Look, I don't talk about TV too much, because there are sites that do it much better.  This actually isn't about TV, but the quote is taken from last week's Joan of Arcadia.  (Shut up.) Responding to the question, "What do women want?"  Helen Girardi says,  "She wants to be respected…listened to…understood…she wants flowers…she wants to laugh…she wants to trust you…she doesn't want to read your mind…she wants to be valued for who she is…and sometimes she wants you to just shut up and stop trying to fix things."  (Actually, first she said, "Shoes," to which some people took offense, but I found it funny.  The kind of thing I might say to Bud, if he asked.  Actually, currently I would prefer a fabulous handbag, but shoes are always good.) But seriously, that is all good advice.

The last part is what I want to talk about. Women tend to be venters.  We talk about a problem, rail about how back work is, how much we can't stand our families.  Generally, we are just talking.  We don't want you to tell us how to fix it.  Either we know, and don't want to, or we realize things will sort themselves out.

"But Watergirl, how can a guy tell if you want advice?" 

Well, I can't speak for all women, but if it's me, I'll say things like, "What do you think I should do?" or "What would you do?"  (Sadly, the man who needs to see this the most will not, as he doesn't know this here blog exists.  Why?  Because he would tell me how to make it better.)

I like it how it is.