I love it when Manny goes off about some woman. It usually takes a while for him to reach his bullshit limit and finally react to the shenanigans of his girl of the moment. She hears the milder version. I get the full, uncut and raw tirade. All of my guy friends swear that women are just as bad as men, and they get on me sometimes for not going hard on the ladies. He only reaches that level after enough irritation builds up. Once he starts talking, you know he has been holding it in for a while.

I’ve always said that most women are clueless when it comes to dating, another portion have no idea how to let a man be a man or accept their emotional role as a woman. I also know that women like to play little games, push a man’s button, anything to get the sleeping giant within to react. The bigger the reaction, the more she thinks he likes or loves her. That is the kind of nonsense that keeps things messy. Some women want proof through drama instead of words.

Of course, I listened quietly as Manny went off on this girl he was seeing. We’ll call her Mina. According to Manny, Mina tried to play him and he caught her in several little white lies. At first he didn’t raise an issue but he knew she was lying from jump. Since he’s not trying to make her his real girl, he picks and chooses his battles. He was more annoyed that she thought he was stupid enough to believe anything.

His other problem with Mina was that she got lazy with her appearance and home. When I met her, she was cute, but now she goes days without combing her hair and has gained weight. He complained that the way you get him is the way you keep him, and that he’s not trying to train her. She checks his Facebook account too, but he still keeps her around because the sex is crazy. That is usually how these situations stay alive. He knows it is a headache, but the payoff is enough for now.