What Drives Men

Okay... here's the skinny on Men. Pride. That's what drives us. We need our women to be proud of us. Above love, above happiness... pride. That's the thing. Learn it. Know it. Be it.

Men are inherently problem solvers. That's what we do. We see a problem, we solve it. We don't talk about it, we don't share our feelings about it, we figure it out and move on. And, the reward for this "gift" is that our women will appreciate our accomplishments... they will be proud of us.

So, those of the fairer sex, if you want to get your man to do what you want, tell them it will make you proud of them. They'll climb on a roof, strip naked and paint themselves with popcorn butter if you'll find that a worthy accomplishment. Really. We are that easy to manipulate.

This also plays into shopping. Men can't shop the way women do. Men find no value in the "experience" of shopping... none, nada, zippo. We go shopping because you want us to, but we hate every single measurable millisecond of the experience. If you are going to force your man to go shopping, give him something to achieve... tell him you're looking for a blue blouse and, wallah, we now have something to accomplish... our eyes will scour high and low looking for a blue blouse. It doesn't really matter if you're looking for a blue blouse. What matters is that we have something specific to hunt and gather. And, in the end, by bringing home the kill, you will be proud of us.

So, make us happy, tell us of those things we do that make you proud of us. We'll beam the rest of the day. Trust me on this one.