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I’ve learned a thing or two in my life and as much as I hate to admit it, one of the things I have to confess is that us girls are infinitely more complicated than our male counterparts. Men need food, sex, success at work and maybe a little exercise now and then (and yes, sex probably counts in some cases for that) and that’s about it. Women on the other hand have such a vast array of needs that I wouldn’t even begin to list them here. Not only do we have many needs, but even those supposed needs tend to vary from day to day. One day we are on top of the world shouting “I am woman, hear me roar!” The next day we might be bawling in the bathtub over some completely ignorant guy that did something really dumb. The guy is undoubtedly clueless over what he did—and most certainly it was probably unintentional—but sometimes it still feels good to have a little girl pity party and thus so it is.

When it comes to sex men are remarkably uncomplicated. If you’re the right girl a simple t-shirt and jeans will turn him on and even the traditionally unsexy is sexy to him. If a man cares for a woman, she’s always hot to him. If she wears some sexy lingerie and pulls out all the stops for her guy–well, he’s over the moon. Guaranteed. It’s not a magic formula as it’s just the way men are wired. For the most part guys are simple and predictable and they really don’t even care if you know this. They take great pride in their lack of unneeded complexity.

We girls could learn a lot from our beloved men, but we are too busy wrapping ourselves up in little details and drama to figure even that out. I know my saying so might sound like a betrayal to the sisterhood, but c’mon girls–no one, and I mean no one can muddy the romance waters like a woman. We overanalyze and over think our guys to the point of ridiculousness. If we could only learn to scale down our male analysis to the rudimentary basics we could save ourselves a lot of heartache.

As for guys, I actually feel sorry for them. Certainly getting us girls turned on isn’t as simple as just putting on some silky boxers and gyrating the booty in front of us. You might get a laugh, or a slap or a door slammed in your face, that will depend on our mood–which as most men have already painfully discovered is bound to change on a dime. Skip the gyrating in boxers and take a different approach. It’s a proven fact that women are more likely to feel in the mood for sex if her man is helpful around the house and helps out with the mundane household chores. This is dangerous territory, however and could easily backfire. You are likely to get stonewalled if your lady finds out you are doing chores only to get sex. The trick is to keep your agenda a secret and most certainly if it doesn’t work right away, don’t expose your plan or your cover is forever blown and all chores done sans nagging will be suspect. If the point is to get laid, you do have to be a bit smooth, which isn’t every guy’s forte. The point is, we’re wired differently—so you will need to take a slower, much less direct approach.

The more I know about the differences between men and women the more in awe I am that couples ever get-and stay-together at all. Maybe we are all just gluttons for punishment, or perhaps what we’ve heard is true.  Maybe opposites just really do attract.

Guys take note. If your girl is heading for the bathtub for a good cry-make sure it’s clean and spotless for her. You never know—that might be all it takes to turn the night around and when her mood shifts—it may very well be in your direction. Happy romance! Xo J.