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CRAIG'S CALL

Men and their moods

When a man falls in love, he's largely ruled by three kinds of emotions

Ah, our moods! It's funny how simple things can change our moods — a smile from an unknown person can sometimes turn our worst day into a pleasant one; music can make us feel happy, sad or teary eyed, depending on the mood of the situation.

The same goes for love and relationships. How long we last in a relationship greatly depends on our capacity to handle the changing moods of the ones we love. But ask any man about the mother of all battles and he will mostly shout out one sentence, "Women and their mood swings."

But, in reality, women only have mood swings at predictable times, and I agree some of them are pretty bad. But men, as far as mood swings go, put even the moodiest woman to shame. A man's moods are probably more unpredictable than Mother Nature and they hit you like a storm. So, this time, my column is strictly for those women who can never understand and handle all those moods that make us men what we are.

There are so many moods a man has, but in relationships, I'd narrow them down to three. First, you have the jealous mood. This one can vary from the occasional "I don't want to see you talking to him" to the aggressive that forbids you from even looking at another man, including your father. And this mood usually shows on his face, making it as small as a shrivelled grape, and turns him into somebody who can answer only one sentence at a time. This mood usually makes a woman jump into a whirlwind of explanations and apologies.

So, ladies, if this mood is giving you a problem often, here's how you handle it. First tell him the reason and that there's no one but him for you. If he continues to ignore, you then be a goddess and let him be the silly child that he's being. Tell him you have no time for childishness and you need the man you fell in love with. Then ignore him, and in a day or two, he'll run to you as if his feet were on fire. The second is the general "I hate everything all of a sudden" mood. Men usually fall into this mood where if they don't get their way, then nothing is ever good for them. Well, give in to this a little and pamper his ego, but don't do it too much, because he'll expect it all the time. So, be the bigger person and know when to act like his mommy.

And the third and final mood swing is the one that makes me angry. Simply because I believe men who get into this mood deserve to be fed to flesh eating beetles. The possessive dominating mood, where you'd have to follow his every command. To this, ladies, I say just walk away because you can do much better. And if you can't do so, then I really pity you for losing your mind.

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