2010 . Hi .

Seems like 2010 started off on a "good note" this year..
But then again, what does a "good note" really mean? Did something especially good happen to me at the start of 2010 ? Not really. No miracles occurred . I had a lovely time with the boyfriend on a trip out of town but I think what I'm trying to get at here is that the year started .. that's really it.
There was no "good" or "bad" way to start it off, except the fact that it happened. It's now become another page in your life story.

I have stumbled across another revelation today.

Ladies, have you ever wondered why we think women are such great listeners? Well, truthfully, we are great listeners .. so why do we constantly try to tell men our problems, expecting them to understand what kind of response we want from them? HA.

Ladies , we listen to each other because we are sympathizers. We are sympathetic towards other females and their problems because often enough, we encounter the same issues, we feel the same emotions and all understand that when we're pouring out our problems on the table, we're not looking for solutions - we're not looking to merely talk for the sake of talking (or else we'd simply talk to our stuffed animals instead of people).
We tell each other our problems because we know that our friends will care. Maybe they don't fully understand, but they do care. Because that's what friends do. They care about each other and the problems they encounter because we empathize and share those feelings. There's so many ways to express our empathy: coos, sighs, hugs, friendly pats, sympathetic looks, agreement, cussing, etc.

Obviously men don't understand this. They're not women after all. They don't understand and often forget that women tell them things because they want that sympathy. They don't always want excuses, solutions or alternatives to their problems. And if the problem is of none of their concern, or does not directly affect them, they claim that it is none of their business or they simply do not care.

If you had a stressful issue on your mind and your significant other, friend, or family member told you that they simply DO NOT CARE, how would that make you feel?
What kind of friend tells you they don't care about what you're going through?
Rhetorical question.

Use your noodle Guys. If you don't care about what your friend or girlfriend is telling you, then don't tell her after she tells you her problems. Maybe cutting off others at the knees is how men do it, but you don't ever tell a girl that you don't care. Even if what she's telling you is completely useless.
However, if she's an airhead . . . well then, you're clearly not a good judge of character.

Oh and ladies, if you realize that a lot of things you try to tell your friends, or boyfriends isn't getting through to them because they simply don't care . . . then now you know who NOT to tell.