You are sooo right Superman! This thread is HILARIOUS!!
On a less than completely hilarious note however, I would like to add a little info that might prove kind of useful for those who do not actually have a FOM (female owners manual).
FIRST: Men and women view relationships very differently. Men are under the foolish impression that if everything was OK yesterday and nothing bad happened since, that everything should be OK today. Men do not question and continue in exactly the same note as previous. Men need zero input to continue a relationship at exactly whatever plateau it is currently on.
Women however re-evaluate relationships every day. Are things as good, worse or better than yesterday? We draw in information from things said, done or not said or undone and form new impressions of the relationship. This comes as GREAT surprise to men when they come home thinking, hey, little dinner, little TV, little sex, man I got it made - and BAM! They are blindsided because we could not help but notice a particular pattern of not putting the toilet seat down, saying "i love you" etc., that has caused us to realize that you are a jerk. BAM! Men never see a vicious fight coming but for women this is plainly obvious and any neanderthal could have forseen it...
SECOND: Every day men wake up the same. Sorry guys, but that has to be the most boring thing in the world, I cannot even imagine living like that... Every day women have a different combination of hormones and BELIEVE ME - we are not the same every day. As a comparison, men are a placid lake. Ya throw a stone, you get predictable ripples. Big stone, big ripples, little stone, little ripples - predictable. Women are like the ocean. We have a rhythm that ebbs and flows. We are a constant state of change. Our reaction to outside forces is really dependant on "where" we are right now. I highly suggest you watch your ass for riptides and be advised that what appears to be still water can run quite deeply.
So my unprofessional suggestions for men to deal with women are pretty simple. Never assume everything is OK just because it was yesterday. Do you still love us? Tell us so. And as far as other things go, well, always test the water before you jump in!
angela