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Minimizing Cross Talk between Men and Women
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Let us work without disputing; it is the only way to render life tolerable.
François Marie Voltaire
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If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
New Testament, Mark 3:25
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My first wife divorced me on grounds of incompatibility, and besides, I think she hated me.
Oscar Levant
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As soon as you cannot keep anything from a woman, you love her.
Paul Geraldy
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There are three things most men love but never understand: females, girls, and women.
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Much research in the last 30 years has been done on gender communication issues. The result? Men and women communicate differently. You knew that. Some researchers previously theorized that all differences could be explained by differences in power and status in our culture. For example, they argued, when women have more power and status in the workplace, their language will change. To some extent, that has been true. Powerful people of either gender speak more confidently than lower-status people with no power. Stands to reason.

 
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