I�ve had this argument numerous times with the wife. It�s not that men are bad, it�s that men value efficiency more then women. And frankly we are taught from an early age that we are supposed to be efficient (that�s the root behind bitul Torah, lack of using time wisely)
So if my dining room table is covered with seforim or other things I anticipate needing, it�s not that I�m �messy� , I�m simply efficient. The wife values the look of cleanliness more then being efficient.
This is true by a lot of things. A great myth is that women are better communicators then men. Not true. They may talk more but that�s not communication. The definition of communication is being able to relay thoughts, and men are way more efficient at that.
