i often hear women say of men, by way of commendation, "he's a good listener". such small praise. anyone can listen (to paraphrase stephen sondheim). it's the good talkers who are few and far between.
yes, women do talk a lot. and with all that practice you'd think get rather good at it. but i sometimes feel they're serving quantity, not quality. you just never know when a woman isn't suddenly going to lower the tone by mentioning angelina jolie, horoscopes, or the foods she's no longer letting herself eat.
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I think you'll find women appreciate good listeners because they're the good talkers.
Gretta xx
yes, women do talk a lot. and with all that practice you'd think get rather good at it. but i sometimes feel they're serving quantity, not quality. you just never know when a woman isn't suddenly going to lower the tone by mentioning angelina jolie, horoscopes, or the foods she's no longer letting herself eat.
you sound like you don't actuallly like women
shh. that's our secret.
thankfully not every woman's mental outlook is delimited by mystic meg, "hello!" magazine, or "the skinny bitch diet".
i could include the tediously dopey stuff men talk about, but that would spoil the fun.
re: the men stuff.
Good point
it's the good talkers who are few and far between.
So true. I mean, it's nice to have a good listener, but if he's not a good talker that halves the fun.
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