In the past few weeks all I have been hearing from my friends and close ones are statements like ..
"God , What's wrong ? Why doesn't he understand what I'm trying to say.. "
"I thought.. it was all going great.. and then this happened.. "
"It happened out of no where.. I didn't have a clue that this was about to happen ... To me "
"God.. I feel like such a fool..."
Am sure most of us have had these kind of thoughts and feelings when it comes to the special someone or a close friend.. and we end up going.. Why ???
What does the person really expect of us ???
And this is what most of my guy friends ask me.. Well I thought let me just write something about it.. Hopefully if possible give some insights ( If i can that is....and plus I don't wanna give away all our secrets now.. would I ;) ]

Other day i came across this Post from Still Thinking.. and her recent post titled We , the women . Its giving a small insight the way we women think.. And it is so true..
Sometimes we really don't know what we want.. or why exactly we want certain things .. but just that we want it. :)
I am confusing you already aren't I. Hehe sorry that's how we are :).. or in this case I'm. :P
Now what is it that keeps any relationship healthy..?? Well this is what I think are important for any kind of relationship.. for it to go on smoothly.
There is this Mutual respect : Respect in a relationship means that each person values what the other person is and understands it .. and would never challenge it.
Then comes Trust..Say you happen to talk to some other random guy and your BF passes by or vice versa.. Yes there might be some jealousy.. but then that's a natural emotion. How one deals with it, that's entirely a different ball game.
This is where Honesty plays a big role. This goes hand in hand with Trust because it is tough to trust someone when one of you isn't being honest about things.
Support.. Its not only in bad times that you need the support.. you still would like someone to be with you when you are at the top of the world and feeling good about what has happened . Some people don't know how to handle the good things.. they will be there for giving you the shoulder to cry on but not otherwise.. and vice versa.

Communication.. The most vital of the lot.. Yes men and women don't seem to speak the same language or think the same way.. but then that's why one has to talk in order to understand what the other person is trying to tell you. And in case if you need to think about it before you talk it out then the person will appreciate you letting them know about it. :)
Now coming back to the statements and this whole being in the relationship thing.. One would wonder why people understand what they really want.
Is it because one's wants ( or the priorities ) changes as time goes by ???
Because most of the time.. everyone is so easy to be around with.. Just our normal self's.. But then something happens.. and we go in to they Hyper mode.. Well for girls at least we always have the excuse of PMS ( plz guys don't ask me what that is.. can't explain :P ).
But what excuse do the guys have ? ( will love to hear about this one.. )
I have known instances when I have been introduced to people and to laugh at them. I know its rude. Its not that I'm perfect either I do have my flaws. But then I think I don't emphasis on my flaws as much as the other person had. It could just be the way they say certain words.. or their laugh.. And you just find it hilarious. ( I think I'm more like the Chandler from Friends who has to comment on things that he sees . )
A small tip for all my male friends out there. The best thing that you can do if you are in a relationship and would like to understand the woman is to Remember . Whether
remembering her birthday or something that you guys had spoken about a while back because when you remember it shows that you care enough to tell it back to her. And that means you were paying attention to her . I am sure if we ask our parents especially our dad's they will tell us the same thing. :)
Because any time a man forgets .. woman feels that he doesn't care enough about her.Even though the guy must have showed her how he cares for her in different other ways.
And most men ( after the long conversations that I have had been the agony aunt for few of my friends ) they love the straightforwardness when we talk.. and they like their women to be confident .. they like to take care of their women how much ever we say that we are independent this is one way of them showing their chivalry .. so we need to deal with it.. :)
Now I shall wait to see what you guys think.. :) chao
P:S I am also including a post that my friend Karthik had written couple of months back and I think thats another beautiful narration of what I was trying to tell here. Plz follow this link. Click here. I hope you will either leave comments over there or here about your views about the same. Thank you :)
P:S I am also including a post that my friend Karthik had written couple of months back and I think thats another beautiful narration of what I was trying to tell here. Plz follow this link. Click here. I hope you will either leave comments over there or here about your views about the same. Thank you :)


38 comments:
Hey, thank you for mentioning ma post ;)
I'd definitely vote for communication here - it's oh so damn important!
