Red Flag #17: She cries during commercials…
Men don’t like to see women cry. Even the most stoic guys feel a bit heartbroken when they see a woman in tears. By nature we’re protective, and your tears are a signal we’ve failed at our job.
So you can start to see why a woman who cries during commercials can be problematic for us. Besides the guilt that we’ll feel for not being able to protect you, your couch-crying sends signals that you’re emotionally unstable.
Men don’t understand that it’s natural for women to cry fives times as often as men. They don’t care that it could just be a by-product of your raging hormones during a cycle. All we do is notice that you’re crying, mental note the red flag, and then we go into problem-solving mode.
Do we force you to leave the room during every commercial break? Will ‘earmuffs’ suffice? Do we invest in a DVR? What are we going to do during the Super Bowl when there’s no way we’re skipping commercials?
Our likely response to all these questions is to just decide it’s all too much trouble to even think about. Instead, we’ll just never call you again.
Not sure if you’re a commercial crier? Click the link below to take the Commercial Crier Test. If you make it through without tears, this red flag probably doesn’t apply to you.
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