Dear Joe,
Why will men drive around lost for hours instead of just stopping and asking for directions?
Dear POW,
If you promise not to tell any other members of your sex I'll let you in on a little secret: we men don't get lost. The truth of the matter is that we are only pretending to be lost. We just drive around in circles acting confused because we know how much it ticks women off.
Admittedly, it's rather passive-aggressive, but it's also more fun that you can imagine. When we pass the same gas station for the thirteenth time and mutter, "Well, it's got to be around here somewhere..." we do it just to see the look on your face; that pained, frustrated expression you make is absolutely priceless.
But the best part is when we get together with other men and compare stories about how our wife's head almost exploded while we were searching for a street address on the way to an important (to her) event. We manage to keep a straight face while we're pulling this stunt but when we share these tales with our buddies we giggle like schoolgirls.
Since men are born with a natural sense of direction, we couldn't really get lost if we tried. Yet for some reason women fall for this trick every time. Guess that tells us who's really lost, doesn't it?
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I just love your "lost" comments. We were lost in Kauii, Hawaii, how I don't know. The road goes in almost a complete circle. Anyway, my husband drove around, and around, and around and wouldn't listen to me until finally HE decided that we should stop and ask for directions. This time, I refused because that's what he does all the time. It didn't get us anywhere except both of us wanting to "slam" the other. And we were in Hawaii, the vacation of a lifetime. Now whenever there's the first sign of "lost" he immediately stops and asks directions!!!
posted on 10.24.2004 3:59 AM2
Hilarious. I've been telling select initiates (y'know, like Cathar "perfects") among my female friends to remember that male oblivion is a tactic, and a darn useful one at that.
It's not very nice of you to give away our sex's secrets on the web like this, though. Can you imagine the consequences when some poor recently-married guy whose wife reads your blog tries this for the first time?
What will he tell da boyz after *that* one?
grins,
PGE
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Generally, I will ask for directions. Sometimes, though, I choose to rely on my general sense of the area I am driving through. Sometimes this works well and sometimes it doesn't. When I have extra time, I often will deliberately take back roads and "feel" my way to the destination.
posted on 10.24.2004 10:07 AM4
E.O.,
Usually, I'd rather drive around 'viewing the scenery' than attending to the nature of the destination; shopping, in-laws, weddings, etc.
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This was absolutely hysterical!!!! I am finding my new hobby of choice to be blogging! And you are at the top of my list! Thanks for this, I really needed a hearty laugh this evening!!!
posted on 10.24.2004 9:41 PM