don't see the point in doing it because in their mind it's not that difficult to remember their female friend's real name who they generally spend every single day with. Men, on the other hand, will use nicknames despite knowing their buddy's real name and whether it's a friend we've known for years or a friend we just met. We do it because quite frankly it's fun and much easier to remember. Personally speaking, when it comes to my friends/associates past and present they have nicknames such as Biggie, Ducky, Dictionary, Deja, Lumpy, Vegas, Sumo, Buddha, Bladerunner, Crown Royal, Pinto, Blade, Jules, etc.

If you think about it, one of the biggest differences between men and women is going to the bathroom as a group. Looking at it from a guy's perspective, it's perfectly normal for women to go to the bathroom together as they do the following things: check their makeup, fix their hair, talk about guys, etc. Now that is acceptable among the female community unlike the male community who will never ask their buddies to go with them to the bathroom because in our minds it not a place to hang out and socialize as it is primarily seen as a facility to in all intensive purposes get in, do your business, and then get out. Let me tell you something, it is under man law that if any guy asks another guy to go with him/them to the bathroom he is/they're obligated to beat him up....unless he has a good reason such as showing the grand scale of his handiwork, which is considered a great accomplishment.

For the question can be asked, when I say decorating a house what immediately comes to your mind? Without a doubt, men and women have different viewpoints when it comes to making a house feel homey and comfortable to live in. For a woman, decorating a house means having a dining room set, matching furniture, pictures on the wall, curtains, duvet covers, drapes, pillows galore, plates, silverware, kitchen table, chairs, toilet seat covers, towels, guest towels, bath mats, assorted soaps, night stands, things that smell good, and centerpieces that in own her words brighten up the room. For a guy, decorating a house means having the basics such as furniture, a video game system, a tv, wall of DVD's, DVD player, stereo system, a pool table, a bed, a table, posters, and sports memorabilia...possibly signed...hung on the wall to proudly display for others to see.

In retrospect, men and women will always be different when it comes to how we think, as well as, act. For instance, when something like a big entertainment center is going to be put together what do you do first? A woman would first find the instructions, place the important pieces within arm's reach, and then put it together all-the-while reading carefully/thoroughly the instructions. What a guy would do first is look at the instructions, toss it aside, then put all the pieces in a pile, start putting it together, and eventually have it hopefully looking like what is represented on the box. What it comes down to is how certain situations are approached/seen that are seemingly simple and yet it can turn frustratingly complicated inevitably having us asking the same question...why? Hey, who knows why we do it, but we do it anyway because in the end, that's how we roll.