Quote From: hopeeternal
Your statement is just what I meant. Men are not taught how to deal with their emotions because they are emulating the ones they see (other adult men). This is also a general statement. If you understand further our biology structures and the differences in our general make up that is what I was referring to. Women do and will go out to war and are quite capable of making all things happen for themselves and their families. I've done it for 20+years!
It has been studied and if you live long enough you see how we process things differently. Not saying one way is right over the other its just different. And because of that women can't expect men to react as we would and men can't expect us to react as a man would in certain situations. It takes both knowledge and understanding to make our relationships work.
I am very aware of the differences between how the male and female brain and body works. I have read many books on it and it is one of my main interests. Women aren't taught how to deal with their emotions either. We emulate our female role models.
I have lived long enough (58) to have observed the many unique differences between the sexes. I appreciate the differences. They are all there for a reason. Evolution has kept the ones that allow a higher rate of survival. I certainly don't expect a man, even a gay man, to react as I would in the same situation. I celebrate the differences. I am much more at ease around men than women. I find them more real and interesting. (I am sure to hear about this statement!) And, yes, indeed, it takes knowledge and understanding to make relationships work.
Women, whether they realize it or not, have always had the upper hand. We have the one thing men want. We have always been in control. Most women just don't realize that.
