why do men tend to get more paranoid and jelous than women??

Answer 1

i would say it was equal.

Answer 2

I've pretty much seen how both guys and girls can be as jealous as one another! However, maybe you're right - it does tend to be that men to get paranoid a bit more often. I'm not exactly sure why this is - at a guess it seems that guys are a lot more laid back when they first start dating someone (sorry to generalise!)...nothing is set in stone, theres no long term committment as yet etc. Once you actually get to the stage of going out, then a guy has to actually commit. For many blokes (and girls for that matter) this is a huge step. Once you've actually decided that you want to be with a person you're admitting that you want to be exclusive. Its not that you don't trust the girl but, effectively, once you have opened up and committed to her, she could really end up hurting you. Thats the scarey thing about it. Nobody likes to get hurt and guys are no different.

Also, if you're going out with a girl you know that there is something good about her. Whatever you think is so great other guys can see as well. This makes you a little insecure if you dwell on it. In this sense, I think girls are often a bit more pragmatic - they trust you and hope that you won't go off with someone else...if you do, they'll dump do. For guys, yeah, you trust the girl but you still end up feeling that she could go off and find someone else, or decide she doesn't really like you etc etc. Its almost a male perogative to get all defensive and jealous! Problem is guys don't always realise that girls don't like the paranoia! A little jealousy kinda keeps the spark alive but anything more gets ridiculous!

Answer 3

The only men that are paranoid and jelous are the insecure punks that think the woman is gonna run off with the first guy that's better than them...

Answer 4

I think that most of the women I know are more jealous than men.......I guess it depends on the people you know...this is a hard one...but I will tell you this, men cheat all the time and women take them back and if a woman cheats the man hardly ever wants to take her back so what's the deal with that?

Answer 5

Oh no they don't! Women are just as jealous and paranoid if not more so. Sometimes I think that women care more. Men can easily replace a lost woman, but women bond and have trouble finding another man and I think that's why they're more insecure, which is a kin to jealousy. Be gentle with your woman! Treat her right and be understanding of her feelings.

Answer 6

...I'd say it's an equal opportunity conclusion here my friend. Both men and women can become equally jealous really. It's not a gender specific thing otherwise . It's more like a personal mental dysfunctional thing reasonably. I say get control of your own emotional outcomes first...and worry about everyone else's concerns later. You can't fix anybody else honestly. You can only fix yourself....and that's the way it should be....ok?

Answer 7

I don't necessarily think that is true. I think it depends on the person. I get more jealous than my husband, he doesn't really get jealous at all, if he does he sure doesn't let on that he is. I think people in general are flirtacious by nature and they way that is handled by the other person determines just that. I also believe that when a women flirts most guys dont care whether she is with someone or not so it makes it easier to cheat. And when the visa versa happens most women don't want to mess with a man that is taken.

Answer 8

*I want to say it's pretty much equal on that aspect for both men and women.*

~Then again like I told another user on here who asked a similar question to yours.

* It all goes back to our caveman days...and animal instincts. I know it sounds silly, but it's true...guys are territorial and try to be the Alpha Male when it comes to females. Men like to be dominant and superceed over other males who try and get in their way of the female they are after.
-It's just like animals on t.v. who fight over females...and the males prove how "big" they are or how tough in order to show off for the female.

*Anyways and sometimes guys are over zealous insecure babies...lol...and that is why they are jealous and paranoid. Just as some girls can be too. *

Answer 9

do they?? I always thought it was the other way around!!

To answer your question - maybe coz they know how men talk about and rate women (being a male themselves) and dont like to think of another guy having illicit thoughts about their woman!!

Personally I think a bit of jealousy is heathy in a relationship - so long as its not too obsessive or insane!
xx

Answer 10

I'd say not true. Women get paranoid as well...sometimes more. LOL

Answer 11

I wouldn't say that they do. It all depends on the person I would have thought that more women get jealous, or at least it was equal numbers.