One of the the biggest differences between myself and my husband is how concrete he hears things while I hear things with more of the colors in between.

You know how it goes:  He says tomato…I say to-maw-toe.

So…know that you’re not alone as we ALL suffer the painful language barrier between male and female in our marriages.  However, through pain there is often glimpses of humor:  Below is a little story sent to me by my dear Aunt Carol who has always helped me keep the male and female language barrier in perspective via humor (oh, and via vodka too – cheers auntie)…

Milk and Eggs

A wife asks her husband, “Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk,
and if they have eggs, get 6.”
A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk.
The wife asks him, “Why did you buy 6 cartons of milk?”
He replied, “They had eggs.”

…and “concrete” at it’s best:

image via thebettyfactor.com