I'm not quite sure how to even approach this topic! I am certain, however, that I better do it carefully.

It seems that their are certain characteristics about women found to be common.  Whether or not the female gender agrees, it seems all too often that when men get together, the issues they express about the women in their lives seem quite similar.

Of course, like everything in this article, or the entire blog of that matter, this is not intended as a stereotype. We all know there are exceptions.

For example, women are safer drivers.  It could be argued that their "safe" driving is causing a lot of accidents, but statistically they're safer drivers then men.  In my observations, this is attributed to an obsessive-like approach to following the rules; in this case, the law.  "You cannot cross a solid yellow line.  Why else would they have put that there?" Personally, as a guy, I like to see what makes them tic; and so, I ask:  When you need to turn left, and it's not a stop-light intersection, don't you sometimes have to cross a solid yellow line (or two) to get into that shopping center?  Ah, if I could only describe the reaction in words.

Another example is how the female gender tends to stress out about things.  We all stress —Sometimes over little things.  But how females go about it, and what it causes to their entire system, is mind-baffling. I am repeatedly amazed at how anxiety & stress mean something different for a male than a female.  Whether it's fretting over a word that someone said (how they said it, when they said it, etc.), financial troubles or something as basic as their self-image, at the end of the day it all takes a major toll on females when it barely registers with males.  Some women reading this are sure to suggest how callus a male can be.  When in reality, it's not insensitivity; rather, it's how males measure the issue at hand.  I personally believe that women start to "measure" a situation, but then get caught up in the exercise of doing so, and what it means, how it makes them feel, etc. that they literally never reach the other end —the result of that assessment. I know many women that admit to this, but when confronted of it, it's a sore topic —That females are more subjective (emotional?), while males are more objective.

Yet another example is constipation. Females tend to be a lot more constipated than men. They're plumbing, I guess, is just different. I am in awe as to how one (male or female) can go 2+ days without doing #2. I know it's not a blog-worthy topic, but someone please chime-in and tell what on Earth is this all about? Never mind the green tea, which tastes like crap (excuse the pun), or the "supplements" that must be had just to set the course straight.  I'm down-right shocked that there aren't commercials targeting constipation of women. Of course, I say that and someone is inevitably going to comment with a link to a commercial that I've not seen.

These are just 3 examples; but when combined they are unbearable.  In other words, if the female in your life was angered by another driver, stressed out about how someone said something at work (which did not affect her person, her project, her job, her income, etc. —But the fact that they uttered something "ridiculous" alone), and then comes home changes and intentionally & consciously avoids the mirror, and heads straight to the bathroom because her "stomach doesn't feel well" ... only to yield nothing, you better watch out.

When you (the male) inquire, and get "I have a headache" it should only mean two things:  Don't expect sex, and you better offer some medicine and a cup of water.  And don't you dare mention PMS.

Now I know I have only concentrated on negative "characteristics" of the female gender, but I assure you I recognize the good ones too. While that's not the topic of this particular post, I'll do my best to write about the common positive qualities as well.  In the meantime, I invite all the female readers to share with us in the comments common, I stress again, common characteristics that you have observed about men.

Until then, a tip of the hat goes out to those who are the only males in their household —You know, those who have several teenage girls that started driving and a wife who's on the cliff of menopause.

Oh I just can't wait for the comments on this one.