It has been said that men and women are so different that they may as well be from different planets.



This major difference between the sexes makes communication between the two very complicated. It is almost impossible for men and women to interpret each other's silent signals. It is no wonder then that women say they, "just don't understand men," and vice versa.



There is no better example of this then after a first date. The man will tell the woman that he "had a great time" and that he would like "to call her". Of course the woman only hears "I will call you". She assumes that he will call her as soon as he gets home. If not that same night, then definitely the next day. When her "potential new found love" doesn't call that night, the next day, or rest of the week, she starts to fret big time!



She immediately blames herself. Did she come across as too self-absorbed? Is she not pretty enough or perhaps she needs to lose ten pounds. What he failed to tell her, however, is that he wouldn't be calling her until the following week because of his out of town business trip.



He has unduly caused her pain and suffering and he doesn't even know it. And all because men use several thousand words less each day than women do. This lack of communication from men, especially at the beginning of a relationship, makes it almost impossible for the two sexes to understand each other's verbal and non-verbal cues.



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