Btw, what makes you think men don't PMS, is there any other excuse for their moods? :D
Beautiful post, Ani... Covered almost all areas. If I may add one more thing - Well, I'll say... Learning to accept and appreciate each other's differences.
That pretty much settles every other aspect.
I'd like you and your readers to read this story... You may find it apt. Click here
Take care.
Peace. Be well.
So insightful!
And there's so much food for thought. The post really made me understand a few things a lot better.
Thanks for that!
:)
you almost said it all Ani... I will be here more often.. :)
blogrolled ya :)
good post:), i will put communication first and then repect, rest everything can always come later:)
Still Thinking..
ur welcome.. n u know it must be yr or so since i'm followin ur blog.. but i still dont know ur name.. sorry for askin it a bit late..
n PMS n men.. hehe there is no excuse to their mood swings.. which is worse i think.. :P dont know.. need to get tht checked.. :)
Kartz
well thank u.. :)
n yes learning to accept and appreciate the differences.. that i think comes under mutual respect.. because if ur not able to accept the other person for what they are..n keep tryin to change them.. there is no point in doing tht..
yup will go through the post.. sorry couldnt do it yesterday even though i had replied u on FB.. :) will check n update my post soon.. :)
Shruti
Welcome to my blog.. I hope u keep droppin by from now on from WL.. :)
glad to know that it was quite helpful and made u understand and think about stuff.. :) thats really nice..
am sure even u'll have some insights to add.. if so do let me know.. :)
Pink Orchid
Welcome to my blog.. and thank u for blog rolling me as well :)
and i really hope to see u here more often.. thank u :)
Renu
Welcome to my blog.. :) hope to see u here more often.
thank u..
yes in more ways than one communication will be the first step.. because even when u meet.. its how u first hit of with each other that matters.. than the respect.. so yes.. but i was more thinkin in terms of after being in the relationship.. so i think both are equally important..
thank u once again :)
hey ani, call me kajal.. you know me well you have been reading me at WL.. :)
Ummmm... Mutual respect, yes. Just tht I felt it requires explicit mentioning. Cos, respect follows when u learn to accept and appreciate differences.
Of course, that's my view... Nothing against yours. :)
Thanks! :) Would love to have your views on tht narration of mine. Having seen your posts on relationships, I'd love to know ur take...
Peace.
Naah, no probs. Take ur time. Research blues... :)
Take care, buddy.
Peace.
I presume if you would end up becoming a counsellor for couples... My suggestion would be - grap few more points and try putting it in a form of book. There would be plenty of takers. :)
The post was a nice read. Yet u have let the PMS hanging in air. Poor thing,let it down.
Prashanth
Welcome to my blog.. hehe well i love to become a counsellor.. but then makin it a complete profession .. i am not so sure.. but lets see.. hehe writing about a book.. hehe well thts really a big task.. and seriously one would have to look at so many different aspects on it..
may be someday.. will give it a shot.. not yet for sure.. :)
N PMS well.. no guy has given me an answer for tht.. so what can i do but let it hang for a while.. :)
Kartz
hehe i understand its ur views.. well just tht i thought it kind of made sense tht way.. but well guess it depends.. and yes varies again from person to person.. n the situation also ..
i still havent read it.. will do it.. and u can see my take soon :)
yehh dont ask about the research.. am justttttt tiiirrreeeeeddddddd :( sob sob
Kajal
hehe i know i know.. hehe :) just havent had u around here much.. and well i keep droppin about in WL because of my schedule.. so yehh.. :)
Kartz
I have read the post.. its amazing.. left the comments for u there.. check it out.. and yes have included it on my post as well.
Thank you for letting me know about it.. :) it was lovely
To all
Please check out the Post Script that i have added just now.. It is a lovely narration and I hope you guys do read it and leave ur comments :)
thank you..
you summed it up pretty well, dear. We are different, indeed, but in the end we want all the same things, so its better that we accept the differences and learn to deal with them by talking about things and not freaking out when something doesnt go the way we expected.
