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CRAIG'S CALL

What men want

Your partner may pursue other interests but that does not mean he loves you any less



BUILDING BondS Too much change is never a good thing

Why is it that a man can find a million-and-one other things to do rather than sit down with his partner and talk about their relationship? Is it because men don’t care about them? What do men really want out of life? Do they really want to get married? Or do they have to feel lonely before they get into a relationship?

To begin with there was this email that graced my inbox the other day and as a man I feel that it’s only fair that I put into perspective, some of the things that a lot of women don’t realise when it comes to men and relationships. So here goes…

First, to all the bad apples who live their lives treating women like they’re second best, “shame on you” and “stop spoiling it for the rest of us”. For all the women who are as confused as an orange in a basket of watermelons, here are a few answers...

You see it’s not that a man actually has more important things to do, it’s just that the words “relationship discussion” mean different things to men and women.

To a woman it’s treating the relationship with the highest priority possible and making sure that it runs to very specific wants that she expects from her man. But for a man this means changing almost every little thing that he enjoys.

Now don’t get me wrong. There are always really important things that should change for the better when in a relationship like vices or emotional barriers, but sometimes there are issues that don’t really require change such as watching television, or playing games, or hanging out with the guys on weekends even though this may be in conflict with the time spent on the woman. So the next time you want to have a talk remember that too much change is never a good thing. As for what men really want in life, we still don’t know. Sure we have the basics - lots of money and the usual others which is everything else (hence the confusion). But the thing is that we work at everything - relationships, work, home and future despite the fact that we are poor at multitasking and we end up getting every woman really irritated. So the next time we chat know that there’s a lot we try to fix... just try asking us one thing at a time.

Send in your queries to craigscall@yahoo.co.in

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