Why is it that guys get to live so much free-er mentally and emotionally than women?

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Because you're not afraid of women; you know they won't hurt you. A woman can't go out at night alone and not be afraid. I was reading one of Anne Rice's vampire books a few years ago and after a woman and been changed into a vampire, she took off at night to walk the streets of New Orleans.

She was thinking this was the first time in her life she'd been able to do this at night without fear because if anyone bothered her, she could kill them in an instant. Not that I approve of killing, mind you! But I won't go to a public place alone at night; and if I'm in a public place alone, I make sure I'm home by dark.

I've never been attacked by my little old neighbor was at our local grocery story one evening, around 8:30 p.m. , when she went up to get milk. The guy not only grabbed her purse but he hit her on the face and knocked her down.

She was 75 at the time. As young girls and teenagers, we're taught to not draw attention to ourselves (my parents had four girls and one boy), to always behave properly and to never speak to anyone (male) we don't know. We never had the freedom my brother had.

Nor my husband. He had almost total freedom growing up, going where he wanted, when & how he wanted. We'd have been grounded SO FAST.So all of this, I'm sure, affected our mental and emotional outlook on life.

We need safety. We are much happier when we are safe. Men can be very brutal (in war -- take Darfur as an example), especially so when they've been drinking.

As long as I'm safe, I'm happy. Thanks for asking. Sources: My opinion/my experience .

I don't know if we do, but we probably SEEM to Men talk a lot less than women in general, and a lot less about feelings and emotions specifically. So it is very true that men seem to live a much freer emotional life than women, because we don't communicate about it as much. Since I've never been a women, I can't directly compare I can tell you though, that many men, myself included, actually do have deep, meaningful emotional lives.

A lot of men I know are quite decisive though, so sometimes when we run into an emotional question, we just bull our way through it. It might not always be the best solution (which is why our wives are always shaking their heads at us, and we have to make dinner a lot), but we make a choice and go with it. I think sometimes women will spend a lot of time thinking and analyzing and debating and discussing their emotions, so it seems to them that they have a very difficult choice, while a man faced with the same choice might just pick one and see what happens.

If women wanted to spend less time chatting with their girlfriends, and more time jumping in with both feet, they could. Honestly though, I don't think they really want to Being emotional is one of the things about women that guys don't understand, but women seem to keep doing. There are lots of examples from guys doing stuff that women don't understand, but probably we either enjoy it, or are just wired to work that way.

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Mainly because we choose to. I hate to skip all the psychology, but basically, men are encouraged and trained to deal with problems situationsally, not emotionally. Once the skillset is learned, it's self-reinforcing: resolving a problem rewards the resolving the next problem, encouraging a repeat of the cycle.

We could call it a cultural bias, or just own up to it: I think we prefer to handle problems this way. Even when dealing with emotional problems, men tend to be solution oriented. For instance, when dealing with a friend in a a stressful situation: Where women might think: "If I reassure my friend, she might calm down."

Men might think: "How can I make my friend calm down? Maybe if I reassure her? " We're focussed on the end point; not the method.

If pouring her a stiff drink of whiskey was the best method, we'd pick that instead. By looking at problems without emotion, we get both the reputation for being unfeeling, and often, better results. Also, when dealing with emotions, men seem to have specific rituals.

Go play football. Get drunk with your buddies. Etc.

Sitting around and chatting about emotions doesn't >vent.

I have found that it seems women can live free-er mentally. Women are the ones to usually unload to a friend and let off steam. Women discuss their problems and take advice as a matter or ritual female behaviour.

Have you ever seen men get together over a drink and just laugh and discuss their problems. Heck women get caught up discussing problems in the checkout queue, the toilet line, standing in a lift and filling the car. How many father's support groups have you seen for new fathers.

How many father's have you seen talking about their kids and how to deal with their problems while having a drink at the pub? There is always advertising about support groups for women who have been sexually or physically abused. What about men.

Who do they talk to if they have been abused or beaten up by their women? Women are allowed to cry, to get it off of their chest. Most men are taught to suck it up and deal with it, you're a man.

Men don't cry. Why then are there so many men that suicide or let their relationships fall apart because they are unable to deal with their emotions, even suiciding to ease the pain. I would have to say, that from my years here on earth with three sons, a husband, father and male friends, that I would choose to be a woman any day.

At least it is expected for us to blow up occasionally when we reach our limit.

Most men tend to hold their emotions in check. In our culture, males are taught to hold their emotions in check--the strong, silent type.Do you ever hear someone tell a young boy, "Big boys don't cry! " I have.

Consequently, males grow up out of touch with their feelings and have more trouble expressing them than women do.So, I dispute your thesis. Sources: Life Snow_Leopard's Recommendations Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex Amazon List Price: $13.95 Used from: $4.78 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 370 reviews) .

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