What People Want.

Much is made of the difference between men and women in the way that they think. A whole industry has grown up around ideas such as those outlined in works such as 'Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus' and we could have a whole discussion about whether such differences are inherited or based in social relations and power differewnces between the sexes.

Fear not however as we are not going down that road at this time on a saturday morning.

For all the percieved differences I suspect that in relationships most people of either sex want basically the same thing. Someone to be there in the good times and the bad, to be supportive but to give the other person their own space and, most of all, someone who is actually prepared to listen to what they are being told rather then thinking that communication is about talking at people. A good sense of humour also helps as in most relationships you certainly need it from time to time.

And there ends todays sermon.