Women upset everything. When you let them into your life, you find that the woman is driving at one thing and you're driving at another.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Women can complicate a man's life because their priorities often differ from his own.
- In plain terms
- Women complicate life because they want different things.
- What can you take from it?
- Different priorities often cause conflict in relationships.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you and your partner want different things?
- Is conflict caused by gender?
Another view
It generalizes gender roles and implies women are inherently disruptive.
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