This post is for guys who still think that women are dumb…. It’s not about opening doors and offering seats anymore… It’s all about reveling in the differences between men and women, and respecting what each is capable of.

Gift-giving time is upon us once again, and “hello” we say to the season of generosity and splurging! We receive gifts from our friends, families, partners, children and even strangers who just want to give you something.

Let me relate a gift-giving horror story that tells of how a girl got into a rut relationship with a loser who kept track of every single gift he has ever given to his girlfriend. Sounds fun? Read on.

Lovers Quarrel

People in relationships fight all the time, that’s not uncommon. But what if the fight ends with the guy listing out all his expenses during their relationship? Most guys I’ve met will hastily pick up the tab in the restaurant before their girlfriends could even lift a finger in protest. Chivalrous, yes, and generous too. This case is the same with this guy in the story. The girlfriend, blissfully ignoring all the literature she has read about “no free lunch in life”, sits prettily and thinks that she’s the luckiest girl in the world.

Things get ugly when fights come around. Man, the guy does have a good memory when it comes to gifts, but less so when it comes to other things! And after a few sessions of this, the girl gets fed up, asks me on what to do and I offer a very simple suggestion.

Me: Do you guys make love?

Her: Yes, of course.

Me: Then the next time you do it with him, tell him that you charge per hour and that extra efforts on your part will cost him.

Her: (speechless at first, then says…) Are you serious?!?

Me: Ok, you don’t have to tell him all that while you’re at it, but keep a list of all the things you did, how long it took and the number of times you had to drink painkillers to accommodate his pleasure. Then, the next time you fight and he lists all the things he has given you… force him to convert that into a monetary value then deduct from that the monetary value of your “service”. Then PAY him, if applicable.

Her: (Laughing like a hyena now) That will teach him, I guess.

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Chivalrous indeed.