Spaghetti and Waffles! (Male vs. Female Communication)

I am seriously laughing at myself today!
Read the text messages between Josh and me as follows:

Me: "I left my purse and wallet at home!"
Josh: "How long are u going to be out? I could bring it to you?"
Me: "Oh...well, I'll leave here by 1:00. But Ellie would have to go for a nap then."
Josh: "Soooo..."
         "What does that mean?"
Me: "I don't have time to go shopping, so I'm just gonna come home after this."
Josh: "That's a more man-clear answer. Thanks."

HA!
 I looked at what I had said first and realized that I actually meant what I said the second time the first time I said something. I just did the woman thing and talked around what I meant to say expecting my mind-reading husband to read between the lines.

I then started thinking, "WHY do I do that?!"
And I do it all the time, especially lately. But I don't necessarily do it intentionally.

Then I had an epiphany:

I try to live by the fact that Josh is the head of our marriage and I like to submit to his God-given authority. I don't give Josh a straight answer because I want him, as the man in the relationship, to make the decision. Therefore, I give him all the information around what needs to be decided so he can make a well-informed manly decision that benefits both of us. However, this just makes him frustrated, because he really just wants a straight answer when I talk in circles around the issue.
I realized  he's already made his decision; he decided to ask me what I want. So now I feel FREE to just tell him straight up what I'm expecting to be done or to happen and not have to feel like I'm stepping over his authority.

Yay for male thinking! :)