On Dennis Prager’s show Jan. 5, Alison Armstrong said: “A man’s safety lies in his productivity, his ability to produce results. If a man is trusted and respected, he has the biggest access to productivity. You’ll bring out the worst in a man if you disrespect him (particularly publicly) or distrust him.”
“What makes a woman feel safe is when she feels connected.”
Dennis: “If my wife were to differ with me a lot, I would think the connection were breaking.”
Alison: “A man’s opinions are very different from a woman’s opinions. More precisely, the masculine relationship to opinions is different from the feminine relationship to opinions. If you ask me for my opinion, you will get my opinion in the moment. There’s no commitment involved. If you ask a man what he thinks, you will get a product of his values and the information he trusts. His values are who he is. He puts together who he is with the information he has validated over a lifetime, so he forms opinions. So every opinion he has is the best he has to offer.”
“A man’s opinions are always an expression of himself. So he’s invested in them and that’s why he defends them.”
“When I tell a woman I agree with her, I know we’re going to have a moment of connection. Our eyes light up and we know it’s going to be awesome.”
“Conservative and liberal are really masculine and feminine. Conservative means to protect and to provide, the masculine job. To protect and then to provide. The feminine is all about enhancing the quality of life for everyone.”
Dennis: Conservative women tend to vote on the conservative side because they are already protectors.
Alison: “Being a mother means being a protector. It’s very masculine being a mother.”
How does a man express his beliefs without disconnecting from his woman?
Alison: “You have to express things that are in the background for you. You have to say, I have this position because I care about you, because I am committed to protecting you. Because I care about the family’s welfare.”
Dennis: “So if I support capitol punishment and my wife opposes it, I should say, ‘Honey, the reason I support capitol punishment is because I want to protect this wonderful family.'”
Alison: “Yes! If you articulate your commitment, I am reminded of your love for me and that your opinion comes from there.”
Dennis: “Bring your macro position into the micro. ‘Honey, I am for smaller government because it will give our family more opportunity.'”
Alison: “Men are energy conservers. Why waste energy stating the obvious? If you want to get along with women, always state the obvious.”
Dennis: “There is a girl named Dina. I was 18. She was 19. We went out the whole summer. We were counselors at a summer camp. She set my life on its course because she listened to me and affirmed what I believed.”
Alison: “When a man expresses an opinion, instead of asking yourself constantly, ‘Do I agree with that?’, instead, listen to learn. Ask yourself — What matters to him? What does he really care about? What is he showing me that is at the heart of who he really is?
“When you express an opinion, you reveal yourself, which is why a man won’t express an opinion to someone he doesn’t respect. If he’s revealing himself by telling you his opinions, that tells you he does care about, that you are someone worth spending energy on. If you listen for what matters to him, you’ll learn that what matters is taking care of his family. That will make you feel safer and more secure because you will find out what is behind his opinion.”
“You’ll be better informed and better able to predict him because men act on their opinions.”
Jan. 6. Dennis: “The rating system is for kids. It should not be your guide. There are PG-13 films that are unbelievably raunchy and pointless and vapid.”
“I don’t think there’s an NC-17 movie worth seeing.”
Thursday, January 06, 2011 Radio Show
H1: Movie Ratings
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H1: Is Death Penalty Still Viable?
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