11 Things Women Hate Hearing From Their Men

Hello, men! Sometimes, you really know what to say. However, a lot of the time, you really know what not to say: and then proceed to say it anyway. WHY!? It's like you want us to have contempt for you! Here are 11 things women really hate hearing from their men:

1. “Well, what do you want me to do about it?”
Hello kind sirs all around the globe! Most of the time, we don't want you to fix us or whatever it is that's ailing us. Women like for you to listen! Just listen to us and generally we will begin to feel better and appreciate you just being there.

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2. An insincere “Sorry”
What is worse than someone who says they are sorry when they don't mean it? It's like saying, “Here, I'll say sorry because I think that's what will end this conversation the fastest. Then I can get back to whatever I was doing and completely disregard your feelings on this issue.” Don't say you're sorry unless you mean it. Then at least try to say why you're sorry.

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3. “Eating a salad every once in a while wouldn't kill you.”
No, but saying that to me might result in the end of you. *Queue crazy girlfriend music*

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4. “Calm down.”
Do you know the fastest way to make a woman lose her ever-loving mind? Tell her to calm down. I guarantee you, this will get you the opposite of calm. Don't say it.

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5. “It's no big deal. You're making a mountain out of a mole hill.”
It might not be a big deal to you, but it is a big deal to us, or else we wouldn't be making a fuss about it! Don't add insult to injury either by indicating we are blowing the problem out of proportion. Just because you don't understand it, doesn't mean our concerns about an issue aren't perfectly valid and worthy of discussion.

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6. “You're acting crazy.”
This is one of the all time top “Never say this to a woman in your life” sayings. You hear in your mind, casually, “You're acting crazy.” Women hear, “Crazy? You think I am CRAZY? Alight, fine, I will SHOW you crazy!” Expect crazy behavior to then commence in every way.

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7. “You're just overreacting.”
Very similar to the accusation of being crazy is the accusation of exaggeration. Women don't overreact – we get emotional through no fault of our own sometimes. Get it right! In all seriousness, women don't like to be told they're overreacting. It makes us feel like somehow our emotional response is in some way wrong because it didn't meet your expectations. Not cool, dude.

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8. “Are you on your period?”
Are you kidding me? A classic rookie mistake is asking if she is on her period during a conversation in which you disagree with one another. Asking a woman if she's on her period because you think she's expressing herself in an undesirable way is essentially saying, “You must be hormonal to take such a stupid/wrong/emotional/irrational/opposite stance from mine.” It's rude and hurtful to discount a woman's opinion by using her hormones as a blanket excuse for why you don't like her opinion.

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9. “Eat something! You need a little more meat on your bones anyway.”
I'm sorry, us women didn't know we were here solely for your viewing benefit. Please tell me more about how my body is your business.

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10. “Why aren't you smiling? You should be smiling.”
Just because women are women doesn't mean they have to constantly be smiling. Women are human. Humans have a range of emotions. Sometimes, we just don't feel like smiling. Some of us were also just genetically blessed with resting you-know-what face. It happens. Get over it.

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11. “You look tired.”
Women don't generally ever want to be told that they look tired. Looking tired is sometimes a person's way of saying you look old. It's just kind of rude to tell a woman she looks tired, you know? Unless you're going to offer to pamper her and allow her to get plenty of rest, shy away from telling her she looks tired.

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Attention men everywhere: Next time you want to say one of the above sayings, pick something else for her benefit and yours!