Men Are Handing Out Bad Relationship Advice?
By CocoaDiva on Feb 04, 2009 with Comments
There appears to be dissention in the male ranks! While many men high-fived my, “What Men Think ( But Will Never Tell You)” post, other men call bullshit.
Little does the Black Critic know, some of this information was gleaned from conversations held on a popular Facebook dating site for black folks. A few of the Black Critic’s responses read along the lines of something I would have written myself from a female point of view…..but as I have learned, men sometimes hear advice best when it come from another man.
I was going to do an opposition piece. Then I realized that I actually agreed with a good number of things The Black Critic had to say.
The Black Critic claims to be a womanizer. Or that dude who will steal your woman when you are caught slippin.
A few good points
Generally the article centered around a man having an argument with his girl and the fact that they could not see eye to eye.
The Black Critic responded with the following,
“You’re in a relationship. Worrying about who’s right or who’s wrong is a pointless distraction sometimes. It may feed your ego to be able to shoulder up to your homeboys and have them vouch for how “right” you are in assorted situations. But that doesn’t solve the root problem. . . Stop worrying about how “right” or “wrong” she is and start learning how to recognize when she’s hurting, and discover the reasons why.
Logic vs Emotions- A lot of arguments happen between men and women and how they see the situation. Women tend to argue with emotion and men tend to argue with logic. The Black Critic brough up some interesting point for the guys about the fallacy in fighing emotion with logic.
[Men] try to have logical debates in an emotional argument. . .The guy gets so caught up in the goal of proving how “right” he is in a particular situation that he forgets to factor in how hurt or upset his female partner is.. .Instead of focusing so much energy on proving her wrong, it would be much more productive if he invested more time trying to discover the root cause of her feelings.
This happens all too often in marriages and long term relationships. A female charges a guy with the romantic crime of “emotional neglet” and declares that he never spends enough “quality” time with her because he is always hanging out with his friends. The guy misses the root of her issue and, instead, spends the next few hours arguing with her the facts: (”I’ve only hung out with my homeboys three times this month!”) But because he is focusing on how “wrong” her accusations are, he fails to recognize the information her accusations actually reveal. (Maybe her idea of “quality time” is different than his, even though they havebeen together all month with the exception of three days.)
Men . . . actually think they are listening. In the guy’s mind, he did listen to his wife’s complaint, and he found it logically lacking in some way.
2. Sex is a very big deal…. So why aren’t we having any?” – Men hate it when you stop doing the things you used to do in the bedroom. If you are not feeling up to certain acts or if there is a reason for the sex slow down, let him know. Don’t just cut off the nookie and expect him to go cold turkey. If you are having an emotional issue, are tired, or something ain’t right in the relationship let him KNOW!
“These self-gratification dudes don’t want a woman, they want a walking porno movie. . . They think that just because they place a ring on a female’s finger, he suddenly “owns” her and sex is now “owed” to him. . . A guy gets married then thinks his wife no longer has to be seduced or romanced, but should just roll over whenever he gets a hard on. How is that not a caveman view of women? . . .They say to themselves “you my woman, you supposed to break me off.” Get the fuck out of here. You want a girlfriend or a call-girl; a wife or a prostitute?
In swoops guys like the Black Critic who says they ”develo[p] creative and innovative ways of stroking her interest. . . and truly invest time and energy and dedicate ourselves completely to the goal of learning how to please her.”
9. They get antsy when you launch into a really long story and can’t help thinking, What’s the point? – Again (See Rule 1) – to avoid losing interest keep it simple. Just the Facts Ma’am. Then you won’t have to worry about if they heard you or were listening and you won’t be like that teacher from Charlie Brown.
Don’t worry, there are guys out here who WILL listen to her, even when she doesn’t always come straight to the point. And our intention isn’t to just listen. So keep watching the football game when she is trying to talk to you. Keep getting frustrated and mad when she is telling you about some “foolish” incident that happened at the mall with her girlfriends. But don’t get mad when you discover, years later, that she stopped talking to you and started talking to someone else–someone who was willing to truly listen to her.
Our experience has taught us that secure women don’t want a man to always agree with them. Sometimes they just want their husbands or boyfriends to be their by their sides, to take time out and actually try to understand and empathize with how they feel.
Is The Black Critic saying that men are skimming the fat and not reaching the heart of relationship issues?
Are men that arrogant that they don’t realize the relationship mistakes they are making?
Are men handing out poor relationship advice because they are not listening to their own women before they hand out the advice?
What say you?
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