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I Love My Man

Catch 22 . . .
I proudly speak of my man.
I can list several reasons I love him.
BUT he is only a man!
Perfect in so many ways but 1.
He can be emotionally unavailable.
lasergraph · 70-79, M
This problem goes back a long time, all the way back to living in caves. Men were not the emotional one then but the strong protector. As time passed things changed, fast forward a few thousand years and we see society telling men they need to be in touch with their feminine side and that has happened on a large scale, so much so we have clambering now for a more masculine male. To be sure men and women are different and not just physically. Our approach to solving problems is different. Men are fixers and when women start talking about problems we instinctively want to fix it or we avoid it all together because we figure WE are the problem. We haven't figured out that women don't necessarily want to fix anything they just need someone to listen to them getting it off their chest. We are still working on being a sounding board.
Echoing · 61-69, F
@lasergraph That was awesome!! I agree. *smile*
lasergraph · 70-79, M
@Echoing I have been married 46 years and am a pretty good sounding board these days but it took a while to get here.
Echoing · 61-69, F
@lasergraph The Yin and Yang of life. Balancing out. Logic verses Emotion. It's meant to be. We women have a hard time.. relating, just as you men do to us.... I know.
bobinuk · 51-55, M
Us men are a let down in that area
Echoing · 61-69, F
@bobinuk Yes, just as much as us women are with our emotions! Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. ;-)
RubySoo · 56-60, F
....they all are....
Echoing · 61-69, F
@RubySoo huh... I know. I just got back from spending a week with a group of old ladies...lol.. It was an intense visit, full of energy and emotion. I am just feeling... as bobinuk said.. let down now.
RubySoo · 56-60, F
@Echoing ive been with my hubs for 30 years. Hes always been that way....and ..i usually put up with it. But yeah...like you say...at times you spend time with or connect with someone else ( women or men [the odd 'open' man..who is usually only 'open' for a shirt while]) and you have to go back to how it is.....it makes me sad x

 
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