Re: Why Men can't Listen and Women can't read Maps

June 29, 2002

GREAT explanations. thanks for the great ideas .....we shall all put this

info to user now.................Great food for thought:):)

LOVE & HUGS, grdmBEV

" Why Men can't Listen and Women can't read Maps "

Hi,

I told you that I have begun to read the book

" Why Men can't Listen and Women can't read Maps " from Barbara and Allan

Pease. I am only half way through but can already recommend the book to

everyone, who has difficulties with the significant other :-))

The authors claim that the differences between men and women are based on

genetics and they give a lot of examples to prove it.

The brains of men and women have developed differently over tens of

thousands of years. Men had to hunt and fight while women had to raise the

kids and keep the house (cave) clean. For thousands of years this type of

work sharing worked quite nicely. But during the last two centuries our

environment has changed dramatically. Men lucked out, hunting for food

nowadays is very easy and fighting for life isn't necessary anymore. The

tasks of women haven't changed as well though. Raising kids and cleaning the

house is at least as exhausting as it was in the past. And that's where many

problems begin...

Silke and I understand each other a lot better now. At least for us it helps

to know that " unability of men to do two things at a time " is a genetic

fault (almost like CF) and " unability of women to find the car in a parking

lot " is genetic too :-)) That doesn't mean it is an excuse for every fault

and one should try to do something about it. But it explains, why men and

women have their problems with each other.

Peace

Torsten, dad of Fiona 5wcf

e-mail: torstenkrafft@...

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June 29, 2002

Thanks Torsten for the book information! But why are you reading? Don't tell

me you are trying to understand a women because know book will help you

there. LOL Deb A

June 29, 2002

Torsten,

NOW I understand why hubby cant do two things at once!

I know he is intelligent but have often wondered how he has been such a

success when he cant chew gum and walk at the same time.

Genetics!

I will definately have to get that book!

Aunt B -------------------- to Rodney 11 wcf

July 2, 2002

It would be nice if it all ways worked out that way.

But you never know with genetics... in our family

hubby is the one that loses the car and I read the

maps. :-)

Dawn mom of 4, 6 and under, the youngest wcf

--- Torsten Krafft Torstenkrafft@...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I told you that I have begun to read the book

> " Why Men can't Listen and Women can't read Maps "

> from Barbara and Allan

> Pease. I am only half way through but can already

> recommend the book to

> everyone, who has difficulties with the significant

> other :-))

>

> The authors claim that the differences between men

> and women are based on

> genetics and they give a lot of examples to prove

> it.

> The brains of men and women have developed

> differently over tens of

> thousands of years. Men had to hunt and fight while

> women had to raise the

> kids and keep the house (cave) clean. For thousands

> of years this type of

> work sharing worked quite nicely. But during the

> last two centuries our

> environment has changed dramatically. Men lucked

> out, hunting for food

> nowadays is very easy and fighting for life isn't

> necessary anymore. The

> tasks of women haven't changed as well though.

> Raising kids and cleaning the

> house is at least as exhausting as it was in the

> past. And that's where many

> problems begin...

>

> Silke and I understand each other a lot better now.

> At least for us it helps

> to know that " unability of men to do two things at a

> time " is a genetic

> fault (almost like CF) and " unability of women to

> find the car in a parking

> lot " is genetic too :-)) That doesn't mean it is an

> excuse for every fault

> and one should try to do something about it. But it

> explains, why men and

> women have their problems with each other.

>

> Peace

> Torsten, dad of Fiona 5wcf

> e-mail: torstenkrafft@...

>

__________________________________________________

July 2, 2002

It would be nice if it all ways worked out that way.

But you never know with genetics... in our family

hubby is the one that loses the car and I read the

maps. :-)

Dawn mom of 4, 6 and under, the youngest wcf

--- Torsten Krafft Torstenkrafft@...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I told you that I have begun to read the book

> " Why Men can't Listen and Women can't read Maps "

> from Barbara and Allan

> Pease. I am only half way through but can already

> recommend the book to

> everyone, who has difficulties with the significant

> other :-))

>

> The authors claim that the differences between men

> and women are based on

> genetics and they give a lot of examples to prove

> it.

> The brains of men and women have developed

> differently over tens of

> thousands of years. Men had to hunt and fight while

> women had to raise the

> kids and keep the house (cave) clean. For thousands

> of years this type of

> work sharing worked quite nicely. But during the

> last two centuries our

> environment has changed dramatically. Men lucked

> out, hunting for food

> nowadays is very easy and fighting for life isn't

> necessary anymore. The

> tasks of women haven't changed as well though.

