Men and Ultimatums

ladies ladies ladies- you need to know men better.
we just want to be left alone and do what we want to do type of thing.

ultimatums

given two options, we will pick what makes sense to us, as in my example..
men react very differently to blackmail and threats..

telling you chicas for your own benefits, what u can get with a smile and love, u can not even get a fraction of that by ultimatums and threats.

obviously I am talking about regular stuff, if its a major marital issue, then the sort yourself out or I leave may work..but apply very carefully, the dude may have had enough of nagging and would be like sure..sayonara

but why? if it were me I would be like okay, I will go watch my games at the pub with the lads now, see ya.

ultimatums have to match the situation, for something lame like take me for chinese or I am going to leave the house, I would be like, oh great very mature…bye, dont let the door hit you in the back. go tell the world u left because I did not take u for chinese..

Nope, that type of antics would just piss the dude off and expect a backlash. I would be like, fine I cant do what I was doing, but that does not mean u get your way..I will go do something else. had u talked to me rationally, maybe but if its war you want, war you will get, and dunya idher ki udher ho jaye, now I will not do what you wanted. period.

and men are not like this in just marital stuff, but other stuff as well.

yup instead of using logic, throw my stuff away and watch me do the same. or smoke on purpose

summary: use ultimatums rarely and magnitude has to be proiportional to situation at hand
be ready that the dude goes for what u did not want him to pick
dont start a war of action, cancelling subscriptions, hiding stuff, it will escalate it
and yeah dont put your mitts on the dude’s stuff. pulling the plug, hiding something type of things

you will not be a happy camper..

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i dont think ive ever used an ultimatum... well with the munchkin but not the hubz.

I dont like conditions... if they dont wanna do something you have asked, then whats the point in pushing them? I dont like ultimatums being used on me, hence i wouldnt ever use them on the hubz

Yep!

Men and ultimatums don't go together!

:lifey: u got it ..thats exactly the point

hahah yeah ever seen dudes giving each other ultimatums..
they are given in jest and the response is even more in jest

like..'dude..either you get your ass up so we can go to the game or i post last weekends picture on facebook'

response ' hey I have another option, why dont you post a pic of me ^&& your ^%&"

thats men and ultimatums for u

lol.......

..And don't be surprised if he he gives the whole album to post, saying:

''do you mind?"

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What I got out of this thread was … bascially MEN are willing to be NICELY manipulated (you are such a MAN and can you please do this… ) into doing anything but not in a straightforward ultimatum kinda way.

And then they say women are complicated (or make things complicated) :rolleyes:

I give up

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not manipulated, hate manipulation, but a nice request that makes sense which is considerate of the dude regardless of how much you dont understand what he is doing, thats the way to go.

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^ yes..

And men are willing to fake being 'ulloo' if only women can learn how to! ;)

Don't give up njgal, try men, they are sometimes 'real fakers' (not in sexual way) but you will get what you want!

P.S. I just realized the word "real fakers".. Not going there now!

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My husband gives me ultimatums all the time. do this or get tickled. I hate being tickled. :(

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grandmas say something about... catching flies with honey than vinegar.

:omg: