why don't men show their emotions like women?

Answer 1

Along with everything else said, which I agree with...I know that I hardly express my emotions that strongly because, in the past, women see that and take advantage of it. Which is the same thing men do to women. As men, we have to maintain a certain image, in order to get respect we feel is needed. If we were to cry every time we fought, then nothing would ever be resolved. Which is why women and men are completely different. And I think that, though women complain about men not showing there feelings enough, it draws them in, attracting them, due to their differences.

Answer 2

Unfortunately most guys have been raised this way, and society thinks that men are weak if they show emotion. Think about it.........when a little girl falls down and cries people say aww sweetie it's ok and she gets hugs and is accepted for her emotion, but when a little boy does the same thing alot times u will hear.........come on be a big boy, u are fine, no crying u are tough, no crying u are not a baby. I am sure there are many times a man would like to cry and show emotion, but they would feel so weak and less of a man if they did, that is why people have a hard time dealing with a man who is crying, unlike a women who they gather around to make feel better. It's too bad men didn't feel they could show more emotion, I think relationships would be much better if both people could be vulerable enough to show their true feelings.

Answer 3

There's an obvious difference: MEN are men and WOMEN are women! They show their emotions in a different way. Men do more action to show their emotions, and women actually tell people how they feel. Men just show it thru actions and it takes trained eyes to read them (ie. other men). So, yeah, hope I helped!

Answer 4

Men and Women are just wired different. Read "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus" Good book and answers alot of questions for both sexes!

Answer 5

You are asking for a lecture on what makes the world go round.

You know, my dear, men really are different by neccessity. Their role and funtion is simply not the same as that of a woman. They are not here to be like us but to compliment and to be compatable with us.

Men and women need eachother. It all balances out. I really don't think you would enjoy them half as much if you weren't trying to figure them out. And the same goes for them.

Enjoy the fact that they are different, and let them be so. We need them to be.

Answer 6

it's just not in their nature. even without the "boys don't cry" mentality embraced by all cultures in various degrees, men would still not show their emotions. it has to be necessary to the situation or bottle it up and move on. usually when women pry and pick at it, it makes it worse.

Answer 7

I suspect it has a lot to do with the effects of gender related hormones.

When I first started dating a woman, a couple of years ago, she had reactions, emotionally, not unlike other women. She was/is transsexual, so started hormone therapy as part of transitioning into a guy. I'm bi, so that wasn't a problem. When she really started changing into a he, he really really became a lot less open about his feelings.

Answer 8

I guess they think that showing emotions will make them less of a man.

They are different.

You know what they say, "women are from venus and men are form jupiter".

Answer 9

We are made different. Our brains work different and the chemicals in our bodies that drive emotion are different. Understanding the differences is a life long project.

Answer 10

Umm....isn't that a little sexist i mean there is nothing wrong with showing feelings but I show mine maybe they haven't begun to trust you yet and they are not comfortable to share theirs feelings with you, I'm sure he loves you, maybe he's afraid of being casted away from you, maybe he doesn't want you to get mad at him and break up with him, just talk it out, tell him that you want to know how he feels and that you love him.