Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti

I know, I normally hate generalizations, but this one’s worth a read. It’s interesting to see how the mind of the opposite sex works, and although I’m not sure about the accuracy but, it gave a lot of interesting insight as to why men view women the way they do and why there are often complications in relationships between men and women.

The link (after the break) is just an excerpt, but it makes me want to buy the book.

The book starts out explaining why men are like waffles. Waffles are sorted into little boxes, just like men sort details of their lives into boxes. That’s why they’re so good at staying focused; they stay in one box and work on whatever it is until it gets finished. Some boxes have thoughts and no words, which is why they have communication problems sometimes. Some boxes are completely empty, and this is where they go to relax.

It then explains why women are like spaghetti. With spaghetti, every noodle is connected to many other noodles. To women, it’s easy to find connections between everything. This is why they are so good at multitasking; all her thoughts and emotions are connected.

Because of this, conversations between men and women can get a bit odd. A woman can start talking about one thing and end up talking about something completely different. A man who is trying to listen is frantically jumping from box to box and may get lost.

When a man is stressed, he may park himself in an empty box. Sometimes, a woman might ask him what he’s thinking. If he said “nothing”, the woman would think he’s hiding something from her, because women can never imagine a time when there isn’t something going through her mind. So the man searches around for a nearby box to jump into, so he can pretend he was thinking about something like food or a book or something. Sometimes in the middle of a conversation, a man might pass through a blank box and essentially go blank. This of course, results in much awkwardness.

The book then goes on the mention many other differences between men and women, many of which are directly related to the ways their minds work. For example, little girls are taught to be sensitive, blend in, and not to be bossy. Little boys are taught to be dominant and know who’s on top. Many of these are things I agree with, but not all. For example, it says that “Men are the people of the ladder, women are the people of the circle” when my experiences have shown the reverse being true. I suppose it’s something that varies more from person to person than by gender, like many of the things in this exerpt.

The exerpt ends with 15 things women want from men and 17 things men want from women.

So, what do you think of this? Are these generalizations accurate? It has, after all, been scientifically proven that female and male brains are differently structured (women on average have a larger emotional side). Are any of these completely untrue or just stereotypes? I’d like to hear your points of view.