Are men really stronger (mentally & emotionally) than women ?

Question

Or they do suppress their emotions only to seem stronger superficially ? State reasons to support ur view.

Answer 1

This is one of those "tell me the meaning of life in 25 words or less" questions. In our species, females are more emotionally-based than men are. You can see this clearly in, among other things, the marriage and burial rituals of primitive cultures. So we have an apples/oranges thing. Mental strength? Would this be 'character?' If so, it will come down to individuals.

With the above said… An example of a very common occurrence in our culture that seems to showcase both of these qualities is seen in a divorce where children are involved. Rufus moves along to wife #2 while Glenda ends up with the two or three kids and $500 a month to raise them. If she tries to get $1,000 – Rufus (and his new wife) become very angry. Naturally, wife #2 will someday be where Glenda is. So, who is stronger, the man or the woman? I've never been married, but I have very actively dated for several decades. In my opinion, speaking culturally now, women are eminently more capable emotionally than men.

Lastly, I don't think men 'suppress' emotions so much as we are not genetically predisposed to be emotional. What emotions we do have, culture tells us not to reveal. I have witnessed this changing dramatically over the last half century, though. Men today are much more emotional than in the 50's.

Okay, it's time for me to take my teeth out and drink some warm milk... ;)

Answer 2

This topic has been studied for a very long time. The results always come back to a chemical thing in the body or how the brain of a female works with both sides at the same time, while men are capable of using one side at a time.

The mentally stronger can be worked out through I.Q. averages (a real valid I.Q. test); but they would be just averages. Meaning a lot of women, as individuals, are smarter than a lot of men; and vice-versa.

Emotionally is different. Women definitely are more subject to emotional stress than males. Males suffer emotions as well, but it is not as over powering as it can be with a woman. A woman may lose complete control more often than a man over an emotional issue. Another way to see this is that woman express emotional stress through their mouths (i.e. talking, crying, yelling). Men use their fists (so to speak) to express emotional distress. When a man is emotionally hurt he wants to hurt someone or break something, a woman wants to cry and talk.

It is just a different way of approaching a situation. These are generalizations, everyone one as an individual reacts according to their personality. These are just the majority, not everyone.

Answer 3

I think men have been conditioned to suppress emotions. I read somewhere that the only emotion men are "allowed" to express is anger, and the only emotion women are not "allowed" to express is anger. That's a pretty overstated view of it, but I think it's true. No, men are not really stronger mentally than women, but just as some men suppress emotions, some women suppress mental ability -- I mean the display of it. Thank goodness we are getting over that.

Answer 4

Let me give you and example I had a abortion some time ago I went alone i had to lay there while they take a sonar etc When i went there for my check up two weeks after the procedure i saw the sonar i saw the baby When i got home i told my bf (who was the father) that he should come with me the next time so that he can see the sonar as well he said no he doesn't want to see it Is this maybe because he knew he would never get over it He still thinks about the baby and what it would have been like to have it I can see little babies pregnant woman and be happy for them and smile just because i know that some day that will be me but he cant even look at the sonar? This is why woman is stronger emotionally than men

Answer 5

Men are very strong mental characters.
When they decide on something it is much more difficult to persuade them than it would be to sway a woman(even though some of us are stubborn).

Men are weaker emotionally(meaning have less emotion).
Women will always be more emotional than men. We are designed this way. Women tend to act based more from their emotions and men act more from facts.
mandy

Answer 6

Yes, men are stronger than women.

The main reason being that woman think and feel in terms of fairy tales. They don't actually use logic a lot of the time. They follow their inherent maternal instincts almost 100% of the time.

Men know how to detach emotion from logic most of the time. They don't allow themselves to be overcome by emotions. They just use their head and go with the flow.

But i guess it would depend on the individual...

Answer 7

Not at all. Its just the opposite. Women are much stronger, emotionally, than men. Mentally I think they are the same, average, although men would argue that they are mentally sharper (of course - the male ego). Just personal experience, and many years of it. I've known too many men who had their heart broken once and they are just too damaged after that to get close to another woman, for a long long time. Poor fragile things! Women, on the other hand, can get hurt emotionally, but bounce back much quicker and are ready to jump in again! And just for fun, don't ever let anyone lead you to believe that women are bigger gossips than men. It just isn't true. I worked on deep sea oil tankers for 12-1/2 years. Believe me, men are 10 times bigger gossips than women. Pretty funny when I discovered that!

Answer 8

I have no idea why people think women are more prone to emotion. I always thought it hilarious and a bit naïve . for anyone to relate this to weather someone is a man or woman. It's the media, culture , other women who expect women to be more emotional, but in actuality it's sexism.

Answer 9

Whoever said that is totally wrong! I display my emotions all the time!If I have to cry in front of someone, I let the tears flow.I think men have their strenghts and females have some too. They complete each other perfectly .Where one is weak, the other is strong and vice versa. It's a Yin Yang thing .

Answer 10

depends on the man & woman, i think that women are allowed to show their emotions more an men are supposed to suppress them to make out they are strong, but its all a act in ways because we all tend to hide our true emotions an feelings both men an women because society has constructed this way.