1. Create clutter.

2. Ignore clutter.

3. Create smells (some of which result from the clutter).

4. Buy electronics of any kind (the spouse just got me a new blow dryer…probably the best one I’ve ever owned).

5. Make time for themselves (I don’t know if I’d call this selfish; it’s more that they have the ability to ignore what needs to be done so they can do what they want to do).

6. Sorry ladies…they are better equipped to fly fighter jets. Men aren’t off the schedule during certain times of the month because of decreased ability to pull g-forces or for pregnancy, and they don’t have to wear those expensive diapers for long missions. Sorry, but those are the facts.

7. Yard work (I say this to preserve my position as an incompetent in this area – because really, who wants to do yard work?).

8. Spend hours on the computer (I know some women do this too, but by and large isn’t it the wives we hear complaining louder about this one? For me….less than an hour and I’m ready to move on to something else – like reading or sleeping).

9. Train a dog. We women are too nice to really do this properly because we don’t want to be mean; it’s the men that have to step in and make sure the dog’s doing right.

10. Buy flowers for their significant other. Because really….. this is an absolutely necessary skill they need as there are times they have to apologize for being, well….men.