Affairs of the Heart

Feel like you're being harassed at work? Maybe he's just misreading your signs. According to a study published in the journal Psychological Science, communication styles of men and women are very different, with males misidentifying female intent 12 percent of the time, and with females sending out signals that confuse males. Confusing signals may make the establishment of relationships difficult. Miscommunications in relationships can lead to fatal arguments. And while it is unclear if this communications gap contributes to cheating after the relationship is established, telling the truth about the affair has serious drawbacks. The reality is that the gulf between men and women has expanded, leaving both sides seriously confused about themselves, and their relationship to each other. No wonder Sartre famously remarked that "Hell is other people."