Lena ,
Thank you.. n yes i completely agree with u.. but then we are human after all. n sometimes how much ever we say.. we dont expect.. we do.. we like to be surprised from time to time.. :) n we like tht attention n care been given to us :)
sensible writing...
yes differences always end up together...
great feast for my brains...
god bless
Chriz
Thank u.. :) n i dont know about the feast though :)
Nice thoughts but, as said, I’ve hardly any sane comments. That said, may be today I am bearing the holi-guilt for my unholi[y] act, not that I claim to be otherwise, in avoiding the event. So here I am, trying to make up for it.
I trust your list is neither exhaustive nor prioritised. It, however, does get me to wonder if we have paid little or no heed to the place of personal qualities and what people seek in life and relationships, whatever name we place on the latter.
Perhaps it’s a reflection of my unconventional, and rustic, upbringing that I feel there is a danger in inflating the place of, what some may call, truisms and rules on relationships. If these truisms and rules transform people, if they are not, into being true to themselves and the other, respectful, understanding etcetera, and if there is genuine chemistry [sorry, may be it’s just my background in chemistry though I barely scrapped through university], these things may hold. However, if it’s just infatuation and the like that gets people to merely play by these rules, not believing in them, I wonder where the truisms and rules would lead :o)
Hey what’s up?
Humanity! How nice it would be if all people respect others’ life and interests as the same way do they respect theirs’. It doesn’t mean relationships can always balance. It needn’t be. But one thing you said, ‘respect’, is a great talent and art someone shall possess to handle others softly and gently. I think nice people are ‘fragile’ although they appear to be strong and tough.
How’s Fred doing out there in Scotland? I admire at him, regardless of the media on his £ 600K per year pension deal, as he was once just shining at the helm at RBS.
I was quiet busy in my studies, so a late return.
very good post ani..
"i","we" and "you" are actually mental pictures..with some very simple corrections we can train ourselves to treat everybody as important as "i am to me"!
nice one
wishes..
yep, rise above it all, and accept each other for who they are. :)
HUGS Im bak Ani!
Keshi.
Julius
I am happy that u did comment in the first place.. hehe sane or insane.. these are ur views about things.. n am happy that u finally did find the time to post ur views..
i do understand what u meant by personal qualities n what one seeks out of their life n relationship.. isnt that part of understanding?? hnnmm well we can always see things in different ways.. :)
Shaji
Welcome back.. was wondering where u were.. so how is life.. n studies?? what u studying???
interesting views about right ppl.. niceee.. :)
MIP
thank u... n yes we is what makes the whole relationship working... isnt it???
loved tht thought "i am to me"
Keshi..
yaaaay u r back.. ur back.. :)
thts soo nice to have u back.. :)
oh haven't started actual studies yet. trying to get into LBS. am pushed back. they are wolrd no.1 so got to prove more competency, so studying to meet their criteria.
Thanks, albeit I hope I’ve not painted myself as a very important and busy person. I have lots of time. You see me aimlessly wandering the streets anyway :o)
Yes, we can always see things in different ways, or may be I don’t see them much different in many respects. Perhaps what I had in mind was something as in your poem after this post.
Just that, as you must have seen from our discussions, I cannot get myself to join a mutual fans club of no purpose, else I might stop thinking and questioning myself :o) …respect, for me, is more importantly that which is evident in ways unsung.
That said, I have been a fan of Don Quixote myself, albeit I never failed to laugh at what I thought were his imaginations in jumping into equally imaginary situations :o)
Best wishes to you, in your writings and the subject of your poem :o)
Lol...I'm almost tempted to think that I was the one that gave you all those quotes at the beginning. Must have said all those things at the same time too. :p
Hee hee...That was a brilliant post though. :)
Well said! I would just like to add an experience of mine, is that in a relationship, we tend to become each others "reflections" and realizing that has sometimes helped me understand my partners behaviour and my own. Either way, it is a journey of learning and remembering.
I wrote about Love and Communication too, not so long ago:
http://inwardsun.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/communication-and-love
Light from up north xx
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