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"Ever wondered why boys act the way they do and do the things they do? We sure think about it all the time and, this once, we decided to find out... Here 5 mysteries solved: #1. Why do guys feel the need to prove they&amp;#039;re oh-so-strong?  From video gaming to rough sports play or laughing instead of crying at a super-sad movie, boys seem to be conditioned to be physically and emotionally tough as nails. Truth is, society still looks to traditional stereotypes to determine how guys and girls act, which means that males seem to think they have to play &amp;quot;Mr. Tough Guy.&amp;quot; What&amp;#039;s a girl to do to break through and find the &amp;quot;Nice Guy&amp;quot; underneath it all? Well, according to our spy guys, chances are that he&amp;#039;s not going to dish his feelings to you right away but, if he does, be sure to listen up and try not to be too judgmental. NEXT: Why does he ask for your # and not call??!! #2. Why do guys ask for your phone number and then never call?  You have to admit that it must take guts for a boy to ask for your number and even more to actually muster the courage to call. From his point of view, calling a girl means putting himself out there and potentially getting rejected. He also doesn&amp;#039;t want to come across as desperate or too eager, so ease his nerves by giving him a little positive reinforcement when he asks \u2013 saying something like &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;ll be fun to chat&amp;quot; can go a long way towards propelling him to the phone. NEXT: Why do boys pay ZERO attention to you when their friends are around? #3. Why do boys pay ZERO attention to you when their friends are around? Ever wondered why he has no problem chatting your ear off in private but the second his friends come around you cease to exist? This Jeckyl-and-Hyde routine stems from his need to make sure his friends feel like they&amp;#039;re his top priority because some guys worry that they&amp;#039;ll lose their friends to girls. Their advice? Play it cool with his buds and be friendly so they can see why he&amp;#039;s so in to you in the first place! That will also help them to realize that they&amp;#039;re not competing with you! NEXT: Why do boys remember every sports stat and line from Star Wars but blank on what you just said five seconds ago? #4. Why do boys remember every sports stat and line from Star Wars but blank on what you just said five seconds ago? It&amp;#039;s all about focus. Boys aren&amp;#039;t trained to be natural listeners the way girls are. A guy might actually be interested in what you&amp;#039;re saying, but because he&amp;#039;s not going to turn around and chat up your new outfit to his friends, he&amp;#039;s likely to tune it out &amp;#039;cause, let&amp;#039;s face it, as far a boy-types are concerned, a hot new corduroy skirt pales in comparison to Eli Manning&amp;#039;s latest feat on the field. If you want to engage him in a more meaningful conversation (for him), try chatting about something in neutral territory like movies, music or, hey, school! NEXT: Why do boys never seem to pick up on your hints? #5. Why do boys never seem to pick up on your hints? Want him to ask you out? Or help you with a difficult math assignment. Don&amp;#039;t bother being subtle because most males are simply not wired to pick up on sly clues. They&amp;#039;re used to talking to each other in a very straightforward manner, so what girls consider the most obvious hint is actually unintelligible to them. So, use this knowledge and profit from it. Break your message to him down into basic verbiage \u2013 it&amp;#039;ll save you BOTH loads of frustration. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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