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1. Acting overly helpful by doing things for men that they should be doing for themselves. We look for his keys; pick up after him; go in the other room to get him something he can easily find himself; straighten his tie; comb his hair; choose his clothes for him in the morning and lay them out on the bed.

2. Playing verbal guessing games with men, trying to pull information out of them. We say, “Okay, you’re hungry … are you in the mood for cereal? No? What about some pretzels? Not pretzels? Okay, then what about some nice soup? Not appealing. Hmm, let me think … I know … what if I make you a grilled cheese sandwich? Wouldn’t you like that?”

3. Assuming men will be absentminded or forgetful, and reminding them of information they should remember by themselves

“Don’t forget to call me when you get there.”

“Don’t forget to pick up Susie at her dance class.”

“Don’t forget the rubbish needs to go out tonight.”

“Don’t forget your doctor’s appointment after work.”

4. Scolding them as if they were children

“Where do you think you’re going without a jacket? Don’t you know how cold it is outside?”

“How many times do I have to tell you to turn the lights off before coming to bed. Our electric bill is outrageously high.”

“You ate a whole pizza and had three beers at Eddie’s house while you watched the match? No wonder you have a stomach ache.”

5. Taking charge of activities that you assume they can’t do right

“If I let Fred make our dinner reservations, he somehow gets the time wrong, and forgets to request a good table, so I just do it myself.”

“The last time I sent Steven clothes shopping with the kids, it was a disaster - they came home with stuff they could never wear to school. Now I just take them myself. I couldn’t stand to go through that again.”

“I asked Jason to find us a nice hotel in Chicago months ago, and wouldn’t you know that it ‘slipped his mind.’ NOW our trip is three weeks away, and I’m the one who ends up making the phone calls anyway. I should have just done it myself in the first place.”

6. Correcting and directing them

“No, honey, the couple we met on vacation were from Virginia, not West Virginia.”

“The way you just used that word in a sentence was incorrect, dear.”

“I think you should take the Westway to avoid the traffic on the Parade. In fact I’d get into the left lane now if I were you.”

“Why don’t you just call your mother up, and first tell her that the kids aren’t feeling well, and then mention how busy you are this week at the office. After she starts to feel concerned, then let her know that we’ve decided not to come to visit next Sunday. But whatever you do, don’t tell her we saw my mother last weekend.”