It's a Girl-Boy Thing

“God created man in His image;

In the divine image He created him;

Male and female He created them.” - Gen 1:27

There are a lot of differences between a man and a woman. One obvious fact is that men can't get pregnant. Isn't it funny to see a macho guy going around the mall in a maternity dress with a bulging stomach? Aside from that, there are obvious differences in a man's and a woman's perspective, habits, and routines. They are polar opposites that they sometimes cause conflicts. Here are some of the examples of why men can't win an argument with a woman and why women get a migraine when talking to a man.

ON RELATIONSHIPS

Both men and women have different views upon entering a relationship. Most girls would love a boy in the hopes of changing him, but he doesn't. Most guys would love a girl hoping that she wouldn't change, but she does. They both end up disappointed with each other.

For a woman to be happy, a man has to be a friend, companion, lover, brother, father, chef, stylist, psychologist, pest exterminator, psychiatrist, healer, good listener, and an organizer. He needs to be athletic, warm, attentive, intelligent, funny, creative, tender, strong, understanding, tolerant, courageous, and dependable. At the same time, a man should give her lots of attention, and time, and to never, EVER forget birthdays, anniversaries, and dates.

For a man to be happy, a woman needs to be understanding that he needs to drink with friends to socialize. He needs sandwiches every time. He needs to be left alone when needed and to be cuddled when he wants. He doesn't do chores if he doesn't want to. He is the king of the house, as well as the universe.

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

ON TRAVELING

When a guy and a girl travels for seven days, their luggage would always be a ratio of 1:2. The guy would pack a day's worth of clothes and he would wear of his clothes twice during the trip. The girl, on the other hand, would pack a week's worth of clothes – that means three different daily outfits – since she doesn't know what she'll feel like wearing each day.

When driving for the trip, if the girl drives and gets lost, she would pull over at a gas station or a store and ask for directions. If the boy drives and gets lost, he'll definitely drive around for two hours trying to figure out the way.

ON VANITY

A man's bathroom has only six items on his bathroom: toothbrush, razor, shaving cream, shampoo, bathsoap, and shower towel. A woman's bathroom has a average of 247 things, and a man would not be able to recognize most of them.

Nevertheless, both are vain. Men will check his reflection on mirrors every chance they get. Women will check themselves out on shiny surface mirrors, store windows, and – the ever handy – pocket mirrors.

Girls, obviously, loves to dress up. It takes thirty minutes to apply a cherry-fragrant clarifying body lotion, twenty minutes to apply a hypoallergenic facial cream, and ten minutes to apply Vitresse hair cream. Then, a hour in front of the mirror picking the best outfit for the day. Men takes ten minutes at the least to apply hair gel and spray his Bench perfume.

ON ARGUMENTS

When a girl says, “It's up to you!”, she actually means that you're going to regret doing what you're about to do. If she says “You don't know how to listen!”, she really wants you to do what she wants. If a guy asks her if he did something wrong, she would say “Nothing” but that entirely means not only a yes but a lot. If she says she doesn't want to talk about it, then that meas she's waiting for the right time to say it. There are hidden meanings behind a woman's words.

Men, on the other hand, are more straightforward. If they say they are hungry, they really are hungry. But they can say words with underlying meanings, too. When he says “Let's talk”, then that means “You listen. I'll talk.”

But whatever the argument is, the woman will always have the last words. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

ON GROWING UP

Woman matures faster and earlier than men. A 16-year old female can effectively take care of an infant. A 16-year old male can make the family dog drink alcohol. Little girls love toys, but at the age of 11 or 12 they outgrew them and choose to hang out with their girl friends. When little boys grow older, their toys get more and more expensive – cars and video games!

The difference between the male and female species is complicated, right? But whatever it is, we cannot deny the fact that we coexist together. Even in the Bible, the existence of both the male and the female species had been mentioned like bread and butter. A man couldn't exist without a woman in his life. A lady needs a gentleman, so does a princess waiting for her prince and a damsel in distress expecting her knight in shining armor. They complement each other, despite the differences that both parties possess.