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Are women more emotional than men? Or is that just a stereotype?

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There is no point in a man's saying anything because he knows very well that no one is listening. So why bother saying anything? this is why men become quiter with age.
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@SW-User Oh yeah, men are always ignored. 🙄
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@SW-User yup, as we know from behavioral psychology, lack of reward suppresses the antecedent behavior.
If you ignore a child when he talks for years ,he will eventually grow up to be reticent.

Miram · 31-35, F
They're not. It's the same just filtered out.

Using someone emotions to shame them for having emotions is an emotional behavior.

It's not grounded in logic.

Both exist in spectrum not absolutes.
Miram · 31-35, F
@SW-User Most are just me being humorous, you are kind 🤗
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But always so tactfully done 👍. @Miram
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@Miram couldn't figure out the antecedent of "most"
It’s both a stereotype [b]and[/b] in many cases, a cultural expectation. Men, generally speaking, are only allowed the emotion of rage, which they can openly express without being considered “unmanly”.
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@bijouxbroussard it won't get that far. Most men simply never get heard and live as invisibles and untouchables.

A few who do get heard get called unmanly. I have never been called unmanly because I have never been heard
BlueVeins · 22-25
Mmmmmm no, women are just more [i]emotionally intelligent[/i], and it's more socially acceptable for women to express emotion than men.
Gangstress · 41-45, F
I'd like to see men deal with a bleeding dick for 7 days every month without moaning about it
SledgeHammer · 46-50, M
@Gangstress Oooh dam! WTF?
OUCH.!!!

🙆‍♂️
DarkMoon · 22-25, M
Society permits girls to express their emotions much more freely, and it seems to persist into adult life.
This is the flip side of toxic masculinity. It's usually framed as harmful to women (e.g. manifesting in violence) but it doesn't serve men well either (e.g. bottling up emotions leading to higher suicide rates).
Dolimyte · 41-45, M
@DarkMoon I think you may need to look into the difference between toxic masculinity, and a masculine person being toxic.
Guys feel too. At least I do. Guys just don't show it, same goes for me. You'll never guess how I feel unless I tell you.
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@Kae20 [c=004A59]I was raised that way --told to shut up and man up. I wonder sometimes if that's why I've never related to other women in an emotional sense.[/c]
Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
@SW-User Could be the case, as an adult It is bound to have an effect on how you then begin to relate and make you a bit weary.
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@Kae20 yes
Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
giving it a guess , I would say that we are equally as emotional as the other. I just think that we handle our emotions in different ways. Us women / girls to let the happy and sad tears flow . While Men & boys not so much.

A;; except for fits of rage, anger. Men seem quite comfortable to demonstrate these hmmm.
Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
@PTCdresser57 I have endless amounts of respect Men who show their emotions. Because I feel as though I can trust them more readily than those who struggle.

Having said this I realise its not anyone's fault when they cant, has its been said on here much of the time this is due to social conditioning, In which case when I interact on a personal level with a Man I always take not of his eyes . Kindness is something the eyes cant hide, and this trait is worthy of measure of trust.

Its a tough world, and really when you think about it our vulnerable emotions are a natural release.
PTCdresser57 · 61-69, M
Ty Kae..I agree with what you said.
Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
@Dolimyte yes I wonder gender differences being what they are (for the majority) It likely comes down to nature.

Having said that society has its own way of compounding those differences for its own ends and means, and its in the compounding that the damage is done imo.
I'm not entirely certain, we beat into men to suppress emotion so who knows whatit would be without the socialization.
Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
@BetweenKittensandRiots An interesting thought hmmm
Zeuro · 26-30, F
They’ve done studies on this. Definitely just a stereotype
It varies that cannot be generalized
Dolimyte · 41-45, M
Stereotype, everyone gets emotional.
Lilpandaa · 22-25, F
I think men just don't express due to the way they are conditioned from childhood.so, for now women do express their emotions more effectively than men does.
4meAndyou · F
BOTH sexes are emotional. It's a fallacy to believe they are not. But you also have to realize that there is no such thing as an entire group that large whose members are identical in this regard.

Some women seem to be more INTERESTED in their own emotions, and the emotions of others, whereas some men block that part of themselves off because of bad experiences they have had at home and at school.

The hormonal element affects both sexes, and wreaks havoc among men below the age of 30. Women are affected by hormonal mood swings more frequently.
I believe it's a stereotype... the only thing is that men might keep it more private...
Alison · 18-21, F
If anger is an emotion (guys tend to deny it), guys are way more emotional.
ABCDEF7 · M
Centuries ago, it was common in most civilizations for women to stay at home and take care of children, and for men to go outside and work to get the food and arrange for living.

So as per their respective roles in family, women were more expressive of emotions in taking care and bringing up the children. While the men needed to suppress the display of their emotions, otherwise it could have become difficult for them earn/arrange their living.

I think, this could have an general impact on how men are suppressive or are not expressive of their emotions. This may not apply to all and there are always some exceptions.

Moreover, how the two genders have adopted to changing scenarios in modern times, and how they are expected to be behaving, have influenced what they they try to be and what they extrude. This we can also see the difference with difference in culture over the various parts of this planet.
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Men don’t have functioning brains. It isn’t fair to compare the two.
You try bleeding for a week and not dying
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[c=004A59]In my experience, it's a stereotype. It isn't so much a question of who's more emotional; it's more that men and women tend to express the same emotions differently.[/c]
Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
@CastorTroy no holding back here lol
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
No, men are taught to hide their emotions until it comes out in toxic ways by society generally through stereotypes.
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
I wonder how does one even measure such thing as emotionality. By intensity and duration?
Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
@CrazyMusicLover [quote]intensity and duration? [/quote]

I think so
SledgeHammer · 46-50, M
There can be instances where emotions are the same... some of us men are just not comfortable expressing them as openly as women
smiler2012 · 56-60
{@kae20 ] no personally i think woman are made different and are differently emotionally to men
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I think it depends on the person not the gender … individual personality ♥️
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It's a stereotype and force fed in some cultural norms
Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
@SW-User very true
cuddles1266 · 70-79, M
It is my belief that women, in general, are more in touch with themselves and their emotions and not ashamed to show them. Men, in general, are more stoic and reserved in their emotions. They tend to hold them at arms length.
Not all women and men fit this description but from my experience many seem to fit this.
Justenjoyit · 56-60, M
I think women can be stronger than men.
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Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
@FullMetalFatPig I understand about " Conditioning " and why many many moons ago. When nither of the sexes knew very much about our mental and emotional health ... would buy into this garb.

What I dont get is .. we are better informed now. MEN are better informed. Why continue to stick with a form of outdated Conditioning?

Which not only costs them potentially good relationships with the women in their lifes.

But as you have mentioned can seriously damage their mental health. Surely its time enough to show how they are feeling and be rid of bad Conditioning.

I mean for goodness sake the male suicide rates across the globe are climbing.

I sometimes wonder if some men are afraid to show the real depths of their feelings because they are unsure if the women in their lives will still like,love & respect them afterward. 🤔

 
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