What percentage of men do you think DO NOT understand women?

[SeattleGirl]

And explain why, if you can.

[TK421]

1. Here...

:shrug: I don't...........

[SeattleGirl]

2. Don't what? Don't think any men don't understand women?

Awkward sentence, but you get what I mean.

[TK421]

8. Well...at least I don't, but I certainly don't speak for the majority of men here

[Blue-Jay]

3. No option for zero.

[SeattleGirl]

4. Because I don't believe there is any zero answer to this question.

Not in the overall picture of things.

[Blue-Jay]

7. I misread the title.

100% DO NOT understand women.

[SeattleGirl]

9. I can't say I agree with that, but I do respect your opinion.

To each their own.

[Blue-Jay]

12. I don't know why you would say something like that.

[SeattleGirl]

13. Because I think some me DO understand women, as best they can.

Not a lot, though.

[Blue-Jay]

17. *sigh*

I pitched as many softballs as I could, and you didn't knock any of them out of the park.

:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

19. It's late and I'm tired, ya bastid!

:rofl:

[MrScorpio]

5. I understand women

It starts by liking them

[SeattleGirl]

6. Thank you.

I'm not saying that ALL MEN don't understand them. Some of them do. But some of them don't.

I bet you do understand them quite well.

[BlueIris]

25. Heh. You rock.

[frogcycle]

55. like them, hell - I worship them

still don't understand them

[Lethe]

10. i said 30%

from what i've read, humans have some of the lowest sexual dimorphism amongst any organism on the planet.

we are basically the same, compared to other organisms - don't let stand up comedy or sitcoms fool you.

[SeattleGirl]

11. I'm asking this based on personal experience, not sitcoms or

comedy.

[Lethe]

16. i would still say 30%

i think we are pretty much the same, but our culture teaches us to be different.

[SeattleGirl]

18. I think that's true.

The cultural leanings of our society seem to perpetrate the "differences" between men and women.

[jpgray]

14. People only thinly understand their own selves, let alone other people

[SeattleGirl]

15. Well, I think I understand myself pretty well.

Though I admit that I don't always understand myself in the context of other people.

[Skittles]

20. only the sex-change gals do

it's a fact

[hang a left]

21. I really think it depends upon the exposure to women they have had.

I seem to pick the same man over and over again.

Each and every one of them have "mother" issues.

So I thing that a man's understanding of a woman really depends upon their models.

[Richard Steele]

22. Accounting for my "TG" friends, somewhere between 102 and 110 percent of us. nm

[Jamastiene]

23. I AM a woman and I don't understand women.

I'm sorry, ladies. I'm not trying to be mean, but I don't understand women any more than men do. I DO, however, understand men, oddly enough. I have always had male friends more often than female friends. It wasn't until coming onto DU that I have ever made female friends. I am beginning to understand women a little better, but I'm still a total dork when it comes to figuring out how to make a woman laugh or smile or feel good at all.

I don't know where the self loathing comes from with so many women. I just can't seem to win with most women in the real world. That's why I love the women of DU so much: Because so many women on DU are friendly, smart, nice and CAN take a compliment every now and again. Democrat women are DEFINITELY the coolest women in this world. That might as well be carved in stone somewhere. It's definitely different here than in the real world.

[BlueIris]

24. I went with 100%, only because 98-100% wasn't an option.

I'm not going to get into the myriad of reasons I think men are largely ignorant about everything about women, but in my experience--98-100% is accurate.

[riona]

26. I confuse myself

[China_cat]

27. Boy did I screw that one up.

[Guava Jelly]

28. reminds me of a Sinatra Quote

I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them.
Frank Sinatra

[frogcycle]

29. seems to be a lot of confusion about the question, so I'll spell out my response

I think 100% of 100% of men do not understand any % of any women

[Swede]

30. It's a two way street.

Women don't understand men very well either.

[SPKrazy]

31. I dunno, but I bet someone should write a book about it

oh wait...


they did :P





:hide:




hi sis!

[Wapsie B]

32. I know bi-sexual women who say they'll never understand females.

With men it's fairly simple. Keep us fed and sexed.

[abq e streeter]

39. Fed and sexed...

saw some comedian say this a few years ago; something along the lines of " my wife always wants to know my feelings, tell me your feelings, what are you feeling...finally thought about it and said, well, I ain't tired, I ain't cold... and I ain't hungry... Yup, feel pretty good."

[skygazer]

33. This seems to be based on the assumption that all women are the same

Which is a silly assumption. Just like the one that says all men are the same.

