Doctor of philosophy (PhD); in Greek διδάκτωρ φιλοσοφίας; of Latin, philosophiae doctor - literally translates to "the love of wisdom". I tend to consider myself a true lover of women and the wisdom it presents me by being in their company. There are many different types of women but most importantly, different types of human beings. Regardless, there are a few things - physically & emotionally - that are the same when it comes to the female race.

Throughout the history of civilization, we have come to believe that women are second to men. We have been led to believe a man is stronger than a woman. In Greek mythology, the king of the gods, Zeus, once labeled Pandora (the first woman) as 'a beautiful evil'. With so many interpretations, the basic story of it goes is that she opened a jar (Pandora's box) that released chaos - evils - onto the world and mankind. She opened it out of curiosity (not maliciously) but later there was a sign of hope since she had closed it again.
What us men tend to forget is that our number one weakness is the opposite sex. Centuries old tales of powerful men exposing their insecurities. Whether a man is trying to impress or outdo a woman it all comes down to our insecurities. Most people, even women, are led to believe a woman cannot lead a nation because of the vary nature of their being; women are too emotional and will not make a sound judgement. To a certain extent this can be true, but let's not forget never to judge an entire nation by a single act by an individual. Men tend to act "tough" around their male friends when speaking to their significant others to show superiority; they feel they need to fit in with the rest of the 'alpha' males, when in reality, it's the complete opposite when they come home. Love it or hate it, gentleman, the women in your life control your emotions and actions more than you are led to believe.
The easiest way to go on about things with women is setting your pride aside. This is an act a man is not willing to do and will struggle for the rest of his life (this regards to heterosexual men). There is a reason why in all of the holy books of the three major religions in the world mention how a woman should dress conservatively. This really has nothing to do with faith or religious order; it is to save yourself...from yourself. In Islam, a woman is to cover herself up to her wrists and ankles and fully covering her hair - leaving her face exposed only. The idea of being covered completely is nonsense so don't believe what you hear or see on TV. A woman can achieve that conservative presentation in a very fashionably way as well. The reason for not exposing all that extra skin is to stop men from doing what they do. Men are tempted, they always have been. Various thoughts runs course in those perverse minds. Although, those ideas do run both ways so women don't feel you are off the hook that easily.
Those rules or guidelines are set because the real men in society know the fears of temptations and know the insecurities when facing women. It takes even a 'bigger' man (a gentleman) to glance at an attractive woman and not be stimulated. It doesn't mean you are a homosexual. This isn't grade school so grow up. Subconsciously, males have tried to avoid females since the days of adolescence. Remember coodies? Somehow in our DNA it has been fixed to where we always try to keep our distance from females. That evolution has brought us to the later stages in an unclear perspective of the world. One of those complex behaviors lies within our love and fear of women. Men are quick to compliment or flirt with a known female who happens to be a sister of a good friend of theirs. At the same time, men will be overprotective of their mothers and their own sisters when others give a similar compliment. The latter shows the true feelings of a man, regardless of his reckless nature. It's not about power, it's about fear. The fear of losing those women close to him. Whether a man admits it or not, those women are his backbone. They are crutches in our course of life.
As the old saying goes, women, you can't live with them, you can't live without them. It's an irony just like life itself. I believe it would makes things easier if men can slightly put their prides aside. They (women) are the reason we live, they are what holds us together. In a way, that insecurity of men keeps the true power of a woman at bay. In a somewhat unfair perspective, men cannot let that fear to be exposed for they risk the unbalance of mankind.


- Gentleman Tip of the Day -
Gentleman, they are called ex-girlfriends for a reason. Straight and simple, it didn't work out so what makes you think it will work out the next time. I understand that you will always have some type of soft spot for her but let's face it, you are deluding yourself. I have to admit, I have fallen to this trap myself, otherwise, I could never give you this tip (or any of the GTDs). It's bad news, gentlemen, You can try to be there for them and try your best to support them but always keep in mind they are not your current significant other but your former significant other. It's like signing back a former player on your team that simply wasn't fitting into your winning system. You wouldn't  waste your money or resources in obtaining that player would you? Of course, not! It wouldn't make sense. It would be a poor investment. A waste of your time and a waste of your energy. Look into the free agency pool or search for a new signing in an asset that has a contract expiring.