How are we wired so differently?

Song of the day: Adele's "Hometown Glory"
(I am completely falling in love with Adele lately. I've always heard so much about her and heard her songs in passing. I've been impressed by her amazing voice from the moment I heard her first single...but lately, her words and voice has moved me in such an incredible way and I have become immersed in the intricate pieces of her story she makes so accessible to us through her songs.)

Am I too much? Is he too little? I don't know.

Tonight, Nathan and I were watching some t.v. and the topic of Johnny Depp and some statements he made recently about America versus Europe came up. There was a part in an interview where Johnny Depp seemingly implied that Americans, besides the big cities (I'm guessing New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego...mostly right on the east and west coast), were not intelligent enough to desire to watch and/or understand his latest film. Upon that statement, Nathan said, "I don't take offense to that. I don't look for intelligence in movies. I like fast cars and action. I don't go to watch movies to think." That led to my opening up the discussion further by bringing up Adele's song, "Someone Like You" that I've been listening to and singing aloud all throughout the day for the past week or so. After I went through each verse and told him what I believed she was trying to convey, he looked completely lost. He gave me odd looks, like he was thinking, "Oh-kay...someone is thinking way~~~ too deeply into this." Our conversation continued on for a while until he said, "You know, it'll be good to have your sister here (she's coming in less than 2 weeks) to talk about these things with." That shot me down instantly.

I just don't understand how it's humanly possible to go through life not thinking beyond the surface. Maybe guys are just wired so completely differently than us girls that they can't come to grips with getting deep into the soul of something. I don't know. Every song I hear, I can't help but hear the lyrics. If it's a fast song and the lyrics are discouraging, degrading, or just plain sinful I can't ignore it. If the words are hauntingly beautiful, I can't help from having it lodged into my inner-thoughts, left to brew and only become stronger with each run-through.

I guess I'll never really understand Nathan and his thoughts. I will never understand how God has designed men. At the same time, I know that God made us perfectly in His own image, men and women. I'm grateful that God molded me to feel so deeply and think intricately about things that may otherwise seem straightforward. I love being able to see an array of colors in what seems to be black and white. I also love that my husband is so simple. He isn't complicated. There aren't any strings attached. He is reliable and trustworthy. He is many things that I am not [yet]. I love that AND it drives me up the wall all in the same breath.