Communications Expert, Allan Pease, shared his insights on the gender wars in his recent interview.
When Allan and Barbara Pease were newlyweds they decided to make a list of the things they couldn’t stand about each other. He listed six things. She came up with four pages. The lists must have scarred the couple because they have turned gender differences into their life’s work.
A. Gender Wars Part 1: What Men Hate About Women (Published on News.com.au and syndicated through Newsltd network)
Women don’t get to the point: When a woman talks to a male, what do you think he is thinking? He is thinking, ‘what point are you making here’…
Women multi-track: When women are speaking their hearing is switched on. When males are talking their hearing is switched off…
Nagging: It’s only men that call it nagging, women only call it nagging when they talk about a woman they don’t like. If it’s a woman nagging a man she is reminding him of things that he hasn’t done…
Exaggeration: Women have an emotive style when they talk, they will use exaggeration to make a point…
Not initiating sex enough: The urge to have sex is directly related to testosterone levels. Men have 10 to 20 times more than women…
Shopping: If a male is going to buy something he will look for it online or in the Yellow Pages and then go out and buy it. For women, shopping is a day out…
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B. Gender Wars Part 2: What Women Hate About Men (Published on News.com.au and syndicated through Newsltd network)
Providing solutions: “Every problem has a solution” is the male thinking. Whereas females will repeat the same thing to every friend, their mum, their next door neighbour …
Channel surfing: Scenario: You’re watching a program and as soon as a commercial comes on your man flicks the channels…
Men won’t ask for directions: Women will say ‘we have passed that place four times, we are 20 minutes late, let’s stop and ask for directions’. But men do not want to be wrong…
Toilet seat up: Women want it down because it looks neater. Men don’t, they think it’s just a toilet…
Men tell gross jokes: Men don’t talk about intimate subjects because it might involve performance standards. Whereas women will talk about intimate details over coffee and all…
Men don’t listen: The male brain is organised to do one thing at a time…
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Allan Pease
Allan Pease researches and studies relationships and human communication. He teaches simple, field-tested skills and techniques that get results. And he delivers his message in a humorous way, which motivates people to want to use these ideas immediately.
Allan is the author of best sellers including ’Definitive Book of Body Language’ (sold over 6 Million copies), ‘Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps’ (sold over 13 Million copies) ’Easy Peasey, Questions Are The Answers’, ‘Write Language’, and many others
Contact us today to have Allen inspiring and entertaining your audience at your next event…