“Cheer up. It’s only a game.”
Huge mistake. It may look like a few guys running after a ball around a field to you, but to him it’s the ultimate demonstration of macho strength, skill and stamina. Men use sport as a way to bond with other men. Supporting a particular team unites them and makes them feel part of something bigger – it’s almost primal.
“We need to talk.”
Four little words guaranteed to ruin a bloke’s day. The minute you utter this little phrase and their mind starts racing. ‘Have I done anything wrong?’, ‘Maybe she wants to break up?’, ‘Did I miss her birthday?’, ‘Is she pregnant?’, ‘Has she been checking my internet browsing history?’ Men respond better if you speak to them directly so instead of dropping a bomb like ‘We need to talk’ Just get on and have one without the preamble. You’re bound to get more out of him that way.
“Notice anything different?”
He knows you’ll be upset if he fails to notice your new hairdo/outfit/glasses/nail colour/svellt figure but he just can’t work out what it is. Oh the anguish. The pressure’s really on. If he picks the wrong thing he knows he’s in the dog house. Put him out of his misery and ask him a direct question like ‘Do you like my new shoes?’ instead.
“Do you think she’s pretty?”
Oh come one. You both know what you’re really asking is ‘Do you think she’s prettier than me?’ If he says ‘yes’ you know you’re going to sulk and pout but if he says ‘no’ you’ll assume he’s lying. He can’t win. And neither can you, so why ask?
“My ex was such a good cook.”
The male ego is a fragile thing and he won’t want to be out done by someone who’s gone before. Make any favourable comments about your ex he will immediately see them as a direct slight to his manhood and treat it as a challenge to do better. So cut the ex-talk unless you want things to turn ugly… not to mention tiresome
