I thought I'd start a mini series about women and what it's like to be one. I will try not to get on my feminist high horse but if I do, don't worry, I'm not one of those hysterical women who gets offended if a man holds a door open. I think it's healthy to accept that men and women ARE different, and yes we do tend to fall into certain roles which are always good to challenge, but the sexism comes from assuming that the woman is not capable of opening the door, not from a man showing simple old-fashioned chivalry. Hell we need a bit more Pride and Prejudice style behaviour. (Oh and any surly Darcy types feel free to contact me. NOW)
Anyway, I thought I'd start with a few of the most cliched questions. If any men have questions they'd like to see in the mini series (that phrase makes it sound much grander than it is!), then feel free to comment, or if any women disagree with my explanations, or wish to add to them, then please comment also.
Also, gender related topics can get people's dander up (or as I used to think - dandruff), so please remember this is just a bit of fun!

- When we go to the toilet in groups it is for the following reasons.

*We are shy walking past a whole bar/pub/restaurant full of people.
*We feel like Bambi in our heels and need subtle support disguised as arm linking.
*We need to ask an urgent question such as "Are there herbs in my teeth? Cos I haven't smiled in an hour", "Do I look fat? Honestly? No HONESTLY!!!" or "Do you have a spare pad" Sorry if that last one is too much info boys but it's true.
*We just feel like having a girly giggle and comparing our control pants.
*If social situation is tedious/tense/awkward, then it is to discuss best tactics for dealing with said situation.
*But usually it's the first reason - we're just a little shy and want our girlies, that's all.

- Why do women say "If you don't know what's wrong, then there's no point me telling you"?
Well to be fair, I don't ever say this and my friends don't seem to either, they're fairly straight up and don't expect boyfriends to be psychic (except about chocolate truffle needs.) But here is the logic behind it never the less. If you sense you have done something wrong then you should realise what it is you have done wrong, because you should be 1.sensitive enough to understand how something could have hurt them before you did it in the first place but as we all make mistakes you should 2. be intuitive and know your partner's character enough to at least make a good guess at what the general area is from which their upset is arising. The fact that you can't (or appear not to be able to) makes some women feel like you don't really know them deeply. It's just based on an insecurity. Though sometimes it might be due to genuine insensitivity on the man's part.

That'll do for today, I need some testosterone in my evening after that, so I'm off to drool over pictures of Alan Rickman
Tomorrow: PMS *all male readers suddenly run for cover* - get back here you cowards!