They said that Steven had a friend, Melanie ...and the two of them were dating rather regularly. It was understood by both of them, that they were considered a couple.
They invited Melanie on their radio show ...to tell her that Steven wasn't as happy about certain aspects of their relationship together as he may have thought he was. And Steven was also on the show to concur.
I thought, how poorly that was being handled ...thinking that Steven would have be able to talk to Melanie himself about this, instead of including the entire listening audience into aspects of their relationship. But, I listened on ...
The radio hosts asked Melanie why she always paid for the meal when her and Steven went out ...to which Melanie responded that she enjoyed lavishing Steven with gifts, which also included taking him out to places he liked to eat at. She seemed disappointed to think Steven didn't enjoy or appreciate this.
They then told Steven that Melanie had mentioned that she felt Steven didn't know how to budget his own money wisely ...having recently spent $200 on a single shirt.
At this point, the two male hosts began to defend Stevens point of view ...and the female host began defending how she guessed Melanie felt about all this.
And also at this point, I began to think that this very awkward (and in my opinion, inappropriate handling of a private matter) conversation was staged ...and that the hosts were masterfully showing how women would readily defend women, and at the same time men would defend men. And in both cases, it didn't matter whether their argument made sense or not ...it mattered more who they had decided to side with, in advance.
And it also appeared to me at this time, that Steven and Melanie were reading a script that they felt was as much opposite as possible from the way it usually is. If common etiquette means anything at all ...it usually speaks for the man paying for the meals, and for the woman to buy a $200 outfit.
They wanted callers to give their opinion ...and though I didn't listen to any more of the show, this has been my opinion written here.
This happens so often, that people argue for the Republican cause if they are Republicans ...and for the Democratic cause if they are Democrats. Men often have a perspective that women occasionally reject ...and women often have their ways that most men disagree with, though they dare not challenge.
This can apply to political differences, gender differences, racial differences, faith differences, generational differences ...to name a few.
Yet, those differences do not have to create an irreparable divide ...as long as we can be open to fair and reasonable dialogue. The problem is ...that too many people don't want to discuss things they've already formulated their attitude about. And they would rather name-call and insult, instead of giving ground for conversation or discussion.
Yes, we have good points, and legit grievances ...yet, how sincere are we about solving the problems we complain so vehemently about???
They invited Melanie on their radio show ...to tell her that Steven wasn't as happy about certain aspects of their relationship together as he may have thought he was. And Steven was also on the show to concur.
I thought, how poorly that was being handled ...thinking that Steven would have be able to talk to Melanie himself about this, instead of including the entire listening audience into aspects of their relationship. But, I listened on ...
The radio hosts asked Melanie why she always paid for the meal when her and Steven went out ...to which Melanie responded that she enjoyed lavishing Steven with gifts, which also included taking him out to places he liked to eat at. She seemed disappointed to think Steven didn't enjoy or appreciate this.
They then told Steven that Melanie had mentioned that she felt Steven didn't know how to budget his own money wisely ...having recently spent $200 on a single shirt.
At this point, the two male hosts began to defend Stevens point of view ...and the female host began defending how she guessed Melanie felt about all this.
And also at this point, I began to think that this very awkward (and in my opinion, inappropriate handling of a private matter) conversation was staged ...and that the hosts were masterfully showing how women would readily defend women, and at the same time men would defend men. And in both cases, it didn't matter whether their argument made sense or not ...it mattered more who they had decided to side with, in advance.
And it also appeared to me at this time, that Steven and Melanie were reading a script that they felt was as much opposite as possible from the way it usually is. If common etiquette means anything at all ...it usually speaks for the man paying for the meals, and for the woman to buy a $200 outfit.
They wanted callers to give their opinion ...and though I didn't listen to any more of the show, this has been my opinion written here.
This happens so often, that people argue for the Republican cause if they are Republicans ...and for the Democratic cause if they are Democrats. Men often have a perspective that women occasionally reject ...and women often have their ways that most men disagree with, though they dare not challenge.
This can apply to political differences, gender differences, racial differences, faith differences, generational differences ...to name a few.
Yet, those differences do not have to create an irreparable divide ...as long as we can be open to fair and reasonable dialogue. The problem is ...that too many people don't want to discuss things they've already formulated their attitude about. And they would rather name-call and insult, instead of giving ground for conversation or discussion.
Yes, we have good points, and legit grievances ...yet, how sincere are we about solving the problems we complain so vehemently about???
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