[The Ghost of MG]

OK here is my point of view. Forget this plain good vs evil thing. The fact is that people are more like shades of grey then being pure evil or pure good. However, the way you look at people also factors into this. One person might be attracted to people who are more evil, while others prefer people who are neutral, sit on the fence types. For us men, women can be confusing but men can too. There is no special law of time and space that dictates that "Women shall confuse men and the reverse may also be true". People's heads are just so loaded down with so much preconcieved notions and stereotypes, they just don't realize that men and women are pretty much the same. Therefore it IS possible for men to understand women and vice versa.
The key is that people expect to see things and when they don't, they get all "oh this is confusing". Take a girlfriendy/boyfriendy relationship. What does it always start with? Holding hands. Then kissing and other stuff, it proceeds almost like ppl follow a plan. Now consider what would happen if pattern was broken? What if the persons in kwestion skipped all "steps" and went right out and had SEX. What would you say? Slut. Ho. etc... What if ppl just stay as regular friends, they never go on to "something ELSE". Ppl think it's wierd. They pressure, they ridicule, etc. What makes this kind of relation any different than a same sex (and I DO NOT mean this in a gay or lesbian way, I speak strictly as a straight person myself) type of friendship? Nothing. Really, the way to build a good relationship is to start off as friends, because guys and girls are no different. I have seen crossovers both ways (i.e guys who want to be girls and girls who want to be guys), and it really makes no difference. A person is just who he or she is, regardless of gender. What I'm trying to say is that being of opposing genders doesn't make it like you're some alien species, but people seem to see it that way, I have no idea why. I like gurls, I reely do. And they aren't confusing at all to me. Maybe, SH, your problem is really a matter of differing levels of knowledge. My mom just so happens to be an amazing mechanic, and knows more about cars then I do! *gasp* Big surprise! (sarcasm) Your wife just doesn't know about cars and that some repairs can cause a domino effect (of your own creation or otherwise) or just take a helluva long time. It's a lack of information, not just becasue she's female. Try to strike a balance between car repairs and being with your family. Or you could take a vacation (all family) then go non-stop at the car. It all needs some good explanation, that's all.