Understanding how men and women are different can save a relationship because it helps give us fair expectations of each other. The last two weeks I’ve looked at the five modes of a guy and the five types of guys. Breaking down how a man works is pretty easy. Women... are more complex – shocker. … [Read more...]
The 5 Categories of Men (Pt 2: A Common Problem for Couples)
Last week I broke down guys into five basic modes: Playful, Middle Ground, Serious, Upset, and Explosive. In general, people want to feel understood, which means misinterpreting what category a guy is in leads to us moving down to a worse category. For instance, if you’re Serious and you’re … [Read more...]
Why Guys Don’t Listen to Their Wives
As a therapist, I regularly hear women complain that their husbands don’t listen to them. Does my wife complain about this? I don’t know. That’d require me to listen to her. What’s funny is a lot of women think I’m a great listener and will even say how lucky my wife is, but then I point out if I … [Read more...]
Stop Giving Men So Much Credit
Me: Why were you so upset when I said (blank)? Wife: Because you were referring to (a different blank). Me: No, I wasn’t. I said (blank) because I meant (blank). There’s no “read between the lines” with me. Wife: Well, take it is as a compliment that I thought you were smart enough … [Read more...]
A Post on ADD (& a reminder my new book is out)
Please Note: This is another sample from my new book, 52 Lessons for a Better Relationship. You can find a link for it at my website, www.ChadDavid.ca, to buy on Amazon or you can download it for FREE... I’m that amazing... or desperate for people to care about looking at my book. I originally … [Read more...]
Why Men Don’t Do Chores
Women regularly complain to me as a therapist that their guy doesn’t do enough around the house – familiar? My wife has the opposite problem; she complains that I do too much… at least she used to. That complaint disappeared after my sister-in-law said, “Never complain about a guy who doesn’t need … [Read more...]
How to Deal with Stubborn Men
There are many reasons why I’m not married to a man. Probably the main reason is a man’s body is disgusting... of course, I’m glad my wife has different taste than I do (aka she has terrible taste). One of the other reasons I wouldn’t want to be married to a man is men can be stubborn, especially … [Read more...]
Why Women Struggle to be in the Trades
This post could have easily been called “Why Men Don’t Knit.” Choosing this title, however, I followed the shock value marketing strategy of people like Gene Simmons and Eminem (so I’m basically a rockstar... obviously). Please know this title is not to claim women “can’t” be in the trades. I’ve … [Read more...]