by November East

Created on: June 03, 2008   Last Updated: January 08, 2011

What women do to impress the opposite sex! It's amazing, really, and it goes much further than the frilly underwear or the silky, baby-oiled legs.

We rummage through his brain by remembering all his favorites: Olive Garden's Chicken Scampi or that his secret hero is Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters. And we do more than just remember; we research; learn how to get under his skin to uncover his every likes and dislikes just for a chance to get under his sheets.

After all the dating and the this and the that and after we do "snag" him with our knowledge of mayo not mustard, chicken not fish, bottom not top, our perfect little memories and tedious research will eventfully come back to bite us in the rear.

We remember more than just the man's preferences, we remember the exact date we met, how he smelled, the first time you kissed, or didn't kiss, we know what he was wearing and what song was playing while we made out in the church parking lot. We remember it all. A woman expects her man to remember these things just as clearly as she does, and if he doesn't, disappointment shall ensue.

In the movie "Click", Adam Sandler plays a business-driven, family man struggling to balance both life at home with the wife and kids and life at the office. To aid him in the dilemma, he is given a magic "universal remote" to control his life along with all the features of the standard clicker: He has the ability to fast forward, rewind and to relive any moment he chooses with the click of a button.

One evening his wife mentions "their song." A puzzled Sandler looks at her with bulging eyes and a quizzical stare. He whips out his trusty, sleek controller to rewind to youthful couple listening to "Linger" by the Cranberry's. Fast forward: A satisfied wife kisses her husband in approval while he grins with relief.

If only all men had a magical remote to help them remember such seemingly important events. Why is it exactly that men can't remember wedding anniversaries but can tell you the entire Red Sox schedule for the month of May?

While women do expect our men to know these small details, the men expect a lot, if not more from us. We are supposed to know the up-to-date stats on the Celtics game as well as Lebron James' life story and the exact time and place of the next Bengal's game. When we don't know the exact time and place of the next Bengal's game we hear something like, "C'mon Baby, you are supposed to know these things so when my team loses you can comfort me."

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