Men often respond to their wife or partner's anger with the belief they need to fix something so she will calm down. Irony is, she may not always be mad about something he can fix. The more he tries to fix it, the more angry she can get because what she really wants is for him to pay attention to her, or as she would say, "Just listen to me!" Paul W. Anderson, PhD 913-991-2302 - Kansas City, MO