Blame it on the brain.

The brain is a funny thing. It does what it wants to do. You don't control it, it controls you.

The male brain and the female brain are vastly different. No woman can ever fully understand how a man's brain works. No man can ever fully understand how a woman's brain works. It's kind of like fact that no one will ever know which pain is worse: having a baby or getting kicked in the nuts. We all have our theories, but there's no way to experience both pains.

Now let's take a look at some differences between the brains...

Design:

Women like to design rooms in their home, fashion, knick knacks around the house, whatever. There's a creative gene. They see colors, patterns, shapes; they understand how all of the elements combine to create beauty. They like things to be done a certain way. They have a style and that's the way it will look. Period.

Men don't care.
"Honey, do you think this picture would look good right here? And what color should I paint this wall?"
"If you like it, I love it."
There's not much else to say here...

Sports:

Women might watch them to make their man happy or to seem sporty and cool. In reality, most women find most sports boring in large quantities. Some enjoy playing, some enjoy watching, but most are okay with missing the football game to watch Desperate Housewives. Women will talk throughout the whole game. They will comment on the colors of the uniforms, they will ask you about your day, they will ask questions every few minutes. They can't help it.

Men can't get enough of it. Don't ask them questions during the game. It puts them in a unfair position because they are physically incapable of listening to you and the game at the same time. Their brain automatically chooses to listen to the game. They can't help it. Don't expect them to remember what you talk about during the game either. Men will also yell at the TV because they think the ref or ump or whoever is making the calls will hear them and agree. Or that the players will understand how bad they're playing. Men control the game by yelling through the television...

Food:

Women think they need to watch what they eat. Food is evil to them. They have to think about what they eat, how much they eat, when they eat, what's in what they eat...it's hard work. Most of the time, when a woman offers to cook for a man, it means something. It's said that food is the way to a man's heart. There's a part of every woman's brain that knows this and thinks "I'm going to cook for him."

Men can't get enough of it. They like to eat it and smell it and watch women cook it. Men don't think about the calories. They don't care what is in it, how many carbs there are, what time it is, how much they eat. If it's there, they'll eat it. When a woman cooks for them, it doesn't necessarily mean anything. It usually means they got fed and they're happy.

Clothes:

Women want them to be clean and neat and smell good. When they've worn something once, they have to wash it before they can wear it again. They can NOT wear the same outfit too close together in time. People might notice. (most people don't notice, but the female brain says that everyone is staring at them because they wore this outfit two weeks ago...) Clothes must match and the colors can NOT clash. They have an eye for fashion. And it's a good thing because they're able to help the men out.

Men spray Fabreeze on their clothes and throw them back in the closet (not on a hanger, of course). In a man's mind, Fabreeze = clean. They will wear the same thing over and over again, simply because they don't give a crap. In a man's mind, brown goes with black and stripes go with plaid and up goes with down. They have no clue. That's why they have women.. :)

Driving:

Women are good. Plain and simple.

Men are not. Plain and simple.

That one was just to see if you were still paying attention. 

Relationships:

Women want to feel special. They are romantic and want someone who caters to that. When you forget to text them, they think you forgot about them or you don't care about them. Most of them truly sit by the phone waiting to hear from you. A good morning text to a woman means that she was the first thing you thought of when you woke up. That can lift a woman's spirit so high. Women like to have the doors opened for them. Chivalry is not dead, but apparently most men who believe in it are. Women are complicated and hard to deal with in a relationship. But men aren't any better.

Men truly forget to call you back. They don't hate you, they don't "not want to talk to you". They just forgot. Men think they're being romantic when they do some things for you like take you to dinner. They don't understand the kind of "romance" that women desire. Sometimes, women need to understand that some of the things men do are romantic in their minds. I would comment a lot more on how a man's mind works in a relationship, but I clearly haven't figured that one out since I'm single and sitting on my couch alone in my sweatpants.

Men and women are so different. God made them that way for a reason. It's funny to watch some couples. My sister and her husband have taught me a lot. Some of it, they don't even realize. I watch them communicate. It's actually pretty humorous to an outsider. But as an outsider, I see what's going through both of their minds.

I also grew up in a house of boys. My mom and I were the estrogen. My dad, my brother, and all of his friends who lived at our house at some point in time were the testosterone. That hormone ruled the household. I learned a lot from that, though. I learned that mind games are pointless. If you want a man to know something, you need to tell him, directly. Don't skirt around the issue, don't hint at it and expect them to figure it out. TELL THEM. I've learned that if you want a man's honest opinion, you have to ask for the honest opinion. But, you also have to be prepared for it. I've learned that a man can't love you or respect you if you have no love or respect for yourself. That one was from my Daddy. That crazy old man taught me a lot.

Men and women just make life hard. It's everyone's fault. But, if we want to place the blame somewhere, it would have to be on the brain. All decisions, all understanding of life, all actions, all thoughts are because of the brain. Blame it on the brain.