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The Career Queen
The common myth is that men are threatened by
successful women. Actually, like most myths, there is
an element of truth to this, which makes it so
appealing. Men are not “threatened” by successful
women as much as they feel that a successful woman
doesn’t need them.
I have counseled many single, professional women who
have told me, “I make good money, own my own house and
have a wonderful social life. I don’t need a man to
make me happy.” My reply to them is often, “Then why
would any man want to be with you? What could he
possibly contribute to your life when you are
self-fulfilled?”
Granted, men don’t want a woman who is totally
dependent on them, but it is flattering to a man when
a confident woman allows herself to depend on them, as
they don’t appear to need a man at all.
TIP: Most men want to be the center of a woman’s
interest, whether that is fair or not, and don’t want
her devotion to work placed above her devotion to
him.
The
Motor Mouth
From a man’s perspective, a talkative woman isn’t good
or bad. There is a perception that women use thousands
more words per day than men. What most articles fail
to mention is that this depends on the topic of
conversation.
If the subject is sports, most men will talk a lot
more than a woman will. Should the conversation change
to something feminine, such as a friend’s baby, the
woman, inevitably, will use more words.
Most women get accused of being too talkative when, in
actuality, they are speaking more simply, because they
are discussing a subject that has great interest to
them, not just because “women talk more.”
In addition, most men aren’t good at talking over each
other, the way women do effortlessly with their
girlfriends. In a woman’s world, I speak, you speak,
everyone speaks together. Just join in the
conversation whenever the mood strikes you.
In the world of men, that is considered rude, because
men view conversation the same as “having the floor”
of a debate. In other words, when he speaks, it’s his
turn to speak and he is not to be interrupted until
he’s done. Now that’s a little overdone, but not far
from the truth.
Therefore, when a woman asks a man a question and he
proceeds to answer her and she begins to interject her
opinions for the next 10 minutes, he’ll just quit
trying.
TIP: Men aren’t that different from women. Excessive
talking is actually a form of conversation hogging.
Don’t dominate the conversation unless you know it’s a
topic that interests him.
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