Ok, so most people who know me know that I am not into women's magazines... especially ones that tell you either obvious or insulting information about pleasing your man (oh really, men like blow jobs? who knew!).... This whole industry feeding off (or creating) the insecurities of women really irks me. Today while at work one of my co workers found an article of Yahoo and brought it to my attention. It was called: 10 Things You Should Never Say to Your Boyfriend. Here is the intro to the article:
You pride yourself on your open, honest relationship. But that doesn't mean you should blurt out any thought that comes to mind. Sometimes, a comment that seems perfectly harmless to you might be hurtful, awkward or just plain irritating to your boyfriend. Excelle has identified 10 such comments. Ignore us at your own risk!
Oh god forbid we ever say anything awkward or irritating.... let me get my Stepford gear together.......
This made me laugh out loud; I had to keep reading. The list ranged obvious to offensive and everything in between... I will admit that I am guilty of some of them but really don't feel that bad about it...
Below I will list some of the 10 deadly sinful comments and what I think about them... I am sure most people will agree...
1) My ex did the exact same thing!DUH! no one wants to be compared to anyone else.... do we even have to mention this?
2)Don't burden him with someone else’s secretBasically the author means don't tell him something that he is supposed to keep a secret ... Like telling him one your friends is pregnant.
Ok so if you can't tell your partner this kind of news who can you tell. Sharing things like this shouldn't be a burden. Especially if it is good news! share the wealth! if you can't trust your partner with a secret maybe you should be questioning your relationship...
3) "When we're married/have kids..."Yea.. I am gonna say it again DUH! If this is a new relationship...
but if its been a few too many years later and the ball isn't rolling along.. skip the future talk and start the "shit or get off the pot" talk...
4) "I hate your mom" or any other pet relative etc no shit!!! like he is gonna pick you over the people who gave him life... DUH
there where more but most of them obvious.... thanks to articles like this I envision a million women censoring everything that they say to their partners- While I am not gonna go on announcing my bodily functions to people I would certainly rather do that then not be able to be myself around someone I love...
here is the link to the origial article:
YAHOO!
