I wonder if men, because of work situations, are conditioned to hear what we expect to hear
For example, if I am in conversation about what "behaviour" this faulty machine exhibits, my concentration is focused on discovering the cause of the fault. If someone were to start talking about baseball, with the first words out of their mouth I would be saying to myself "how does this relate to the machine?" until I realize that there has been a change in the conversation focus. It is not what I expected to hear.
Similarily, when talking to my W, I am often confused because she will change the focus of the conversation without making me aware of it, then claim I am not listening. There is truth to this in that it is not what I am expecting. I expect to complete what was started, where as to her it either was finished or she does not want to finish it.
For now, for me to hear her is hard work. I have to be on my toes all the time. Probably good for me though, good practice for life.
