A lot of people don't get that. They want to act like "Me, Tarzan...you, Jane..." all the time and then wonder why they are perpetually single or paired up with a Harlet.
Listen, everyone that knows me KNOWS that I'm definetly a really firm believer in men are men and women are women. Not a metrosexual hair on my body, but that doesn't mean that you have to be a caveman and drag your woman by her hair back in the cave all the time. There will be instances from time to time where you have to have your pants in the right place and put your foot down like a man, no doubt. But far too often, especially when we're younger, men think that this testosterone display has to be done every day when in reality far too often we're just playing for the cameras.
When you get older and settle down with someone, you realize that not everything is WWIII and therefore doesn't require you to fire off your nuclear tantrums. This realization goes a long way in avoiding those stupid fights that start from something simple and then morphs into WWIII. Trust me, there are only a handful of situations where true WWIII tactics need to be put in place. What happens is that most of us get worked up and blow that preverbial mountain out of a mole hill and spin a regular disagreement into a break-up only to protect our pride or for the simple and idiotic satisfaction of being "right".
My grandpa once told me, "Never ask a man without a pole nor bait about fishing."
So look at folks that have successful long term relationships, be it with significant other and/or friends, as beacons to learn from. Hollywood and wannabes are not the best teachers.
Originally Posted by WHAT_LAG
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