> MP>I have met a few women over the years... luckily ones I never dated... that
>   >came right out and said that they like to argue and don't like it when men
>   >won't argue with them.  Their reasoning, IIRC, is that sometimes they
>   >needed to be argued with for some validation purpose... my memory is hazy
>   >on that bit now.

> This suggests that I'm not the only person who had that problem..
> Is this a  'Male' thing?   B)

In this instance, I would say no it is not.  It is a problem for others,
IMHO.  

> MP>In some cases, no doubt, it had to do with them being upset with
>   >someone else... boss, co-worker, etc... that they didn't feel that
>   >they could argue with.

> I've met women who are frustrated at work and take it out on their
> husbands when they get home for that reason I guess.

> My first long term live-in girfriend (4.5 years) didn't have that
> problem.. She said exactly what she thought at work.. Of course
> she rarely kept a job for more than a few months..    B)

Well, there is that.  

Mike

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