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

@DropTopDig Eventually you will forget your own feelings. And that is the fire of manhood-- ultimate accountability- in which everything must perish

@DropTopDig Ive heard this statement more than once .

Can you give any examples of the things men talk about ..yet feel ignored or unheard?

@Kae20 they don't.

Young boys talk about them. I used to talk about my teachers mistreating me at school, framing me,and unfairly not allowing me to succeed. School was very bad for me. By 16, I understood that the system was corrupt beyond measure and no one really cared. I became a stoic.

Other boys talk about getting played by girls but that wasn't my issue. I didn't like most girls anyway.

I also couldn't sleep for 5 years and was depressed. I was worried that I would be a failure in life because school was fucking me up and so would be all my peers.

Other men are concerned about family issues, which didn't bother me because they didn't like me much and kept a distance.

To this day, my family doesn't know I was depressed for 5 years. It was as if no one ever saw me. They were busy talking about neighbors and watching TV.

Those days, I joined EP too but made no friends. No one was interested

@SW-User men don't talk about this stuff because they grow up to leave their struggles behind.

Only young boys do. if you have ever heard girls call guys needy, these the same guys who haven't yet let themselves die. They are still evolving

@SW-User These are interesting statements.

Because on reading I'm recalling times when I have been present & heard boys & young men beginning to speak about the same or similar issues.

Only to be dismissed for being a whinger or to not be taken seriously, in the first place .

And you are right, gradually as grow up the men become quieter, until they seemly stop raising topics all together.

Such a shame , it comes down to little boys being told to 'Man up'

Not good 😐

@SW-User A truly shocking revelation. But thanks all the same for making it.

Personally I will revist my own thoughts on what I used to percive as needy behaviour in some men.

To what may have actually been that guys 'unheard reality

@Kae20 they are not told "man up". I was never told that. I was simply never heard. Teachers at schools and parents at home simple never listened to my problems. It was only about time I stopped trying to seek help and went my own way. This is also why men don't ask for help. It reminds them of times when they lacked resources and no one even listened to their problems much less cared to help

@Kae20 also when I wrote about then on EP, no one ever responded. When I wrote about then on fb no one ever saw my.posts. I eventually deleted fb and EP and will soon delete SW too

@SW-User yh I can only by the comments Ive witnessed, "oh dont cry about it ..your supposed to be a little man"

The other things you talk about I cant say Ive witnessed much of.

But worse than that , & I hope its not the case. That I may too have not "listened " 🤔😕

@SW-User pls dont delete , In the near future, I would like to read some of your posts.

Your an intelligent guy would be nice to hear your ideas and opinions 🍎

@Kae20 you probably did or you would have known it all already. All guys start out emotional because they your young and lack resources.

They become tough when they understand that there is no help out there. Nobody would hand them anything. And the world is deeply unfair. They must become stronger that every single problem they have.

I remember saying this to a bunch of friends in my freshman year: your stories are worthless if you don't end up successful. The world does not give a shit if you don't become successful. No one gives a shit. Face it like a man and move on in life

@Kae20 well I was only taking a respite here. I am not an online person.

Any man can tell you the same things. I am only a bit more articulate

@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]

@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.

@Kae20 yes