Women Don’t Nag

I want to point out, once and for all, that women do not ‘nag’.

The dictionary definition of ‘nag’ is to ‘annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging’.  Therefore men MISTAKENLY think that women nag because some men have… How shall I put it? …a tendency to ‘procrastinate’ (‘defer action’)…sometimes indefinitely…and then women have to repeat themselves.

Which (and I’ll go out on a limb saying this) is actually much more annoying and irritating for the woman.

What women do is simply try to ‘persuade’ their loved ones (‘convince; induce; lure; entice’) that ‘teamwork’ (‘the combined action of a team especially when effective and efficient’) will lead to a more ‘harmonious’ home (‘free from disagreement or dissent’).

Some men take this persuasion as ‘criticism’ (‘fault finding’) when in fact it is nothing more than a gentle ‘reminder’ (‘a thing to cause (a person) to remember a commitment’) following initial inaction.

And yet it could be suggested (in a serene and sensible manner of course) that if men were not so…’reluctant’ (‘unwilling; disinclined’) to complete tasks the first time they were asked their women folk wouldn’t feel ‘affronted’ (‘openly insulted’) and then ‘compelled’ (‘forcibly driven’) to repeat their request (‘expressed wish’).

Because whilst women believe themselves to be ‘reasonable’ creatures (‘having sound judgement; moderate; ready to listen to reason; not absurd’) they are also of the ‘opinion’ (‘a view held as probable’) that men’s assistance in looking after the children and the house should be ‘compulsory’ (‘essential; necessary’) regardless of who works what hours outside the home, yet sometimes feel their beloved other halves regard it as ‘optional’ (‘not obligatory’).

The situation is then inclined to ‘deteriorate’ (‘become bad or worse’) when this is dismissed as a ‘trifle’ (‘a thing of slight value or importance’) or a ‘quibble’ (‘a petty objection; trivial point of consequence’).

In many homes (not necessarily mine, per se), this can develop into ‘a bone of contention’ (‘a source or ground of dispute’) and could be viewed, by some women (not necessarily me, per se), as a sign of being ‘taken for granted’ (‘to cease to be appreciated through familiarity’).

At this point some women may choose to inject a little ‘humour’ (‘amusement or comedy’) into the situation by asking her better half who he thinks will complete the tasks if he doesn’t?  The ‘fairies’ (‘small imaginary beings of human form, believed to possess magical powers’), perhaps?

By no means should men take this light-hearted ‘banter’ (‘good humoured teasing’) as ‘facetiousness’ (‘flippant or inopportune humour’) or indeed ‘nagging’ (see definition above) even if it occasionally comes across less as ‘friendly’ (‘not hostile; prompted by kindness; favourably disposed; ready to approve or help’) and more as ‘wrathful’ (‘extremely angry’).

In this instance, men would be strongly ‘advised’ (‘recommended a course of action’) to do what is being asked straight away and without question.  They should by no means relate this reaction to ‘hormones’ (‘a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action’).

Nor should a ‘joke’ (‘a thing said or done to excite laughter’) be made about ‘menstruation’ (‘the process of discharging blood and other materials from the lining of the uterus in sexually mature non-pregnant women at intervals of about one lunar month until the menopause’).

Should the woman’s perfectly reasonable and timely request be dismissed in such a ‘chauvinistic’ way (‘excessive loyalty to men and prejudice against women’), the man may well find himself with ‘concussion’ (‘temporary unconsciousness or incapacity due to a blow on the head’) followed by a long period of ‘celibacy’ (‘abstaining from sexual relations’).

In conclusion: women do not nag.  Quite the opposite, in fact.  Women simply ‘encourage’ (give confidence or hope to; urge, advise, stimulate by help or reward’) their menfolk to contribute towards the ‘harmonious home’ purely for their own ‘benefit’ (‘a favourable or helpful factor or circumstance; advantage, profit’).

Let me explain; a happier OH with more time on her hands will almost certainly be more ‘predisposed’ (influenced favourably in advance’) to the suggestion of more ‘rumpy pumpy’, ‘how’s your father?’, ‘jiggy jiggy’, ‘hanky panky’ and ‘hide the canoli’ (OK, so a bracketed definition probably isn’t necessary). 😉