This is a picture of a man’s brain. And a Western man’s brain at that. What you would see if you could see it the way we live it, is a vast array of little compartments. Little drawers, all subject to the man-brain rule:
Never open more than one drawer at a time.
Women are generally different (surprise!). Their brain resembles a large, open chest, where everything is integrated into one. Open up her heart or brain, and you’ll find the kids, the husband, the friends, the fictional relationships she has with TV or book characters, money, God, dinner, shopping, home stuff, and whatever else – all wonderfully blended into a single life and heart. That’s why women multi-task so well.
Men? Forget it. It’s not that we can’t…
Well, yeah, it is.
Back to the drawers. Imagine that each of these represents a different component of a man’s heart and brain. There’s a God drawer. A sports drawer. A sex drawer (it’s spring loaded). A kids drawer. A money drawer (usually diametrically opposite the God drawer).
When a man is at his flesh-worst, he compartmentalizes. That’s why a man will tell his wife with a straight face that he loves her (and mean it), while at other times, when another drawer – an illegitimate one – is open, he may act like he isn’t married at all. [click to continue…]
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