A little piece of wisdom from someone who's been with a man for 10+ years:

Communication is important. It's the key to happiness. From my point of view, a mans take on things are generally very straight forward. It is what it is to them. And from a woman's stand point, we tend to think more in depth and our emotions are portrayed very strongly even unintentionally. Guys don't want to "talk" about  a problem, a woman wants to talk "all day" about that problem until it's solved, which in often times it ISN'T. I find myself angry with my man, argue with him, and I focus so much on that anger that I forget what the argument was about in the first place. I am so focused on proving MY point that I didn't give a shit about his. So the man shuts us out. A mans straight forward thinking vs. a woman's emotions are opposite, so it CLASHES. Therein lies the problem because male and female are opposite. Women are more prone to using scenarios so we tend to be just a little bit more understanding than they are. ANYWAYS.... What my point about all this is: Guys need to not be afraid about being sensitive and understanding. Girls need to cut back on all the drama. Maybe I'm speaking from my point of view, but its worked so far all this time. When I'm upset, he doesn't let me go to sleep that way. That's the WORSE! Crying about an argument only to wake up with that bitterness. Yeah, you make-up sometime later, but before that you're stuck in that mind set that "He doesn't care about me, he doesn't give a shit about my feelings. he's so selfish," again... the drama I just mentioned but this time, it's all in your head. Me and Nava put ourselves in each others shoes. I verbalize my problems, he communicates back with his. We hash it out, give each other dap and WE GOOD. It wasn't always like that. Take in some humility and accept that it will never be perfect, but aim to make each other happy - that's all it takes.