168 I Can Read You Like a Book
the plant by moving it; the female kept it alive. Granted, this is a
simplistic look at male and female brains, but the concept does play
out in our interaction.
Because we are shaved apes who do not want to be reminded
of the hairy patches, my view isn’t popular. But when equal oppor-
tunity advocates accuse me of chauvinism, I respond, “You are
missing the point.” To force a female to do things in male fashion is
not equal opportunity, it is distorted idealism.
The impact of testosterone on our modern, highly developed
brains should not be underestimated. Male brains do not develop
the corpus callosum to the degree that women do, therefore, it does
not communicate left to right with near the frequency or intensity
of the female brain. The result is what women see as the one-
trick-pony male mind. A woman will see many sides of the same
equation as she looks for how to “nurture” the problem and create
a solution. Another effect is that women are hyper-communicators
and do so with many more words and much more nuance of body
language.
Males tend to have clarity of focus on a single finite task, and
as part of that focus, typically don’t have high-speed, vibrant inter-
action between the left and right brains. When a female observes
that plodding process and asks, “Why didn’t you.. .?” and, “What
if.. .?” one thought immediately enters the male mind: “Why can’t
you think in a logical progressive fashion: A,B,C?” This difference
in thinking makes the male mind think the female mind is flighty,
when in fact, she’s processing creatively and logically in rapid suc-
cession. If men do not ask for directions, it is because we have a
plan and we know that it is right from the beginning.