Guys have the same problem when talking with women, Jane. What they say and what they mean can be wildly different and we don’t have a universal translator.
“Is this one of those times when what you say is the opposite of what you mean?”Don’t play along. She needs to learn to speak truthfully if she wants better relationships.
Maybe Dorothy does need to be more direct SOMEtimes, but in this case, she’s just being sarcastic, and her meaning is pretty plain. I would have a hard time, myself, with someone who couldn’t understand a little sarcasm, whether in anger, or more often, with me, in jest. And Jane, as best I can recall from when this ran, is NOT being exactly forthcoming herself as to her own other relationships. When she’s trying to fudge the truth, why should she expect heartfelt honesty from Dorothy?
hawgowar almost 13 years ago
Jane, guys have the same problem in guessing what women mean when they speak.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Jane, that’d be a ‘yes’.
autumnfire1957 almost 13 years ago
Take that as a yes.
hawgowar almost 13 years ago
Guys have the same problem when talking with women, Jane. What they say and what they mean can be wildly different and we don’t have a universal translator.
DougDean almost 13 years ago
What, you’ve never heard of soy milk or rice milk??
bdaverin almost 13 years ago
And that is why I started appreciating male comics more after I started dating women. Some of us can’t be direct worth a flying freep.
SVeidt almost 13 years ago
Dammit D… oh, wait. She’s actually being pretty reasonable here.
IQTech61 almost 13 years ago
“Is this one of those times when what you say is the opposite of what you mean?”Don’t play along. She needs to learn to speak truthfully if she wants better relationships.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Maybe Dorothy does need to be more direct SOMEtimes, but in this case, she’s just being sarcastic, and her meaning is pretty plain. I would have a hard time, myself, with someone who couldn’t understand a little sarcasm, whether in anger, or more often, with me, in jest. And Jane, as best I can recall from when this ran, is NOT being exactly forthcoming herself as to her own other relationships. When she’s trying to fudge the truth, why should she expect heartfelt honesty from Dorothy?