GIMA,

These are all positives. Keep going. We're waiting for a full report of today's events.

Dusting is DEFINITELY something a woman would notice, especially if a man hasn't done this routinely. This would make me stand up and take notice, although I might wonder what the #%$& was going on??????? It could raise suspicion, so be cautious not to overplay this card.....but it definitely would make most women stand up and take notice.

While on this topic I feel the need to address an issue that can have a MAJOR impact on women. GIMA and all you lurkers out there pay attention now. It would be interesting if other women out there chimed in too. What I am about to suggest is important to a lot of women, but the way a given woman feels about this I think really depends on how many men were in her family of origin.

It has ALWAYS been a major turn-off to me and many of my female friends if a man leaves the toilet seat up. I may take a lot of heat for this,.....but men, the toilet seat was most likely down when you walked into the bathroom, ......YOU put it up......so why won't you take a moment and put it DOWN again before you leave????? Pure and simple. This is a very small act that shows that you are being considerate of the women in the household and can speak VOLUMES. For right or wrong, whenever I see that a man left a toilet seat up my gut response (not a rationale response, I know) is that the man who left it up lacks consideration.

.............I know that this is not entirely rational, but it IS one of those things that can get you A LOT of mileage men. Even better, if you have not done this in the past, this change will certainly get attention from the woman in your life. wink

GIMA, I really appreciate your masculine feedback on my sitch too. The male brain has always been a mystery to me......but at the same time I am very appreciative of it. I never realized until this past year after the bomb how much time men spend trying to please the women in their lives. Wish I had known that before and shown my appreciation to H in ways that he could hear.

GAG