For Women: Why Men Can't Find Things And What to Do About It

​Though popular culture is replete with supposed examples of intellectual and behavioral differences between the sexes, only a few, like higher physical aggression in men, have been borne out by scientific research." - (Michael Price, Science Mag/Brain & Behavior​)

​How is that I can see and plan things months in advance for work, finances and housing needs but I can't seem to find the jar of pickles right in front of me in the fridge?

Ladies, if you've been married for at least a day, you've probably experienced a similar scenario:

ME: My love, I can't find the pickles. Did you grab some from Trader Joe's? 
My WIFE: Yes, they're behind the jelly on the right side.
ME: I can't see them. Are you sure?
WIFE: Yes, check the first  shelf. I bought two jars. 
ME: Umm, no...I don't see anything.
WIFE: (At this point, she calmly and confidently paces over to the fridge, extends her arm inside almost without looking and pulls out the pickle jar...the one right in front of me.) 

Yeah, we may be tempted to point to science & research, like this article or this one, as reasons behind  this apparent incompetence, but we don't have to go so far. If anything, it's only part of the equation. I choose to look at it from a more practical perspective. And, believe it or not, there's hope.

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