I can sense wives everywhere scratching their foreheads: “Is there such a thing as ‘Man Logic’?” Answer: No, but as men we try to explain some of the oddball things we do as “logic.” For example, here are some experiences wives have actually passed on to me during my research:

• “My husband’s name is ‘Monte,’ so when we were first married, he tried to convince me that we should buy a Monte Carlo (automobile).” Huh?
• “Men only understand two words: Sex and Sports.”
• “My husband likes to go to the home improvement store about once a month when he allocates the discretionary income between us. He returns a couple of hours later with these electrical tools and tries to explain to me why each tool is critical to the woodworking project he’s working on. Funny thing, he’s a writer and doesn’t know the first thing about ‘woodworking’.”
• “My husband schedules his monthly three-day business meetings around the time I’m talking about rearranging the furniture or cleaning out the flower beds.” (Wives, this is “logical.”)

Don’t despair, wives. All husbands have a few loose screws…hopefully your husband’s loose screws are in areas that are manageable. Women, look at the bright side of your man’s logic. With the way your husband is, you have leeway to exhibit a few loose screws yourself before he has any opportunity to talk about your idiosyncrasies. Think: garden club, ladies tea, hairdresser for two hours, whatever fits your fancy and corresponds with your “man’s logic.”

Mike