The Woman's Guide to How Men Think Quotes

“The healthiest relationships have room for both male and female strengths.”
― Shawn T. Smith, The Woman's Guide to How Men Think: Love, Commitment, and the Male Mind

“Acceptance doesn't mean tolerating unhealthy relationships or problem behaviour. In relationships, acceptance has two key qualities. First, it means being willing to recognize that your partner, right here and right now, is struggling too. It means allowing for the possibility that his motivations might be good and constructive, even if it doesn't feel that way. It means not getting caught up in the belief that he's wrong or doesn't care about you, and instead embracing the possibility that he's doing the best he can. He may even be trying to make you happy--but in a way that only makes sense inside the male mind. Acceptance also means embracing the formidable task of empathizing with your partner's struggle when you least want to do so.”
― Shawn T. Smith, The Woman's Guide to How Men Think: Love, Commitment, and the Male Mind

“Good men are a bit like border collies: we're happiest when we're useful. That's why the life of a good man involves constant striving for direction and meaning.”
― Shawn T. Smith, The Woman's Guide to How Men Think: Love, Commitment, and the Male Mind

“Women tend to communicate early and often about a problem. Men are more likely to view communication as a tool, and when they see it as the wrong tool for the job, they believe it should be stored neatly in the toolbox.”
― Shawn T. Smith, The Woman's Guide to How Men Think: Love, Commitment, and the Male Mind

“In my experience, women underestimate the effect that their happiness has on the men in their lives.”
― Shawn T. Smith, The Woman's Guide to How Men Think: Love, Commitment, and the Male Mind

“Men loathe the feeling of failing at the relationship.”
― Shawn T. Smith, The Woman's Guide to How Men Think: Love, Commitment, and the Male Mind

“We're the expendable half of the species, ladies. We're designed to take down the bad guys, to save the children. We're your weapons, your attack dogs. We're ready to i.e. taking down the threats against you. There isn't much call for this in the twenty-first century, but this is our baggage. We're here to solve your problems, and when you have no need for our upper-body strength, raw courage, or foolish daring, we can be at a loss.”
― Shawn T. Smith, The Woman's Guide to How Men Think: Love, Commitment, and the Male Mind