Common men and women, we ALL no that's true.
2007-12-30 14:45:18 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
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2007-12-30 14:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by Ramble 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We have no trouble sharing our feelings. We don't live on emotion so they are rarely worth sharing to us hence no problem for us.
The problem is that because we do not spew out emotion women think we have a problem with sharing.
Just because you think men should share because you like emotion talk that doesn't mean that we have to or have a problem.
We currently live in a time here in the west where if a woman says it is bad then it is automatically bad. The female way isn't the right way nor is the male way of doing things wrong just because women think it is.
2007-12-30 23:48:06 · answer #2 · answered by Chevalier 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Delicious pretty much sums up most of it. But I will also add this. I think another reason, is men are just felt and probably conditioned into having to fix things through action. Therefore, if they are not "doing" anything to fix the problem through action then they are wasting their time. So a man sitting down and talking about his feelings, is felt or could be felt as a waster of time for a man, because he is here "crying, and chatting all this time" when he could try to fix the problem or find away to do so.
But the thing is I have learned is that talking about thins is not a waste and helps more that one thinks and definitely releases one's stress which can help more at times than even trying to supposedly "fix a problem" through action, because even when fixed, such pain and feelings could still be within until released emotionally which can be helped when talking about such deep problems to a close friend or family member or wife, etc.
2007-12-31 00:05:24 · answer #3 · answered by Brennan Huff 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because some men (not all) equate "feeling sharing" with being "feminine." The last thing a guy wants is for others (esp. other men) to view them as having any feminine characteristics at all. It's too bad that sharing feelings is something that men see as a feminine thing. People need outlets for their feelings, and need to feel safe expressing them. Emotionally healthy people express how they feel. Those who bottle things up eventually explode, and usually take out a few innocent bystanders in the process.
2007-12-30 23:18:57 · answer #4 · answered by It's Ms. Fusion if you're Nasty! 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Men and women are different, and one of those differences is that women are more likely to talk about their emotions than men.
Why is the female experience the reference point for humanity ?
Why not go the other way around and ask ..." why do women talk about their emotions all the time? etc etc"
The feminist assume that the female vantage point is the default reference point for the human race, and any deviation from that has to be explained.
2007-12-31 00:49:08 · answer #5 · answered by xman1255 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sharing their feelings with whom? Men have been sharing their feelings with brothers and mothers and fathers and understanding partners for a long time.
Telling all to someone who might not be so sympathetic is a different matter.
[edit] ispankwomen: you are obviously quite mad.
2007-12-30 23:33:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Societal conditioning.
Boys are taught to be strong...to "man up", and not be emotional like "girls".
So they grow up suppressing, and being out of touch with their feelings.
I have found that many men will gladly share their feelings with someone they trust and feel comfortable with.
Someone who accepts them for who they are, and won't judge, or nag them once they reveal their thoughts.
Often, women, say they want to hear the truth, about the way a man is feeling...but once they learn that he may think and feel differently than she does...the woman gets pissy...so he learns not to share with her.
2007-12-30 23:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by Delicious 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because the female model is used as the "correct" way in our society.
Men share their feelings as much as they need to.
It's that simple.
Men & women's brains are wired differently with different biological structures & different chemicals running through them.
We respond to various stimuli differently.
We deal with our emotions in ways that make sense to us & in ways that our biology dictates.
If the male model was used as the correct way, our society would conclude that women share their feelings "too much."
2007-12-30 23:22:13 · answer #8 · answered by hopscotch 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I guess alot of people have trouble sharing their feelings, not just men. Everyone is different, some people where raised to keep their feelings to them selves and others where taught to be open about what they feel.
2007-12-30 23:01:08 · answer #9 · answered by Shell 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because women are not as good as men when there's some listening to be done. This doesn't mean that all men know how to listen but we are generally more poised.
2007-12-30 23:00:13 · answer #10 · answered by Louis 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What do you mean by feelings? I don't particularly think it's necessary to share everything that I am feeling at any given moment. I'm not a man, but I'm guessing this is one reason they don't like to share their feelings, either. So maybe they don't think it's necessary and when probed they feel like a trapped animal.
2007-12-30 23:35:28 · answer #11 · answered by Vianka 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