DOUBLE THINK
I read in Cosmopolitan the other day that women think that men spend all their time thinking about football. Now that is probably based on the assumption that what people talk about most of the time is what they think about most of the time. Not so! Surveys tell us that the average American thinks about death every six seconds - but it’s hardly a constant topic of conversation. Men in particular are basically very reluctant to tell you what they are really thinking.
“I see Liverpool won again.” (Does George really like me or does he just think I’m a wimp?)
“Looks like they’re going to win the championship yet again.” (Kevin looks really rough. I bet his business is going to fold up.)
“But what’s happened to all the London teams?” (Jane was crying when I left for work this morning. George thinks I have a great marriage and a thriving business.)
“An unbiased ref would give some of them a better chance.” (George always looks so confident and in control of things.)
“Now Ian Rush is back from Italy he’s scoring goals like there’s no tomorrow.” (I wonder if I should ask Kevin about Jane? Or will he think I’m being nosey? Better stick to football.)
“Pity he’s Welsh....” (I wish George would really talk to me sometimes and not just go on about football.)
“But he could play for the England team if he wanted to.” (Somebody needs to talk to Kevin and help him sort himself out.)
“Did you see all that stuff in the Sunday Sport about his sex life?”
Now we have strayed on to a subject that men not only talk about all the time, but also think about all the time. But I am a mere bachelor and am embarrassed even to mention the subject. I thought ‘sex ‘ were things that posh people bought their coal in. Perhaps I’ll talk about sex in a future issue - I see West Ham are doing better this week...
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