The Problem with Women
“Dang it!”
The keys were in the ignition. He saw them through the side window. A locksmith might be available, but it was Sunday and it would be expensive.
“I have some old, saved keys,” his wife said and went inside.
“How childish,” he muttered angrily, “to believe that any house key would fit the car lock.”
He was still trying to think logically when she returned.
“Let’s try this one.”
It was a padlock key, totally different from the car key. Quietly, he grumbled something about intelligence and “women’s irrational thinking.”
The door opened!
He didn’t return her smile.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleLaughter is such good medicine! Being able to laugh at yourself is also a hallmark of an exceptional writer and human being. This is a story we can all connect with. Great writing!
Ha, ha, Christer, I bet it was you who left the keys in the car! I can hear the grinding of teeth here. I wonder if he bought his wife a car as an apology?
How did you know, Eric? Yes, it was me, haha, but it was my brother’s wife who opened the trunk. And yes, I was very skeptical, to say the least, and I was already angry (at myself), but I managed to keep my mouth shut, so I didn’t have to buy anybody a car.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHello Christer, just calling in on you, to make sure everthing is ok! I know there are troubling times where you live.
Hi Eric, I am so sorry that I haven’t answered you before. The reason is that I didn’t see your post until today. Usually I get a notification via email when there is a message for me, but not this time. I am ok. Out here in the countryside things are almost normal, although there is a shortage of several products in the stores due to the fact that several roads are… Read more »
Christer, this reminded me of when I was blamed for misplacing our car keys years ago, only for my husband to find them in his jeans pocket. The place I told him to look several times! I can picture your protagonist not being impressed with the key actually working!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWhy do women always have to be right when it is we, the superior and intelligent men, who do all the logical thinking? It’s not fair! Tell your husband that I sympathize with him.
Poor men, hey? There is a slight possibility that your message might not reach him 🙂 I will never hear the end of it!
Hee hee, this is fun Christer; and so absolutely, 100% accurate ? The female of the species rule; we’re always right ?
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI think Carrie has said it all. We rest our collective case. ?
It’s a conspiracy, I think, between the female species and the shrewd snake, against us, the poor, suffering and hard-thinking men.
I hate to admit that you are right, Carrie. “Dang it” once more!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI rest my my case ?
A friend once asked me ‘why do women want to be equal to men when we have always been superior?’ and this came to mind when I read your story Christer ? . Great story and that title was clickbait if ever there was one!
Your friend must be quite the character, Linda, and you’re right it’s so fitting with this theme.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleAnd you’re correct about the title. It’s definitely click-bait, which is a nice change, since most of the stories, including mine too, are declarative, meaning without even reading we know the plot. However, this is so different and unique because the story catches us by surprise. I will definitely try this technique out.
I’m glad that the title lured you into reading the story, Linda. And I guess you already knew what it refers to: that women always are right, even when their thinking doesn’t follow the straight paths.
You have got it in one Linda, but then, have you, is there a sting in the tale. Crafty Christer, the angler?
Sting in the tale
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI’ve managed to cry in these short stories of 100 words but I’ve not yet to burst into tears of laughter! However, you managed to do that with this little piece, Christer.
Thank you, Katy. Actually, you are touching another point that always makes women win: to cry is the final trump card whenever there is a conflict between men and women. I bet you already tried that technique out!
Are you saying Katy would make a town crier?
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI had to look up the word “town crier” Eric, and it strikes me that only men were town criers. I think women would have been better at it. Mainly because they always know what’s true and not, and secondly because they could put in more emotions in their announcements.
Oo!
Great story. Tough to write a well-rounded story in 100 words, but you nailed it. And others have noted, the title will draw in the readers. Should be a winner.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you, Alan. Maybe your thought makes sense in a logical way. But there are always other, better reasons for women to win.
A really funny story. Reminds me of my mother, when I can’t find something, she helps me and finds it magically. ?
One day, Brigitta, you will discover that you also have that same gift. It’s heriditary for all women, like it or not. I think it comes automatically when they marry, as a gift for the woman and as a punishment for her husband. The man who wrote Genesis left it out of the Bible because he was embarassed about it, but it happened because Adam blamed Eva for the incident with the… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI guess it’s inevitable then. ? I think the first man was like “If I have to struggle with this magical creature, you better do it too, I won’t help you”. ?
Most women have that magic, unexplainable power, unfathomable to men.
I had to read this as soon as I saw the title. Great use of humor!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWhat do you mean with “humour,” Danielle? Did the man in this story laugh?
No, but I did!
Ok, Danielle, it’s one of your privileges as a woman: to get the last laugh. It’s OK. I’ll do my best to get over it.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThis is a nice story. I was drawn by the title. I’ll try that trick too. Indeed a woman complements a man. Should I say in our thinking. A nice write.
Thank you, Thompson. Yes, men and women have their differences. Sometimes it seems like a problem, other times as a blessing. But as you say, we complete each other.
As I read the title, it makes me intrigued by the content. And I found it very funny, you nailed it for 100 words. It is a well-written piece. Good job, Christer.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleIt was fun to write it, Lotchie. Basically, it is a true story. It is interesting to look at and laugh at the male and the female differences. Sometimes we get irritated with each other, but then again, we complete each other and enjoy the differences. I like self-irony very much, especially when men can see through their own arrogance and vulnerability.
Yes. I agree. The important thing is, men or women are willing to accept and deal with each other’s differences with deep understanding.