“She’ll be thrilled.”
“Maybe. Maybe not.”
Glen pushed himself off the wall. “What are you plotting?”
“Quid pro quo, Glen. With some very exciting potential.”
Women…
If you praise her, she thinks you’re lying
If you don’t, you’re good for nothing
If you talk, she wants you to listen
If you listen, she wants you to talk
If you visit her often, she thinks you’re boring
If you don’t, she thinks you’re cheating
If you’re jealous, she says it’s bad
If you’re not, she thinks you don’t love her
If you stare at other women, she accuses you of flirting
If other men stare at her, she’s flattered
If you want sex, she says you don’t respect her
If you don’t, she thinks you’re gay.
Source: Thomas, Megan “Men are Marvelous Creatures.”
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~mct/funny/woandmen.html
2
GLEN STARED AT HIM for a long moment, clearly trying to figure out whether or not he would move forward. “I’ll call her tonight,” Dan finally said with a slow grin.
“Great.”
The coffee aroma filled the kitchen, and Dan got down two mugs. “Can I ask how come you’re not the one who’s stepping up to the plate?”
“Hey, I’d do it in a minute, but I have to be in L.A. Besides, I think this will work out better.”
“Oh?” He got out the cream from the fridge, took it and the mugs to the butcher-block table. He nodded for Glen to take a seat, and made a pass at his pantry. He brought out a couple of boxes of cookies. By then the coffee was ready, so he carried the pot over and poured.
“Jessica and I go back to college, and I’d say I know her pretty well. Inside that ambition is one hell of a good woman. She just has to take off the blinders. See something of the world around her. From what I’ve heard, that seems to be your specialty.”