I realized a lot of people said the genders are equal because they "compliment each other".
But if that were true... people would seek out more friends and relationships (non-sexual) with the opposite gender than the same gender.
Men and women only seem to compliment each other when its time for sex and having kids. Thats why when men and women first meet each other, they size each other up for compatibility and attractiveness before anything else.
But socially and daily, men and women don't really have a need or desire to interact with each other. The desire to interact with the opposite sex is always based on sex/love/experience.
This is not to say that men and women don't get along as friends and interact well. I'm just saying we are more likely to seek out the same gender for friendship and the opposite for experience/sex/love. This is true for most animals.
50% divorce rate
80% break-up rate (non-married)
Once the sex/kids/love is gone most people move on...
2007-11-08 07:07:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
But even if we only need each other to reproduce.. why does this have to be a bad thing?
2007-11-08 07:08:19 · update #1
Pointing out my spelling mistakes (which are usually very few) make you look anal and shallow. Get a life :)
2007-11-08 07:17:15 · update #2
We do compliment eachother. I don't think it is any secret men and women are different. We are not asexual beings. But it goes beyond the physical anatomy. We think in different ways, act in different ways etc.
We have friends of the same gender, because in general, we have a lot in common with that gender, we think in similar patterns and so on. But I believe to make a person whole, you need what is missing.
I would not be whole without my husband, and he wouldn't be without me. I believe we do compliment eachother.
2007-11-08 08:56:33 · answer #1 · answered by nic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Socially, it's actually based on thinking patterns more that the actual sex of a person. I don't really get along with women, because I don't think the same way they do. I have more guy friends.
But, in a marriage (for the right reasons, and with both people looking for the same goals, committed to each other, etc.) they do complement each other for the same reasons they don't get along socially. You need someone to have the hunting mentality, and for someone else to have the gather/parent mentality. If you have two hunters, you accomplish a lot, but have nothing to show for it. And, if you have two gatherers, you don't accomplish anything, but you have stuff squirreled away. It's only when you get the two mentalities together, and working together that you can get marriage/relationships to work, and be effective.
2007-11-08 07:25:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
all I can say is that my hubby compliments me very well and I him. also, I have just as many male friends (real male friends, not just the ones that want you-know-what) as female friends. when you fall in love with someone, you want more than just sex, you want to build a life together. also, I enjoy the perspective of the opposite sex, because if broadens my understanding of humans overall.
Mike, I have to ask what desolate corner of the earth are you posting your q/a from?
2007-11-08 07:51:13 · answer #3 · answered by kub2 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As cynical as I am, I do feel we need the other sex for more than just reproduction.
Yin and Yang is forever balancing in ways that we do not see or imagine. Since no one lives in a bubble, the ripple effect we have on others is huge -but unmeasurable.
2007-11-08 07:12:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's not, cause that's the way that it is; either you accept it or you don't. That's what I think and believe. Sure I used to date, never liked it much, thought it was nothing but a huge game, a game of, let me see called, *frowns* "oh please pick me."
2007-11-08 09:58:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get along better with guys.
My two best friends besides my husband are both guys.
I have female friends too, but most girls are jealous and mean.
2007-11-08 07:17:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The genders are equal because they're HUMAN; except for children and convicts, no one deserves more rights than someone else.
2007-11-08 07:12:24 · answer #7 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"Complement" - with an "e", not an "i". A "compliment" is when you praise someone for something that they did, like get straight A's in school, or play an instrument well.
2007-11-08 07:10:38 · answer #8 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