According to statistics compiled by The Greeting Card Association, 85% of the 1 billion Valentine cards given worldwide are given by women. I assume that much of the disparity between women’s expressions versus men’s is due to women’s natural tendencies as “hearth-keepers”. Hence they express feelings of affection to people more easily.
We men on the other hand, have a failing in this regard because we find it more comfortable (e.g. less painful) to believe that the other person “magically” knows our feelings and we therefore are not required to express them. WRONG!! Contrary to what men believe, women cannot read our minds, especially about how we feel about them. So if you want to have a close loving relationship with a woman, you’ll have to go into the uncomfortable realm of expressing your feelings.
O.K., enough “Dr. Phil stuff”. What’s all this got to do with Russian women? It’s very simple. Read the rest of this entry »
