Red Green's Beginner's Guide to Women by Red Green

Author:Red Green [Green, Red]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-385-67764-6
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Published: 2013-09-16T16:00:00+00:00

THE HOW AND THE WHY

For just this brief moment, I am going to draw from my own personal experience. This is something that happened to me in my own marriage. If my wife or any of her friends are reading this book, which is incredibly unlikely, rest assured that absolutely nothing else in this book bears any resemblance to anything that has ever occurred between my wife and myself in the past or at any time in the future.

So here’s the thing I noticed: whenever my wife would ask me a simple question like “Have you seen the car keys?” or “What’s the name of the neighbours’ dog?” or “Did you buy a lottery ticket?” I would give straightforward, specific, direct answers like “They’re on the hook by the back door.” Or “Sparky.” Or “Yes.” However, my wife never does that. No matter what I ask or when I ask or how many times I ask, I always get the same answer: “Why?”

I find that very odd. For example: “Where’s the can of lawn mower gas?” Answer: “Why?” What do you mean, “Why?” Are you going to change or withhold your answer, based on what I want to know for? The word why is pretty small, but the implications are huge. When somebody asks you why, it can mean a lot. For example, it can mean:

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