Female logic...

    Was I supposed to be a guy? I look just like a girly-girl, but I don't think I am. I don't get how women think. I can understand it, but my next question is always "Why bother?" Female logic tends to be ambiguous and convoluted, and conducive to manipulation. When I listen to women talk, I'm always a few steps behind; it takes me a while to figure out what they're really saying. I used to think it was just good manners, talking around the point instead of making the point, and I always felt like I was lacking some social graces. Well, Of course I am, but I don't think that's what this is. I think it's tact gone horribly awry. At best. At worst it's dishonest. Have you ever responded to a man's statement, only to have him say, "I'm sorry you took it that way, that's really not what I meant."? Men almost always say what they mean. If it's bad and they don't want to hurt your feelings, they stammer and change the subject. Right? Male logic is much simpler. Yeah, I get the irony, but I say that with respect, not smug pity. I like simplicity. It gets things done. I'd rather speak my mind and be dead wrong, than wade through a pool of murky ambiguity. And how are we supposed to predict a response, or do other women just play along, because they're pretty sure of where this is going? Is this something women instinctively know? Am I missing the gene? Seems to me like a waste of time and words. I've always been more comfortable around guys; I think we speak the same language.