I think maybe men are easier to deceive/ manipulate/hide things from than women are and women are better at deceiving/manipulating/hiding things. It sounds negative, but it can actually be a very positive quality – I just can’t think of a positive word for it although I am sure there is one.
You can use this quality in a positive way by to getting your husband to do the right thing without having to be assertive or controlling.
I think men take things at face value and are less perceptive. They don’t know how you are feeling unless you tell them.
I have at times noticed conversations between my friends and their husbands which involved the husband saying something that was insulting to his wife and he had no clue that there was anything insulting about it – he thought he was just making a factual statement and didn’t realize that someone could view it emotionally and be insulted. That’s because men don’t read into things.
These are just general impressions I’ve picked up over the years but I think they are pretty accurate in general.