For some reason, whenever I blog about myself it struggles to get
the astronomical views I receive when writing canonical pieces such as NWC
Media Day and Relationships 101. I should not be surprised that NWC loves hearing about relationships. With these overwhelming stats I decided at the
last second to not write a blog on my drive back to Iowa. Ok thanks for calling
my bluff on that one. I have been hounded by people on the outside to write
another blog. As a late Christmas gift to all of my followers I give to you
another post. This is about the time of year most people finally get their
Christmas letters out and you can put this post in a similar category based on
its timeliness. For those of you who were wishing for post season football
awards or intramural basketball media day, Santa did not come with those. Santa
did come with Relationships 102 which is truly the gift that keeps on giving.
Merry Christmas.
Sometime back I promised a few things. The first was that I would
give another personal shout out to Josh Swore for finally passing an online
course I teach. Swore has mentioned several times to me that I need to write an
entire post about him, and I still feel this is unnecessary. The second item I
promised was to write what I had coined "Relationships 102: How to Read
Men Like a Book" so here goes nothing.
Some things to remember before I start. All men are the same at
some level. We are simple and logical creatures who often do not find ourselves
in tune with the emotional realm. Trust me ladies, you want this from men.
Imagine an emotional man at the same time you ladies are overly emotional.
YIKES (Natures natural balance where guys get the short end of the stick if they
have reached relationships 201). Therefore, since we are logical, I give to you
several tests that can be used to read men and their "feelings." Truly
you are reading their thoughts because what they think and do will tell you
exactly what he is feeling. The more tests you find coinciding with his
behavior the more sure you can be about how he feels. Really what these tests
are designed to do is help answer the question 'Does this guy like me?' Women
the last thing to remember is to not read too much into anything. Stick to the
question ‘Does this guy like me?’ and try not to keep asking yourself ‘What did
that mean?’ Once again let me remind you that men are simple. Pay attention to
what he does more than what he says, at least in the initial phases. All these
tests are simple (just like men) and can be done by any girl.
Social Media Test
This test is fairly simple and one of the earliest of the tests.
Everyone has Facebook and a majority have Twitter as well. How much does
this guy pop up on your news feed? Have you noticed him liking pictures that he
would have had to search through your profile a bit to find? Is he commenting
on some of those same type of photos? Does he comment or like every status
update you have? Does he favorite, retweet, or reply to several of your tweets?
For me, this test usually confirms what I already know. If I were a lady
I would use this test as a starting point to give me hints. Obviously there are
some people who live on social media sites and some people who barely use them.
For this very reason, the social media test is a starting point. Continued
social media interaction in anyway should simply be taken note of.
Bump Into Test
This test is hard to identify if you do not know what you are
looking for. It can even be tricky if you understand what is going on. I am not
100% positive, but I am fairly sure women do this very thing to a certain
extent as well. The difficult thing to not do with this test is to read too
much into the scenario, and trust me, that is what women do about everything
men related. Men have an innate ability to "bump into" women we have
a particular liking. This does not mean that he literally bumps into you on the
sidewalk. Guys I do not recommend trying that. It simply means that this guy
seems to run into you in casual, normal settings. Let me try and give an
example to make this test a bit more clear. Both the guy and girl frequent the
library for personal studies. The two of you have been acquaintances for
some time, but recently you think he may have some interest. You both have your
own separate table at the library, but you notice that when he gets up to use
the restroom he goes a little out of his way to walk by your table and say
hi. This is pretty classic.
Looking Test
This test is similar to the Bump Into test in that it can be hard
to identify if you are not paying attention. Also, similar to the Bump Into
test, the Looking test is done by women as well. Both men and women are very
sneaky with this test because there is a fear of getting caught staring. Do you
ever catch this guy looking across the room at you when you are not talking or
making an abnormal movement. I decided to add the abnormal movement part
because the eye is naturally tuned to look toward any type of movement. Just
try and not look up when someone enters a room. Every man has ADD to some
extent so expect him to be distracted by abnormal movement. I do not remember
where I heard or saw this trick, but if I were a female I would yawn and then
look around to see who else is yawning. I already stated that the social media
test is the very beginning of the tests but the Looking Test has potential to
precede the Social Media Test.
