No Means Yes, Yes Means No, Maybe Means ... ???

Wow, I finally managed to pry the laptop away from the wife, well, not really pry. The only reason I can get online now is cos she's taking a nap (yeah, I know it's 9pm and it shouldn't be called a nap, but bear with me while I explain this one ... hehehe). If any of you has been reading my other blog, Spiff, The Spaceman, you'd know why I can't get my hands on the laptop all weekend. The wife has been busy playing games on it all weekend! And she's so bushed right now from playing all those games, she decided to take a short nap cos she says she's gonna be up late later and continue playing more games ... sighhh, so there goes whatever PC time I have available ... LOL!

Actually, I don't really get online on Sundays especially at nights cos I'm just too lazy to post anything, but today I thought I'd post something that has me stumped about the wife, well, about women in general :) Now, before all you ladies out there decide to string me up from the nearest tree, give me a chance to write this and explain what's really stumping me about the opposite sex.

Ok, a few days ago, I came home during lunch to send my youngest boy to school (which I normally do when time permits) and before I left I ask the wife,

'Honey, you want me to get you anything from convenience store?'

And she replied,

'Urmm, no, I don't want anything'

I went,

'You sure? chocolates? coke? sweets?'

She said,

'Nope, I really don't need anything'

So I left to sent my son and then came back home (since it was still lunch time) to catch some TV and chit chat with the wife and of cos I came home without buying anything. When I walked in she looked at me and said in this bewildered tone,

What, you didn't get me anything?

I replied,

'but hon, you said you didn't want anything'

She glared at me and said,

'Couldn't you have surprised me with something?'

I replied,

'Urmm, correct me if I'm wrong, but I asked and you said you didn't want anything'

She went,

'don't you know that when a woman says no she doesn't want anything means she really wants to be surprised with something?'

Now, by this point I was totally stumped. There I stood with a totally bewildered look on my face trying to figure out just which part of the 'I don't need anything' statement I missed out on! I'm still trying to figure that one out honey! Ok, never mind, moving on to the very next day, I once again came back to send my son to school, and I asked her again if she needed anything. Same reply from her,

'nope don't need nothing, dear'

But this time I was smarter, after having learned my lesson from the day before, I decided to surprise her and bought her something. There I was thinking I got it right this time and happily handed her the the stuff I bought and she looked at me and said,

'I didn't ask for anything'

'but didn't you say that no you don't want anything means to surprise you?'

'well, that was yesterday and you should be able to tell my no from a maybe or a yes by now!'

Argggghhhhhhhhh!!!!! I was totally going out my my mind already ... LOL! Don't worry people, we didn't end up arguing or anything. Oh and by the way, this wasn't really the first time something like this happened, it's just the most recent one and what I'd like to know is are all women like this? I'm not the only one who has gone through this 'guessing game' so to speak, I've had friends going through the same thing with their girl friends or spouses too and I'm just curious as to know if this is a genetic thing with the opposite sex? LOL!

I mean, for me (I can't speak for the rest of you guys) a no, means no and a yes, means yes. No two ways about it. I can't really read minds (oh how I wish I could though) or anything. I take whatever is told to me at face value. How can I even begin to tell that no I don't need anything means surprise me with something ... LOL! I guess you've just got to read deeper between the lines when a woman tells or asks you something, ya? So, guys (and even you girls) tell me some of your 'guessing game' stories if you have any (don't worry, you can always remain anonymous so your wife or g/f's don't kill you ... LOL!)

Man, I think the world would be so much easier to understand if women really meant what they said and we men didn't have to trying guessing all the time if that was really what they meant ... LOL! Ok, ladies, you can string me up from that tree already ... hehehe ...