Dear Phatyaspen,
Congratulations to you and your girlfriend on weathering a storm, but there will always be storms gathering somewhere on your horizon. Those storms will mature and crash down upon you without warning in the future.
By way of weathering those future storms, you need to know that no one can give you “sure-fire†and specific advice on the topic of the male-female relationship. The solutions to the problems inherent to any long-term you-to-female relationship lie entirely within you. All the solutions you will ever need are there – within you -- waiting to be discovered. Seek always, first and last, Phatyaspen’s counsel.
It is a waste of time and effort to seek specific advice from others by way of trying to understand and cope with a woman. To paraphrase a Borg, “Advisement is futile.†Here is a picture that will help illustrate the impossible to understand psychological differences between the human male and female.
Although you might have noticed that the control panels of women are somewhat similar – Nnnnnooooo!!!! -- don’t be deceived by external appearance. You should know that behind the front panel, each and every woman is differently hard-wired – no two models are exactly alike. Hence, the futility of seeking specific relationship advice. Nobody else knows her as well as you. Look only to yourself for advice. No one else has your best interest so to heart.
Thus also, you see, there is no possibility that you will ever truly understand women in general, or even a particular woman. They are all way too complicated and beyond the brain capacity of mere mortal man to comprehend and understand.
Jeeps are simple. Women are complicated.
Frankly, I like it that way. The big engineer in the sky knew exactly what he was doing during the inception, design and construction stages.
All is not lost, however. Luckily, detailed technical knowledge is not required to achieve success. The art of dealing with a woman is easily explained.
The “always works†generic solution is…
Find one woman to love, cherish and care for -- above all else -- to include yourself, and that woman should be one who will do the same for you.
Achieve that, and the rest will take care of itself, true love will conquer all, and together you will weather all storms.
Love is indeed a beautiful thing – almost as beautiful as a fresh “Blimpie†sub-sandwich.
It can be done, and I offer proof: this evening, the Gadget-Guy and his lovely and loving bride will celebrate the thirty-sixth anniversary of their wedding.
And they said it wouldn’t last…
Best regards,
Inspector-Gadget