Name Test
This is the hardest test to determine the true results. Many
studies have been done and they all say that when a guy/girl likes a girl/guy
they are more apt to use their name instead of common pronouns. This is the
hardest test because your name can be used by anyone. However, the frequency by
which it is used will answer this test question for you. In a normal
conversation, two or three times is a lot. In text messages, check for
something like this… “How u doin? compared to “How u doin today (insert your
name)? Which one sounds better ladies? Pick number 2 my lord (Shrek quote).
A small side note to look for in the name test is to check for a
nickname. Sometimes he will use the nickname right in front of you and that is
a dead giveaway. Especially early, do not count on this one. More than likely
he has some sort of nickname or even a code name for you. It is possible that
he could be talking about you while you are in the same room and you would not
even know it. Men are weird like that. I would love to insert some examples
here, but I cannot giveaway some of the nickname secrets. Do not worry too much
about this one women and simply let it slide. If things progress towards
relationships 201 you will usually learn the nicknames he has for you.
Laugh Test
This is probably my favorite test. Men and women both do this test
as well. I hate to break it to you women but in general men are funnier. For
the most part a quality women are looking for in a man is to have a good sense
of humor. Men have a similar want for a sense of humor in women. However, men
know that women are naturally not going to be as funny as their dude friends.
So what is there to test? Watch how much he laughs at what you say including
text messages. He wants you to be funny so if he laughs even at things which
are not very funny, he is somehow making himself think that you are funnier
than you actually are. The funnier you are the less he will find himself
laughing at pointless things because his need for you to be funny has been
satisfied. Have a good sense of humor ladies, and if you do not, be sure that
he will be laughing at things that are not that funny.
Physical Test
Watch a bunch of guys for just a few minutes to realize they are
physically beings. Even the completely straight guys seem to always be touching
each other in some fashion. Thus the butt slap in sports, created by completely
straight men that could be viewed as homosexual in any other setting. Oxymoronic.
Be thankful ladies if you are going after a solid guy he will not be butt
slapping you anytime soon. That being said, his physical nature is still in
full rage. Watch for simple acts of physical nature. Fist pounds, high fives,
handshakes, a pat on the back, a nudge, all are good examples of early physical
tests. Men want to touch.
Out of the Way Test
This is one of the more comical tests especially when you know a
guy likes a girl and you see him doing this. Everyone is selfish to some extent
and I think men in general are more selfish creatures than women. The Out of
the Way Test is an act of pure unselfishness. If a man goes out of his way for
a girl it is a good sign that he has some interest. Something as simple as
watching a movie he would rather not watch could be seen as him going out of
the way for you. Anytime he does something he absolutely does not want to do
but does not complain about it, he passes this test. Every man in relationships
201+ has done this and it is not a sign of being whipped.
Emoticon Test
If you are a girl and need this test to confirm the overlying
question, the dude needs to work on his cues or you are off in your own little
world. Men have no uses for emoticons in texts except for bromance texts or to
flirt. More than 1 emoticon ought to give it away. :) and ;) are good. Run if
you see <3.
Well ladies there you have it. It really is this simple. Remember,
do not read into anything too much and never over think anything. Chances are
he does not even remember what he said or did to make you over think something.
Use facts and logic only and you are well on your well to understanding his
thoughts which truly lead to his feelings.
Feel free to comment below on anything you disagree with or would like better clarification. I know Relationships 101 had some strong disagreements about certain points from the XX population and many of these may be left unanswered.
It has been a fun ride with Yahtzee’s Roll, but I am officially announcing
my retirement from Yahtzee's Roll on Life effective the 31st of March 2013. NWC Media Day received 88 views at the time of this post and I would love to see this post break 100 as my finale. I want to thank all
my followers who have made this possible. Lastly, I want to thank myself for
being awesome.
Keep Rollin Yahtzee's
