Couples problems, free online advice column, dear agony uncle, problem pages. If you can find any couple who can HONESTLY claim that they have never had a problem I will find you a dreamer or a fibber. In my experience the only time it is possible for two to agree all the time is if they have not been together long enough to have a real problem OR one of them agrees with the other for the sake of peace or because they are too weak to stand up for themselves.
How do people deal with their problems now? It is interesting but men tend to see it as the women being unco-operative and needing to find a way to make her more compliant and agreeable, hence the film The Stepford Wives was popular and in a way made scary sense. Men sometimes see things in black and white terms so, for example, if the guy fancies sex three times a day and the woman says no he is unlikely to look at why she says no and instead he just tries to find a way to make her say yes. He might buy her underwear or flowers or take her out for a meal but BECAUSE he wants what he wants after, not because he is being genuinely affectionate, caring or giving. A man might write to an agony uncle for advice and be told how to manipulate his woman. Where the problem pages for women will see it differently. When a woman goes off of sex with her partner there is always at least one very good reason so a few flowers or chocolates or a meal will not change that. He is far more likely to get things the way he wants them by finding out where things went wrong or what changed to cause her to say no. A man who's wife has cheated on him will say this is the problem, it is not. There was a reason WHY she cheated on him and THAT is the problem.
Women tend to be more talkative and emotional about problems which can be good or it can be bad. They may chat for hours to their friends about what they want and how they feel but if they cannot sit down and tell their man they will not resolve anything. Likewise if one wants to talk and the other will not listen or is not honest they will never achieve anything.
Some resolve their issues by going to a counsellor or therapist, others go onto relationship forums which are free but time consuming and with no guarantee of any suitable help, others go to a very accurate clairvoyant for advice or predictions, others go to ask agony aunt online who is well qualified and has a lot of experience in giving guidance and solutions.
A missive by Charlotte Craig.
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