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HumanEarth · F
Imagine a couple out for dinner. The woman shares a heartfelt story about her day, complete with all the emotional highs and lows. As she speaks, she gesticulates dramatically, her eyes wide with passion.
Meanwhile, the man sits across from her, nodding, but when asked how his day was, he simply shrugs and mutters, "It was fine."
The scene plays out like this:
Her: "I had the craziest day at work! My project was a total disaster, but then my coworker helped me turn it around, and I felt so grateful! What about you?"
Him: stoic face, one eyebrow raised "It was fine."
Her: leaning in eagerly "Are you sure? Was there anything interesting?"
Him: shrugs "Not really. Just stuff."
Later, when they recount the date to friends:
Her: "He barely said anything! How can you get to know someone like that?"
Friends: nodding, rolling their eyes "Classic! Mysterious types. It’s so intriguing!”
Meanwhile, if she were the one who replied with just "It was fine," she'd be labeled as "emotionally unavailable." The contrast reveals how men are often applauded for their air of mystery, while women are expected to share their feelings openly!
This highlights the humor in how the expectations around communication create such different reactions based solely on gender.
Meanwhile, the man sits across from her, nodding, but when asked how his day was, he simply shrugs and mutters, "It was fine."
The scene plays out like this:
Her: "I had the craziest day at work! My project was a total disaster, but then my coworker helped me turn it around, and I felt so grateful! What about you?"
Him: stoic face, one eyebrow raised "It was fine."
Her: leaning in eagerly "Are you sure? Was there anything interesting?"
Him: shrugs "Not really. Just stuff."
Later, when they recount the date to friends:
Her: "He barely said anything! How can you get to know someone like that?"
Friends: nodding, rolling their eyes "Classic! Mysterious types. It’s so intriguing!”
Meanwhile, if she were the one who replied with just "It was fine," she'd be labeled as "emotionally unavailable." The contrast reveals how men are often applauded for their air of mystery, while women are expected to share their feelings openly!
This highlights the humor in how the expectations around communication create such different reactions based solely on gender.
HumanEarth · F
IronHamster · 56-60, M
@HumanEarth Truth be known, in general women don't want a solution to their problem. They just want to be heard. I have suggested what I think are obvious solutions to complaints and I do not recall that ever going over well. Flip side, if a man complains like that it is seen as weakness and redues his odds of getting what he thinks he wants.
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@HumanEarth women need to speak a minimum of 10,000 words a day. Men need to speak 2000 words .
IronHamster · 56-60, M
@AthrillatheHunt Men are more succinct.
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@IronHamster yup (see how succinct that was )
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@IronHamster i have never met one of those