Alissa's news video

trying the video thang again with video and article by the lovely Alissa Smith - without her knowledge or permission, of course. I posted the video first and then plagiarized her article to run below the vid - I think I need to practice wrapping text and video or something because this looks kind of weird.

Boys, how often have you been in an argument with your significant other only to watch them stalk off in anger? I’m sure many of you have. The whole situation is aggravating and annoying to everyone involved. Because after the fight, is the waiting period. The period where no one is talking to the other and there are awkward silences when you’re put together. Could anything make it go away faster that doesn’t include postnuptial agreements or therapy?In a recent survey, men were asked if they would: “after an argument, that was [their] fault, with [their] significant other appreciate a list of five things [they] can do to make it up for her?” They were asked to pick one of three responses “Yes, I would appreciate it.” “No, I would not.” Or “I would rather figure it out on my own.”Not surprisingly, half of the men surveyed answered that no, they would not appreciate the list. One man responded back with “I would rather figure it out on my own.” Saying, “Where's the fun in a list?”For me, the more interesting part was the female response. Half the women surveyed replied to their survey question that no, it would not help in getting over the argument faster. One said “That would be a fairly easy ‘no, it wouldn’t!’”The women, who answered yes, were asked to come up with the list they would give to their boyfriends. These lists included things like buying her favorite food, massages, extra kisses, simply paying a little more attention to her, talk with her, a face to face apology, an offer to do something that she enjoys. These lists weren’t overwhelming and were not demanding to their significant others. They are simply things that all women like.More often than not after an argument with their boyfriends, women who bore the brunt of the argument (i.e. it was not their fault) feel unloved and unwanted. Depending on the woman there might be severely different reactions ranging from hysterics to complete withdrawal. How can you fix that?On Associatedcontent.com freelance writer Kelly R. gave a list of six things that guys could do to make the after math of a fighter easier on both parties.• Listen without trying to fix things• Listen without planning your rebuttal• Remember the things she likes• Call even when you don’t want to• Call her something sweet, a special pet name you might have• Take ownership (especially if its your fault)As stated earlier, women are not always looking for a man to show up with a dozen roses a sonnet and on a white horse to say that they are sorry. If you want to say sorry show up with a single flower (maybe something you hand picked) or even a goofy Hallmark card and that will be all you need to get her to listen to you.But remember boys; we may need pointers when it comes to you.

Lynne is practicing posting a video.