Are You Sharing Too Much With Your Boo? Things Men Just Don’t Want To Know

September 17th, 2012 - By Julia Austin

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Men are always saying women talk too much. They don’t really mean it: they love us. When it comes to the basics—our career, our feelings, our wellbeing—the good guys do want to know. So where does the notion that women talk too much come from? This.

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  • jessicaL

    This is probably the most stupid set of advice ever. Basically you can’t talk about anything. The woman should just be a robot and fake so the poor man won’t have to deal with their lover opinions, feelings, and experiences. BULLCRAP! This article is lame. We are more sensitive than men but thats what makes us equipped to be mothers, so men should appreciate it. If they don’t like anything a woman has to say, maybe they prefer other men. I’ve noticed two things about ladies who get and keep a man. Number 1, they are honest, open, and non apologetic about how they feel. Feeling are feelings and men should not get offended by how a woman feels emotionally and physically; some men should be taught to be more caring. Number 2. Woman should not really care about sooooo many rules about how to act, just be yourself!! : )

  • Brianna

    This is very sexcist. And obviously written by a man. First of all, you must be writing about yourself and you shouldnt speak for every man. My boyfriend and I always share opinions on movies and video games. He has always valued my opinion. Secondly, My boyfriend always asks if im in pain when im on my period. So you shouldnt write something that isnt based on facts. Just saying.

  • Nope

    Add to the list he doesn’t want to hear about how horrible you day was every damn day/complaint without solutions.

  • hollyw

    Ummm this article was uber-traditional and stereotypical, devoid of any modern advice for today’s woman… I stopped at 7.

    …next time, some things that weren’t researched in a 1990′s edition of Cosmo?

    • child of God

      ok I read all the responses so far and I see only women have commented so let me just let you all know…This article is so right, whether you like it or not, we do not care about any of these topics, except maybe love and hip hop atlanta, i must admit i do like that show… but no, we don’t wanna hear about your ex, or the time of the month, or you nagging about something trivial, it gets on our nerves and makes us resent you..w/ that being said I know we do a million things that women don’t like, we would like for you all to express that to us, so we can get on the same accord. But we do not care about when is Kim going to marry Kanye, the homosexual… please don’t take my response the wrong way, just letting you all know to be easy w/ the girly topics, we are men not women

      • Nope

        “we are men not women”

        That is something I have to constantly remind my wife of, even before marriage. If you want to relate to someone as a woman, that’s what you’re girlfriends are for. As a man I can’t compete with her office full of women gossiping, complaining, and talking in general all day long about nothing particularly important.

        • child of God

          thank you brother

  • sabrina

    Listen, MN…I haven’t commented about this because I just sucked things up. But seriously with the 15 slides??? This is like the 5th time you’ve done this. And each page has about a sentence or two…aww c’mon! Y’all know y’all could’ve put this into two pages. I seriously don’t have time to click through all those pages.

    • hollyw

      Ikr?! With all these ridiculous, wifi-clogging ads, it amounts to ‘just not worth my time’ =|

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/SG5QWRJ76HX7CUQZONIGTKARPI slp2011

    I only got through slide 6 because I’m tired of clicking. Anywho, I think that after you’ve been in a long-term relationship, it’s natural to talk about body issues. A man who can’t handle hearing about that time of the month is probably immature.

  • chessica450

    I DISAGREE!! with His Passions??? this article went completely off by saying that a man dont want to hear his boo’s opinion on Call of Duty (COD), Star Wars, Hot Tub Time Machine etc like GTFOH with that!! that’s a man’s dream girl right there!! a girl that shares his same interest with after all she is his best friend!! me and my BF are best friends, we play video games together, and share the same morals, values etc I cannot find any guy that wouldn’t be impressed with a woman that can hook up her X-BOX/PS-3 and actually play beside him (besides cooking, laundry and sex and taking care of him -___-) this article is waaaaayyy off with that

    • http://www.facebook.com/taryn.swain1 Taryn Bryant

      And the way you see things chessica450 is exactly why you’ll be snapped up before long. Before my husband and I were married, I was his best bud too. Almost married for 14 years now. Met and married within 9 months. We are married and still friends.

      • DidSheReallyGoThere

        Thanks Taryn. It’s relationships like yours that I set my hopes and expectations upon. A Soul Mate who can relate like a very best friend; with whom I share EVERYTHING….cemented by our inexhaustible physical cravings for each other in a committed, monogamous setting. Thanks!

    • Kayo Halana Malie

      I’ve found that guys like it when I can talk about video games with them since I play them too.

  • GetItTogether

    my man is gunna listen to anything i wanna talk about soo yea. lol

  • Candacey Doris

    I have to disagree with you on some of these. I’ve never met a guy that disliked having a girl with some of the same interests as them. Shared passions are FUN and can keep two people together. Opposites may attract, but people that are the same stay together. And while he doesn’t want to hear about the Kardashians, if you’re into a non-trashy show, he might not mind. As for the bathroom issue, while a man may be squeamish about hearing about his new girlfriend’s bathroom issues, I’ve noticed none of my longterm/married friends have the same hangups. Are you talking about men or boys? Because apart from the common sense parts (hopefully not talking about exes is common sense) this seems more like a tip for young women on how to not be yourself with your college boyfriend.

    • chessica450

      AAAANNNDD!! I actually got my BF hooked on those same reality shows lmafao #guiltyPleasures like Love & hip hop, Kardashians, Bad Girls Club, T.I & Tiny, shows that I like that he didn’t like at first he be askin me questions and wanting to know what happend with who lmfao!! men actually DO! be secretly liking those shows but dont wanna admit it!! shoot that’s like saying men dont GOSSIP & Talk trust me they do!!

      • Candacey Doris

        You know what, you’re right. My bro pretends he hates BBW:LA but he’s watching with one eye when my sis in law watches. Caught him at it. It depends on the guy, really.

  • L-Boogie

    Stay single. Works every time.

    • MsRedBone

      L-Boogie you must have hella toys and an awesome finger because ‘stay single’ is your answer for everything….#GetLaidSometimes

      • DidSheReallyGoThere

        MsRedBone….I’ve observed L-Boogie’s blunt-cut Realness and admire it! It’s ‘ladies’ like yourself who moniker their Blogging name after willie lynch ideology that are further complicating interpersonal relations in today’s Dating industry. L-Boogie is guarding herself against ridiculous theories like these. It’s amazing when a FEMALE blogger is encouraging a Woman of 2012 to act like a Woman of 1947. It’s sad when your first instinctual reply to an Independent Woman is ‘You must need some d!(k”. How’s that workin out for you…..once you grant entry to the many men who are probably just lookin to ‘see what it’s like’ to ‘get them a redbone’? Yo’ name ain’t Mrs.; so instead of hatin on a Strong Black Woman…..you oughtta Inbox L-Boogie for some more pointers.

        • Hmph

          -_- facepalm.
          *smh, walks away without saying a word…*

  • http://twitter.com/VictoriaGrooves Victoria grooves

    Um can u make it easier and give me a list of things I can talk about?

  • ThisChick

    So basically don’t talk to them? Ok