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Mystery woman
Men, do surveys and tips in books and magazines help you to understand women better? While you ponder this question, here is what the male species from all over India had to say when we threw this bouncer at them: The recently-carried hindustantimes.com survey reveals that as high as 44 per cent men read women-oriented books. Of this, 29 per cent read them to understand the likes and dislikes of women. As many as 55 per cent of men think that surveys help in understanding women better but women will always remain a mystery.
Men, do surveys and tips in books and magazines help you to understand women better? While you ponder this question, here is what the male species from all over India had to say when we threw this bouncer at them: The recently-carried hindustantimes.com survey reveals that as high as 44 per cent men read women-oriented books. Of this, 29 per cent read them to understand the likes and dislikes of women. As many as 55 per cent of men think that surveys help in understanding women better but women will always remain a mystery.
So there it is. They do go through the surveys to try and understand women better. But, it does not necessarily mean that they are wiser, having taken the plethora of quizzes.
Then why do magazines feature a hundred tips every two months asking men how well do they understand their ‘mysterious’ eves?
Says author-journalist Shobha De, “I feel there is a genuine effort by men to come to terms with modern women. Whether it’s books, magazines or Internet that focuses on women’s issues, they help create a bridge of understanding between men and women”.
The poll says that 42 per cent think that tips on ‘what women want’ help them in understanding women better and since the the deadlock continues, we turn to the youth brigade for some enlightenment on the issue.
Ragini Nayak, president, Delhi University, says, “An Indian woman doesn’t always think of alluring her spouse and these magazines only carry tips on how to keep your partner happy. I really don’t think that these surveys are of help.”
The bottomline then seems to be what a person who took the survey says, “The tips do help somewhat, but women will always remaina mystery.”
So should one gang up to put an end to these tips and surveys. On this topic, men stood united and unanimous: “No way. It’s fun.”
Men will be men and hey, if your man gives you space and independence what’s the harm if he flips through these surveys for a bit of fun? Don’t girls also look for some plain fun when they scan books and magazines to decode a man’s world?