> Raising kids and cleaning the

> house is at least as exhausting as it was in the

> past. And that's where many

> problems begin...

>

> Silke and I understand each other a lot better now.

> At least for us it helps

> to know that " unability of men to do two things at a

> time " is a genetic

> fault (almost like CF) and " unability of women to

> find the car in a parking

> lot " is genetic too :-)) That doesn't mean it is an

> excuse for every fault

> and one should try to do something about it. But it

> explains, why men and

> women have their problems with each other.

>

> Peace

> Torsten, dad of Fiona 5wcf

> e-mail: torstenkrafft@...

>

__________________________________________________

July 2, 2002

It would be nice if it all ways worked out that way.

But you never know with genetics... in our family

hubby is the one that loses the car and I read the

maps. :-)

Dawn mom of 4, 6 and under, the youngest wcf

--- Torsten Krafft Torstenkrafft@...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I told you that I have begun to read the book

> " Why Men can't Listen and Women can't read Maps "

> from Barbara and Allan

> Pease. I am only half way through but can already

> recommend the book to

> everyone, who has difficulties with the significant

> other :-))

>

> The authors claim that the differences between men

> and women are based on

> genetics and they give a lot of examples to prove

> it.

> The brains of men and women have developed

> differently over tens of

> thousands of years. Men had to hunt and fight while

> women had to raise the

> kids and keep the house (cave) clean. For thousands

> of years this type of

> work sharing worked quite nicely. But during the

> last two centuries our

> environment has changed dramatically. Men lucked

> out, hunting for food

> nowadays is very easy and fighting for life isn't

> necessary anymore. The

> tasks of women haven't changed as well though.

> Raising kids and cleaning the

> house is at least as exhausting as it was in the

> past. And that's where many

> problems begin...

>

> Silke and I understand each other a lot better now.

> At least for us it helps

> to know that " unability of men to do two things at a

> time " is a genetic

> fault (almost like CF) and " unability of women to

> find the car in a parking

> lot " is genetic too :-)) That doesn't mean it is an

> excuse for every fault

> and one should try to do something about it. But it

> explains, why men and

> women have their problems with each other.

>

> Peace

> Torsten, dad of Fiona 5wcf

> e-mail: torstenkrafft@...

>

__________________________________________________

July 2, 2002

Ditto!! In fact if we get lost my hubby pulls over to buy a map and

hands it to me! (We are a pair! I'm the scientist and mathematician

and he's the linguist/writer.) I can't wait to see how genetics plays

out here to our children, one boy and one girl. She already seems to

be taking after me. Last night we went to the traveling carnival (it

comes to town each year for the 4th of July). While on the carousel

she starts looking up to see how it runs, why the horse moves up and

down! Yet, she's a chatter-box like her Daddy! And Adam is being so

social with smiles and coo's he'd rather do that than eat!

-Crystal

mom to Adam 4 mo wcf, le 2 1/2 yr wocf

> > Hi,

> >

> > I told you that I have begun to read the book

> > " Why Men can't Listen and Women can't read Maps "

> > from Barbara and Allan

> > Pease. I am only half way through but can already

> > recommend the book to

> > everyone, who has difficulties with the significant

> > other :-))

> >

> > The authors claim that the differences between men

> > and women are based on

> > genetics and they give a lot of examples to prove

> > it.

> > The brains of men and women have developed

> > differently over tens of

> > thousands of years. Men had to hunt and fight while

> > women had to raise the

> > kids and keep the house (cave) clean. For thousands

> > of years this type of

> > work sharing worked quite nicely. But during the

> > last two centuries our

> > environment has changed dramatically. Men lucked

> > out, hunting for food

> > nowadays is very easy and fighting for life isn't

> > necessary anymore. The

> > tasks of women haven't changed as well though.

> > Raising kids and cleaning the

> > house is at least as exhausting as it was in the

> > past. And that's where many

> > problems begin...

> >

> > Silke and I understand each other a lot better now.

> > At least for us it helps

> > to know that " unability of men to do two things at a

> > time " is a genetic

> > fault (almost like CF) and " unability of women to

> > find the car in a parking

> > lot " is genetic too :-)) That doesn't mean it is an

> > excuse for every fault

> > and one should try to do something about it. But it

> > explains, why men and

> > women have their problems with each other.

> >

> > Peace

> > Torsten, dad of Fiona 5wcf

> > e-mail: torstenkrafft@w...

> >

>

> __________________________________________________

>

July 2, 2002