748. Favored Quotes — Collection 6

Doing “too much” can backfire on you… men are soooo different from us. Even with your very best intentions, doing too much for a man can come across as doting, mothering and babying. Not good. (LB at 718)
I am always seeking validation and/or approval…. I guess, in his mind, marrying me and staying with me [...]

740. Where Has All the Glamour Gone? Part A

Why did the female gender throw out glamour as a theme for distinguishing women from men? Glamour adds an extra touch of class to a female’s presentation to both herself and others. Why have modern women given it up?
Encarta Dictionary shows three definitions of glamour:
1.     Exciting allure—an irresistible alluring quality that somebody or something possesses [...]

739. Next to the Last Straw

Great bonding brings couples together, but it doesn’t keep them glued as one. Instead, unresolved disagreements and small irritants pile up to dissolve the glue and cover a relationship with rubbish. It smothers from the accumulation of irritants of which these offend men:

Embarrass him in public
Make him appear insignificant or treat him that way
Elevate kids [...]

720. Quips from Mrs. Guy #5

If wife can’t appreciate what she has, what she has won’t get better. Ditto for husbands.

If behind every successful man is a surprised woman, he married a snitch, witch, or bitch.
My heartstrings continually plink out these tunes for marital longevity: My Attitude of Gratitude and I’m My Leader’s Favorite Cheerleader. 
It’s not original, but I love [...]

700. Wife’s Dependency — Section 5

I close this series with two posts and two patterns. This first one points to things that build compatibility. Tomorrow the second one points to the opposite.
These tradeoffs worked well to build compatibility over the past couple centuries:
♦       She depends on him for producing, providing, protecting, and problem solving, which confirm his importance and value [...]

607. Prettier is as Feminine Does #5

‘Pretty’ is how she looks to herself. She’s done her best to attire and groom herself well. Her physical attributes shine and physical weaknesses go unnoticed to her.
·        If women have natural prettiness and don’t enhance it, they weaken their femininity. If they copy men they lose it. This makes them even less pretty once [...]

606. Prettier is as Feminine Does #4

‘Pretty’ is how she looks to herself. She’s done her best to attire and groom herself well. Her physical attributes shine and physical weaknesses go unnoticed to her.
·        Prettiness to men fades as femininity gives way to masculinity and feminist pride.
·        Men know very little about ‘feminine’. They don’t know what makes it; they just like [...]

603. Prettier is as Feminine Does #1

Her Highness Laura commented at 596 that women are more critical than men about ‘pretty’. She’s right, because prettiness is a theme around which women compete—and they should. (Post 602 presented groundwork on ‘pretty’.)
‘Feminine’ is whatever females have, do, and use that is unique to their sex and nature. To the extent they appear different [...]