I don't understand all men. I understand some of them.

I don't understand all women. I understand some of them.

:shrug:

[supernova]

35. Exactly

And it really only boils down to you only have to find one person to understand and have a relationship with.

We aren't required to understand everybody 100% of the time.

[Akoto]

34. The same as the percentage of women who don't understand men.

In other words, 100%. :)

[HEyHEY]

36. We all understand you... we just don't care

[truedelphi]

69. I think that is the point the Husband has been making for several years now

[BlooInBloo]

37. Men are dumb but reasonable, while women are smart but crazy...

... makes for a tough mix. Add to that women don't teach men (we're stupid, remember?) what to do, but we still get blamed for not knowing shit (crazy, isn't it?).

:rofl:


I've given up on understanding women. I just go in the direction they point me in, and don't ask many questions.

[supernova]

41. You're a good man, Bloo

:rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

43. There ya go!

[TOhioLiberal]

38. I think it's about 50/50...

...The ones who do understand are as precious as diamonds, IMO.

[SarahB]

40. That's really a difficult question.

Women aren't all the same. Neither are men. We're individuals. The best plan who be to try to understand the person you're in a relationship with. I don't know how else to answer a question like this.

[CatholicEdHead]

42. All of them

It is for the women to fill in the blanks with the exact details.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

44. I think the problem is that people don't understand people...

There are as many women who don't understand me as there are men.

So many seem to expect all members of the opposite sex to be alike. Why?

I suspect many people are too frightened, and maybe just a little too lazy to really be intimate with others. Then, when there's a misunderstanding, they spout out the standard, "I'll never understand women/men!"

[tigereye]

59. that about covers it!

good analysis, Goddess.

:hi:

[WinkyDink]

45. One reason that summed it up for me, by Gavin de Becker ("The Gift of Fear"):

"On a daily basis, men fear being humiliated.
Women fear being killed."

To me, the gulf in world-view is such that even good men don't "get it" when a woman jumps if a strange man offers to help with the grocery bags.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

46. women need a special understanding?

i think not understanding people is proportional to motivation

[RandomKoolzip]

47. Damn - that pretty much sums it up.

Good post. :thumbsup:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

51. thanks love!

[Dora]

63. Truer words were never spoken. nt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

48. The poll should be... What percent of men actually think about the concept of understanding women.

[abq e streeter]

49. about 100% from my experience

[Mitt Chovick]

50. 100% of the straight men, anyways (n/t)

[qdemn7]

52. I told a friend of mine......

"Women should come with an instruction manual."

She replied; "They do, men just can't read it."


:wow: :rofl:

[frogcycle]

57. well, that's probably because

we generally want to read it in braille

[Sugar Smack]

53. I think men's understanding of women helps if they have sisters,

but I've met quite a few who don't have sisters. They seemed to get us, women, as well. :D

[frogcycle]

56. I have two sisters

I don't understand them

[tigereye]

60. odd, I have 3 brothers and one sister

and I seem to get along with both men and women pretty well.

But I seem to get along better with men overall. I think most men aren't analyzing all the nuances of relationship all the time, the way that some women, including me, tend to do.

JMO.

Hi Sugar, long time no see!

[MissMillie]

54. Quite frankly, I'm a woman and I don't understand most women

So I'll be that last one to label this as a male character flaw.

[zanne]

58. I think men and women DO understand each other...

We just don't agree!

[Inchworm]

61. I don't understand most humans period

I am a people watcher and can watch them do the strangest things, male or female. Both sexes have also been seen doing the stupidest things, the funniest things, the sweetest things, and the thing things.

Men are a trip and so are women. I don't think anyone understands anybody myself. What an individual can do is get the basic gist of what someone else shows the world. I really don't think that is understanding so much as it is observing and deducing.

We all just deal with each other in our own way.

Gah.. too early.. I must not ponder the intricacies of understanding!

:hi:

[NaturalHigh]

62. I don't really think either gender understands the other.

My wife agrees, but that doesn't keep us from loving each other.

[billyskank]

64. I don't understand anyone.

Not even myself.

[Pierre.Suave]

65. yet another vote for

100%

Ya'all women are hard to figure...

[SeattleGirl]

66. That's how we like it.

:)

[Pierre.Suave]

68. My opinion

it is what makes girls interesting.

[idgiehkt]

67. I don't know, but I'm all for it

I've met a few that understand women much too well.

[Dukkha]

70. 110%

and that's a conservative estimate