Gina

Women are undisputed masters of the white lie, but before you get too torqued out imagining all the dirty falsehoods your girl’s been telling you, let’s talk about why we do it. Believe it or not, we don’t care to deceive you, but we do care about you. The white lie is a powerful tool that everyone uses at some point in their day, and whether for good or for evil, it’s a pretty normal human interaction. People don’t give a damn about how your lunch went most of the time, and they’re rarely going to stand up and tell you how badly they straight out disagree with you. Consider the white lie as the soothing balm that keeps the nutsack of the world from sticking to its leg; while it may not be a life-saving necessity, it certainly keeps everyone more comfortable and happy. While there are white lies that can help you get out of trouble (“I was just helping my buddy move his patio furniture!” …past the gorgeous, sun-kissed, twenty something neighbor girl), women usually tell white lies to help keep unnecessary man-drama to a minimum (this may be a fairly startling revelation; sometimes, just sometimes, it is the man who’s getting too worked up about something.) The only problem with this is that it may create a sense of security that isn’t 100% true, and if you’re feeling like everything is just a bit too perfect and bland, you may be getting fed a steady diet of polite bull shit. We’ve put together some of the most common white lies that women specifically use with men, and a guide to what they actually mean.

As a man, you can likely feel the bad vibes when a woman is upset with you; it’s not because she’s terrible at hiding it, but rather that she wants you to know. Men have pretty set ways of dealing with their anger or hurt, and they usually function like a light switch: flip it up, and they’re a raging angry yell-face; flip it down, and they bottle everything up inside until it gives them a tumor. Women, on the other hand, will usually talk or yell it out if it’s important enough, but when you’ve done something that’s just enough to upset her… all bets are off.  Often, because most men tremble at the thought of talking, women take ‘direct’ action with- ironically- passive aggressive behavior. While we’ve provided a lot of articles about improving yourself, it’s time to get some tips on how to stop letting women manipulate you. It may not be fair, but what it means is that with our help you’ll be able to keep an eye out for the signs of an impending storm, and you can head it off at the pass. By learning the techniques a woman might use to express her dissatisfaction with you, you can learn how to stop them, and hopefully pick up on whatever behavior you may need to change to avoid her needing them again. It’s a win all around.