Questions ANSWERED about MEN you've always wanted to KNOW????

Q: Why does a guy say he'll call and then doesn't?

A: He's thinking like a jockey at the start of a horse race. He doesn't want to pull out of the gates too fast. Waiting a few days allows him to set a comfortable pace before he makes a move. Any longer than that probably means he plans on entering another race, another day. (In other words, he found someone he's more interested in.)

Q: Why does he offer to cook me dinner for a third date?

A: To show you he has life skills, a clean place ... and high-thread count sheets.

Q: Why doesn't he ever notice that I got a haircut or major color change? Is he just not looking at me?

A: It's not that he doesn't notice. It's that you give him four-and-a-half seconds to say that he noticed before asking him why he didn't notice and then telling your friends that you can't believe he didn't notice. Give him some time to get settled in; he'll give you the compliment you deserve.

Q: Why won't he sleep over after sex?

A: If he has work the next morning, he wants to wake up with easy access to his own wardrobe and his own razor.

Q: Why do men clam up during a fight?

A: It could mean two things: One, he doesn't want to say something that will get a turkey roaster thrown at him. Or two, he knows that keeping silent will make you so mad that you'll want to throw a turkey roaster at him.

Q: What does it mean when he says he's not ready for a commitment?

A: You're not The One. If you were, he'd be ready for a commitment, even if he wasn't.

Q: Why is it so hard for guys to write a personal message in a birthday card? Every year all I get is "Love, Jim."

A: Five minutes on the way back from the drugstore doesn't give a whole lot of time to come up with something clever.