Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

(Tina Meador) #1

Thiscanbeextremelyhardforamantounderstand.Onewaytolookatitistoimaginethatwomenhave
alovetanksimilartothegastankonacar.Itneedstobefilledoverandoveragain.Doingmanylittle
things(andscoringmanypoints)isthesecretforfillingawoman'slovetank.Awomanfeelslovedwhen
herlovetankisfull.Sheisabletorespondwithgreaterlove,trust,acceptance,appreciation,admiration,
approval,andencouragement.Lotsoflittlethingsareneededtotopoffhertank.


Followingisalistof 101 ofthelittlewaysamancankeephispartner'slovetankfull.


101 WAYSTOSCOREPOINTSWITHAWOMAN


1 .Uponreturninghomefindherfirstbeforedoinganythingelseandgiveherahug.


2 .Askherspecificquestionsaboutherdaythatindicateanawarenessofwhatshewasplanningtodo
(e.g.,"Howdidyourappointmentwiththedoctorgo?").


3 .Practicelisteningandaskingquestions.


4 .Resistthetemptationtosolveherproblemsempathizeinstead.


5 .Givehertwentyminutesofunsolicited,qualityattention(don'treadthenewspaperorbedistractedby
anythingelseduringthistime).


6 .Bringhercutflowersasasurpriseaswellasonspecialoccasions.


7 .Planadateseveraldaysinadvance,ratherthanwaitingforFridaynightandaskingherwhatshewants
todo.


8 .Ifshegenerallymakesdinnerorifitisherturnandsheseemstiredorreallybusy,offertomakedinner.


9 .Complimentheronhowshelooks.


10 .Validateherfeelingswhensheisupset.


11 .Offertohelpherwhensheistired.


12 .Scheduleextratimewhentravelingsothatshedoesn'thavetorush.


13 .Whenyouaregoingtobelate,callherandletherknow.


14 .Whensheasksforsupport,sayyesornowithoutmakingherwrongforasking.


15 .Wheneverherfeelingshavebeenhurt,givehersomeempathyandtellher"I'msorryyoufeelhurt."
Thenbesilent;letherfeelyourunderstandingofherhurt.Don'toffersolutionsorexplanationswhyher
hurtisnotyourfault.


16 .Wheneveryouneedtopullaway,letherknowyouwillbebackorthatyouneedsometimetothink
aboutthings.

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