1) They do exactly what you tell them.
2) If they don't you can fix them or replace them.
3) They don't spend all their time trying to change you. 4) You can turn them off and enjoy the quiet.
Similarly, I enjoy this example on the differences between men and women:
A group of men has gathered for an event (assuredly involving sports viewing, but it could be a D&D game for that matter.) They run out of dip. A short discussion will ensue, involving who is closer to the fridge, whose fridge it is, who got the last item of food for the group, and other weighable factors. An Alpha Male will rise to the top of the group, a subordinate will be selected, and he will be dispatched quickly to solve the problem by returning with the dip while the others go back to the game. Period from dip-negative to dip-positive, roughly two minutes
A group of women has gathered for an event. They run out of dip. A lengthy discussion will follow involving various recipes for dip, where they first tried each dip and who they were with, and what clothes they had on when they enjoyed the dip. The entire group will gravitate into the kitchen where the recipes will be evaluated against what is on hand, and the group will reach a joint resolution that they all can live with, whereupon dip will be made, tested, evaluated, enhanced, and produced for the group's enjoyment. Period from dip-negative to dip-positive, probably about a half an hour, but it may go longer if they finally decide everyone doesn't really like it and they have to go through the whole thing again.
Men value achievement, and women value consensus.
A third example would be that insane ethnic-sounding line dance nonsense that seems to show up at every wedding reception these days. Women who would baulk at their significant other telling them what to do line up like giggling schoolgirls to hear a man on a CD command "turn LEFT...dum, dum...slide BACK...dum, dum...do it AGAIN!" Generally the you can watch women of all ages cluster up for these songs, with a smattering of school-age boys dragged into the mix. Off to the side, waiting for it to end, you will find most of the men, hoping to God that their wives or significant others don't drag them onto the dance floor.
To the women, the event is getting together and everyone doing the same thing, with is a double-plus-good in their value system. To the men, the very same event offers only two outcomes: if they try and fail at the dance, they will be cut from their pack as being uncoordinated (and a doofus for trying), and if they try and succeed, well, congratulations, you dance like a girl.
And that's the LONG version. Very often the story is:
A group of men has gathered for an event. They run out of dip. The first one who wants more dip gets more dip. The rest immediately benefit from the self-serving act, as the spoils of hunting/gathering overflow. Period from dip-negative to dip-positive, roughly 10 seconds.
You guys have never quite grasped that all of this is a two way street. After reading the comments here and at the PJM site it is no wonder that I have absolutely no desire in seeking a relationship again. Listen to yourselves, you are just as childish, selfish and self centered as the women you are berating-it truly is "all about you".
Oh, BTW...
Why do men love remote controls and computers? 1) They do exactly what you tell them. 2) If they don't you can fix them or replace them. 3) They don't spend all their time trying to change you. 4) You can turn them off and enjoy the quiet.
I have heard much the same thing out of many women I know, too.
Jeff Foxworthy did a great routine on men and women after they breakup.
The woman has to call all her friends and they sit around all day and help her talk about the relationship.
The guy will be working out with best friend at the gym and say, “Hey Bill, I just broke up with Sue.” And his friend would say, “That’s too bad, hey can you spot me?”