{"id":306,"date":"2008-08-01T02:02:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-01T08:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ocbenji.com\/blog\/?p=306"},"modified":"2008-12-14T09:10:32","modified_gmt":"2008-12-14T15:10:32","slug":"and-thats-why-im-not-getting-married-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ocbenji.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/01\/and-thats-why-im-not-getting-married-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Questions Most Feared by Men in Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The 5 Questions Most Feared by Men<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/questions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-902 aligncenter\" title=\"42-17323681\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/questions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ocbenji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/questions.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ocbenji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/questions-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ocbenji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/questions-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWhat makes these questions so difficult is that every one is guaranteed to explode into a major argument if the man answers incorrectly (i.e., tells the truth). Therefore, as a public service, each question is analyzed below, along with possible responses.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>1. What are you thinking about?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>2. Do you love me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>3. Do I look fat in this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>4. Do you think she is prettier than me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>5. What would you do if I died?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<p><strong>Question # 1: What are you thinking about?<\/strong> The proper answer to this, of course, is: &#8221; I&#8217;m sorry if I&#8217;ve been pensive, dear. I was just reflecting on what a warm, wonderful, thoughtful, caring, intelligent woman you are, and how lucky I am to have met you.&#8221; This response obviously bears no resemblance to the true answer, which most likely is one of the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. Football.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b. Golf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c. How fat you are.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">d. How much prettier she is than you<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">e. How I would spend the insurance money if you died.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the best response to this question was offered by Al Bundy, who once told Peg, &#8220;If I wanted you to know what I was thinking, I would be talking to you!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question # 2: Do you love me?<\/strong> The proper response is: &#8220;YES!&#8221; or, if you feel a more detailed answer is in order, &#8220;Yes, dear.&#8221;<br \/>\nInappropriate responses include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. Oh Yeah, sh@*-loads.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b. Would it make you feel better if I said yes?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c. That depends on what you mean by love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">d. Does it matter?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">e. Who, me?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question # 3: Do I look fat?<\/strong> The correct answer is an emphatic: &#8220;Of course not!&#8221;<br \/>\nIncorrect answers are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. Compared to what?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b. I wouldn&#8217;t call you fat, but you&#8217;re not exactly thin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c. A little extra weight looks good on you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">d. I&#8217;ve seen fatter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">e. Sorry what did you say? I was just thinking about how I would spend the insurance money if you died.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question # 4: Do you think she&#8217;s prettier than me?<\/strong> Once again, the proper response is an emphatic: &#8220;Of course not!&#8221;<br \/>\nIncorrect responses include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. Yes, but you have a better personality<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b. Not prettier, but definitely thinner<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c. Not as pretty as you when you were her age<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">d. Define pretty<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">e. Sorry what did you say ? I was just thinking about how I would spend the insurance money if you died.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<p><strong>Question # 5: What would you do if I died?<\/strong> A definite no-win question.(The real answer, of course, is &#8220;Buy a Lotus and a Boat&#8221;).<br \/>\nNo matter how you answer this, be prepared for at least an hour of follow-up questions, usually along the these lines:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WOMAN: Would you get married again?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">MAN: Definitely not!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WOMAN: Why not &#8211; don&#8217;t you like being married?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">MAN: Of course I do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WOMAN: Then why wouldn&#8217;t you remarry?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">MAN: Okay, I&#8217;d get married again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WOMAN: You would? (with a hurtful look on her face)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">MAN: (makes audible groan)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WOMAN: Would you sleep with her in our bed?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">MAN: Where else would we sleep?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WOMAN: Would you put away my pictures, and replace them with pictures of her?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">MAN: That would seem like the proper thing to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WOMAN: And would you let her use my golf clubs?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">MAN: She can&#8217;t use them; she&#8217;s left-handed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WOMAN: &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; silence &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">MAN: Sh&amp;%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 5 Questions Most Feared by Men What makes these questions so difficult is that every one is guaranteed to explode into a major argument if the man answers incorrectly (i.e., tells the truth). Therefore, as a public service, each question is analyzed below, along with possible responses. 1. What are you thinking about? 2. 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