{"id":6680,"date":"2010-11-16T20:11:38","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T20:11:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-11-16T20:11:59","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T20:11:59","slug":"UNDERSTANDING-MEN","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=6680","title":{"rendered":"UNDERSTANDING MEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;IT&#8217;S A GUY THING&#8221;<br \/>\nTranslated: &#8220;There is no rational thought pattern<br \/>\nconnected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;CAN I HELP WITH DINNER?&#8221;<br \/>\nTranslated: &#8220;Why isn&#8217;t it already on the table?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;UH HUH,&#8221; &#8220;SURE, HONEY,&#8221; OR &#8220;YES, DEAR&#8221;<br \/>\nTranslated: Absolutely nothing. It&#8217;s a conditioned<br \/>\nresponse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN&#8221;<br \/>\nTranslated: &#8220;I have no idea how it works.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I WAS LISTENING TO YOU. 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