FW: Good explanation!

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>>>>> "Rachel" == Rachel Ramos <rramos@acad1.sahs.uth.tmc.edu> writes:

    >>  I think my error is that I always try to attach semantics to
    >> an utterance according to the definitions given by Webster, but
    >> then he was a man too :-(
    >> 
    >> Wht don't women write dictionaries, so we men can understand
    >> what you mean?
    >> 

    Rachel> Well, brother the dictionary would have to look something
    Rachel> like this.

    Rachel> Statement:

    Rachel> "I just don't want to do this (task, project, ministry,
    Rachel> whatever) any more."

    Rachel> Spiritual Definition - She really wants to do it, but she
    Rachel> isn't sure if it's the will of God.  She wants you to pray
    Rachel> with her about it.

Why doesn't she just say "Pray with me about this (*) so I can learn
God's will about it."

    Rachel> Approval Definition - She really wants to do it, but she
    Rachel> wants the approval of her husband, she wants you to tell
    Rachel> her it's o.k. with you for her to do it.

Why doesn't she ask if its OK?

    Rachel> Discouraged Definition - She really wants to do it she
    Rachel> just wants you to encourage her to do it because she gets
    Rachel> a lot of her self worth from her husband.

Why doesn't she actually express the uncertainty, instead of total
negativism?

    Rachel> Tired Definition - Her body that gets tired a lot quicker
    Rachel> than yours is running out of energy.  She still wants to
    Rachel> do it, but she wants you to help her with the house work
    Rachel> so she has the energy to do it.

Forget the housework!  (That's what I do when I am out alone on a
contract.  When the apartment gets too dirty, its time to take a new
contract somewhere else ;-)

    Rachel> Rational (Webster type definition)- She really doesn't
    Rachel> want to do it any more.

And she actually said so, and meant it, praise God!

    Rachel> Well, if women weren't so complex, we'd be awfully boring,
    Rachel> don't you think?

Do you find men boring?   ;-)

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