I've learned that sometimes you have to just let guys have "stuff". Like, when they've come up with a stellar idea and it's just not worth the effort or time to let them know you had the idea twenty minutes ago.A couple days ago, I was plagued with a dilemma. While ironing my black cowl-neck sweater and pencil skirt for work that morning, voila! I came up with the solution and proceeded to celebrate by walking into my home office and pressing my EASY button.
No more than fifteen minutes later, my S.O. calls me with about a thousand dollars worth of excitement in his voice. Now, I had previously shared my need for a resolution with him before he left for work. "Hey babe! I've got the best solution...." And he proceeds to spill the beans, albeit the same beans I had already cooked up fifteen minutes prior.
Nevertheless, I let him have that. I'm pretty sure he had his own set of concerns for the day. But evidently, he was taking time out of his busy NASCAR-esque drive to work to figure out a solution to my problem. So why steal his thunder and gratification? It is my belief that men need to feel needed, so sometimes, you've just gotta roll with the punches. Let's face it, they were classic solution-providers, long before the job description for the same title ever existed.
