Things NOT to say to a Woman
What did you do to your hair?
"I like your new haircut" is infinitely better and shows you're paying attention. It's also far superior to the generic "You look different," which tells us you're as clueless as ever.
They both look the same to me.
No, they do not. They can't possibly look exactly the same. Give us something. Anything. Mentally roll the dice and pick one, so we don't worry about your vision - or worse, that you don't care.
Relax
This word generally creates the opposite effect. When you say "Relax," what we hear is that you think that we're being irrational over nothing, and this makes us do anything but relax.
I've got it all under control.
Yeah right. Famous last words. Refrain from using them.
When are you due?
Take one second to imagine a woman turning to you and responding, "I'm not pregnant," or "I had the baby six months ago," and you will understand why you should eradicate this question from your vocabulary. In one nanosecond, innocent — even considerate — curiosity can turn to deadly, if unintentional, offence. And there's just no way to recover from this one.
You're being emotional.
In the heat of the moment this may be true. But unless you want your partner to become more emotional or get angry, you're better off keeping this observation and its off-limits follow-up question — "Is it that time of month?" — to yourself.
You look good for your age.
Oh really? Well gee, thanks. Thanks very much for making me feel like an old hag.
Do you really think you should be eating that?
Yes. We should be eating it. Even if we told you we've given it up.