http://understandmennewyork.com/blog Musing about women, men, and relationships. Fri, 15 May 2009 15:37:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wouldn't it be wonderful if the men in your life anticipated your needs and surprised you with what made you happy? Well, I had an experience during Mother's Day, and the happiness it brought me comes directly from what I learned during the Celebrating Men, Satisfying Women workshop. I'll say more ... http://understandmennewyork.com/blog/2009/05/15/a-mothers-day-surprise/ Did you see Jill & Joe Biden's appearance on Oprah just a few day's before the inauguration? Just as the Vice President-elect was speaking about his decision to be Barak Obama's running mate, his wife let it slip that Joe actually had his choice of VP or ... http://understandmennewyork.com/blog/2009/01/27/jill-biden-spills-joes-beans/ Not getting what they ask of men is a common complaint heard from women before they’ve done the Celebrating Men, Satisfying Women workshop. The workshop devotes all of Sunday morning to why women aren’t getting they ask for, and then we teach them how to get it without strain, fuss ... http://understandmennewyork.com/blog/2008/12/20/getting-exactly-what-you-need-from-men/ Jane, a pseudonym for a woman in one of our recent workshops, observed that the men in her office seemed to have no problem being interrupted by other men. However, when Jane or another woman interrupted these same men, watch out! This naturally infuriated Jane, and I sympathized with her. ... http://understandmennewyork.com/blog/2008/11/24/please-dont-interrupt-unless-youre-a-man/ A participant in our last Celebrating Men, Satisfying Women workshop was of the opinion that men were impatient. Speaking from personal experience, and as a man, I said I would have to agree. Bette and I believe the consensus of the other women in the workshop made it unanimous. Why ... http://understandmennewyork.com/blog/2008/10/04/why-are-men-impatient/