To all men out there - how good do you think you are at understanding women?

As so many of you men out there know, women have a lot more that their body constantly goes through, in terms of hormones, frustration and crabiness. With that said, how well do you men think you understand your women?

Public Comments

1. i understand 100% from my past life i can feel those things when imagining it
2. Well, I don't think that I understand women. I believe that I understand the woman that I am with after I have been with her for a while. Every woman is different with their own tolerances, personalities, etc. It took me about ten years to figure all of this out though.
3. Honestly.....I suck on understanding women...but i love them..
4. I think I understand them well, because if something I want to know I will ask, about anything
5. Nada, Zip, Zero, Nothing. Women are the biggest mystery in the Universe. This includes Grandmothers, Mothers, Aunts, Sisters, Girlfriends, Lovers, Wives, Daughters abd Granddaughters. Yes can mean Maybe, No can mean Maybe, Maybe can mean Anything. A verbal list of problems can mean Just Listen and Do Nothing. The slightest hint can mean Do Something Now. A few simple rules seems to help: Always treat her with Respect and Honor. Never approach or touch a woman with permission. Never assume that the permission is more than for right now. If She speaks, pay attention, listen carefully and ask appropriate questions, but offer no advice without specifically being asked. Answer any questions as openly and honestly as possible. Allow Her to express her emotions. Express your emotions when allowed and appropriate. If you love Her, tell her and show Her this much more often than you think necessary. Assume all mistakes in communication are your fault. If you expect to get anywhere in a relationship, worship the very ground that She walks on AND mean it.
6. i understand the physiological processes of a woman, but to know and understand women's minds and hearts is an infinitely more difficult task.
7. no man will ever truly understand a women. you guys are one of the most complex things in the world.. maybe thats why we love you guys so much. we never know what is coming next.
8. Understanding women comes with experience. When I find it hard to understand why a woman acts a certain way, I will try and think of it from her perspective. Men and Women think differently so to try and understand a woman from a mans perspective is useless
9. I can't understand them at all...I'd like to, but I'm not a girl...so I think it's hopeless.
10. i dont know womean at all nd really dont want to try and figure them out all i do is give them support when needed and space when needed other than that i just enjoy gods greatest creation
11. First off, I realize I am not a man. However, I felt compelled to answer anyway. Women (not necessarily you!) are always seeming to complain about men "not understanding" us. Contrary to this, I have never had that problem. The reasoning is simple: I tell men what I'm thinking. If I'm moody because I'm pms-ing then I warn my boyfriend. When something's bothering me I let him know. When I want him to do something for me (date, etc) I speak up. Guys can still be dense, but most of the time they simply need to be clued in to what's going on in our pretty heads!
12. scale of 1 to 10, 10 being really really good ZERO!
13. understanding women is imposable task. I don't even wast my time on it.
14. Understanding women is an eternal question. That's why the have never written the book.....Understanding Women for Dummies.
15. Men also have hormones they just dont change their minds,and we have plenty of frustration(mostly from trying to understand our women)which in turn makes us crabby.
16. Ever heard of this "men are from mars and women are from venus?" Most guys dont understand women and vice versa. They can feel that something might be wrong when women are acting strange, but they will never understand women. Guys and women are wired differently, therefore they even think in different ways. If there is a guy that actually understand women, that guy would be the perfect guy for any women.
17. You're right. Women have a lot going on and it does affect their behavior, emotions, etc. Those of us who have been around women do understand this and accept this. At the same time, there are other things about women that men do not understand, but just accept....things not related necessarily to hormones and the like. These things are unique to women. We will never fully understand them...but we do recognize that this uniquness is what makes that certain one dear to us....it is what sets them apart. Having said that, how well do you think women understand men? I bet that the lack of understanding between each is about even. That makes for an interesting world....and an even more interesting relationship.
18. Men don't understand women at all. After a little experience of saying or doing the wrong things we learn a bit... but it is still a crap shoot. When we finally find a lady that we don't scare off we are able to get to know them on a pretty intimate level. I have been married for nine years and I know just about every button that I should not push and sometimes I still go there.... I am getting better though. I know this, a smile on my wife's face makes me happier than proving that I was right ever did. Men learn... that is our saving grace.
19. the real question is how good are women at understanding men?
20. i try, but i dont think i'm really too good at it. sometimes i seem to get it. other times, way off...and just total confusion
21. Unstable creatures. Work, think, behave and act very cyclically (thus tied more closely with nature with cycles and seasons mood-swings and whatnot). Subconscious fear of pregnancy mixed with desire to be a mother creates chaos in the mind. However; women are very good at multi-tasking with their brains, moreso than men. Yet in doing so they often lose the focus necessary to accomplish certain tasks. The idea of emotion blinding reason in women is a fair one depending on the women's emotions at the time. However there are times when women's minds can be very sharp and clear. So to answer your question as a mess is appropriate as you can't group "female" minds anymore than you can group "white" minds. I wouldn't put Georgia O'Keefe's thought-process or emotions in the same category as Hillary Duff's