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Here’s the deal: boys like trucks and fast cars; girls love anything pretty and pink; and men – you know it’s true – simply cannot find the will within themselves to put away the over-sized map and stop to ask for driving directions. This is just the truth. There I said it.

And you know that even in that rare instance when they do (heaven forbid!) stop to get some directions, they will most likely insist that the person they spoke to “has no idea what he’s talking about.” (Especially if it’s a she!)

So armed with the knowledge that this is just an irrefutable fact of life (like death and taxes), women have to get a little more proactive when it comes to saving the sanity (and patience) of everyone in the car and getting to the darn destination before the festivities are over!

Now, the key is that we want to do this peacefully. No threats or repeated suggestions to “let me drive”. No, we’re going the clever route this time. Just remember to never discuss this with your partner – that would dilute it’s potency. So, you’re driving along and just when you feel tempted to say “oh look, there’s that exit again”, bite your tongue and pull out a book or a magazine; or anything that will distract you for the next 5 to 10 minutes – you can even pretend to try to take a nap. After several minutes, start jiggling around like you really have to go to the bathroom and then say quickly “I’m sorry, but I really have to go to the bathroom – can you please pull into the next gas station?”

And while you’re waiting for him to find a gas station, do a little lavatory shake like children do when they really have to go potty. When you get to the gas station, head directly to the rest room and wait again. If it is not feasible to do that because folk are waiting (or if it is just really unpleasant… It’s a gas station after all), then come out of the restroom and at a leisurely pace, skim around the store, picking out a few things.

Now here’s the crucial part – By now your man has probably already asked for directions from someone (you should be keeping an eye out for this). Whether he has or not, you should now discreetly approach the counter and ask for directions yourself. Write them down if you can because your guy surely didn’t if he asked first. If he catches you and tells you not to bother because he already got the directions, say “Oh, yeah I know, but the clerk said he forgot to add one thing.” Quickly finish writing the directions down (and ignore the confused look on the clerk’s face).

Now you probably have 2 different set of directions (yours being the right one) and you’re on your way!

We know we know that when the story is retold, your man will tell a tale about how he figured out at faster/easier/better way to get to the destination than any of the directions he’d been given. But that’s okay – you still got to the party this time before the other guests had already gone home.

This is a proven method ladies – give it a whirl and save your car-trip sanity. You’re welcome. Oh, and happy trails!

Boys are hard-wired to do whatever it takes to not to ask for Driving Directions . We do however have an answer to this rather nagging problem now on http://www.funandsafedriving.com/driving-directions.html