Are men more complicated than women? Are we women really as complicated as men think?

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Rab1901 · Accepted Answer

A thought that can be debated is if they are just as complicated, but MORE complicated? Definitely not at least not in general. I don't think men are just as complicated either although it might seem like that way sometimes because men are trying to keep up with the complications of women.

Examples:
If a man with a woman is hungry, most of the time, he will express his hunger.
If a woman with a man is hungry, oftentimes, she'll ask "Are you hungry?"

When it comes to deciding where to eat, there are more men than women who will say "Let's go here" than "I don't know. You pick." However, if men do choose the indecisive option, it's a huge turn off even if the woman is just as indecisive.

When it comes to standards, women claim that men have too high standards, and this is hysterically inaccurate if you compare with the opposite gender. Also if the woman is really successful, she'll think she can't attract men for a different reason: because the men are intimidated but that's not true for most guys. A few guys, yes, but they aren't the guys you want anyways.

In this video is a hysterical but accurate portrayal of what goes on. Keep in mind, this is a comedy skit. Guys don't literally want girls to be dumb but most will happily start a relationship with girls who aren't super smart or successful if she is kind and truly desires him. Being pretty helps of course, but how straightforward is that? Why would someone want to look at someone ugly when he can look at someone pretty? Or let's just take people out of the equation for a bit. Why would someone want to look at something ugly (like a pile of crap) when he could look at something beautiful (sunset over the big city skyline)? I do recognize that people do have feelings and that's a valid point but the vast majority of guys don't need a woman to be drop dead gorgeous if she can provide amazing character traits. For some complicated reason, women take it upon themselves to say guys need perfect boobs, butt, and everything else, and that's so far from true, and this would be recognized if everyone stopped looking at likes on instagram and/or trying to compete in everything. I can go on much longer but I'll stop here. I hope this video can make you laugh! :)

nolabels · Accepted Answer

I consider myself, and am considered by others, to be very complicated.
Good, bad, or otherwise, it's the way it is.

Are most men complicated?
Probably not as an entire gender.
Some individuals, certainly.
The term to describe most men I know who are involved with women is dumbfounded, as in 'WTF just happened here?'
'Lets, see, 2+2=4, OK, all is good there, ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY and Z, yep, that's still as it should be, but WTF just happened here in front of my face, in regards to this woman?'
That assessment in no way has anything to do with how complicated a woman may or may not be.
There is another word to describe a large portion of men who can no longer absorb the repeated shock of being dumfounded, and have learned to deal with it or die of apoplexy.
It is resignation. The accepting of an undesirable, yet inevitable situation.
So, timeline for men - Born, happy, dumbfounded, resigned, dead.

I don't think that women are necessarily complicated as an entire gender, either, although some individuals will fit that description, also.
There's another word I use to describe most women.
It's not one of the typical go-to curse words that are sometimes used to describe certain women.
It's much, much milder, but possibly as likely to draw ire, so I shall refrain from uttering it.
I'm no idiot, just resigned, that's all.
Next stop, dead.

JustAnj · Accepted Answer

It honestly depends on a person's personal growth and maturity.

Phycological and emotional knowledge helps a ton.

Men always say they are simple but if they do not comprehend someone they become complicated and it's technically true but it's not that the person is complicated it's then the man saying finds the person complicated because of his lacking in understanding.

This applys to women too but it's less in women because we are more prone to know what we want, need, and mature quicker.

It is true that it depends on the person though I will say that men are to be seen more complicated because of the lacking to learn and grow.

This doesn't apply to all men but a lot of men are like this, it probably has more to do with how they are raised then the fact that they are men.

AmandaYVR · Accepted Answer

Nope. Yes. My answer here:

Brainsbeforebeauty · Answer

I think "people" period can be complicated... People, relationships, life can get complicated... Don't think it's gender specific, it's more human nature...

dhinchak · Answer

I don't believe people of either gender are more complicated than the other.

I think the phrases like 'nobody can understand a woman' or 'why are women so complex?' were used by men who were busy with making their careers while their wives were taking care of their families. There's bound to be a disconnect in understanding when the interests of both people are so diverse. At around the same time, women used to feel the same way about men, but these feelings generally remained behind closed doors just like their thinkers, while the other opinion travelled around the world with its holders.

With the changed times where women do the same jobs as men and many men opt to spend more time with their families, these thoughts are no more relevant and have become limited to teenagers and youngsters trying to make sense of their partner's mood swings, those being their formative years.

Bottom line:
If enough effort is put into understanding what the other person wants, what drives them and what they care about, nobody is complex enough.

Tunasub · Answer

I will say that in my opinion men are not more complicated than women it's just that the slight differences in how we interpret our feelings makes it a complication.

I've said in the past that women are smarter than men. My reason for saying that is because I feel that men make more snap decisions than women who in my opinion will put more thought into something before making a decision.

Intelligence varies from person to person so overall I wouldn't say women are smarter just smarter about certain things. Just to clarify.

The statement below pretty much sums it all up... women have patience with men, we are wired differently, and what you may want us to understand about you as a woman, takes the scenic route to its destination eventually it gets there though.

Men, stop thinking that women are supposed to already know... as I said to the women about us men, they are wired differently and go through a lot more withing themselves than a man could ever imagine..

From neanderthal until now we are still learning about one another. Men & Women.

Are men more complicated than women? Are we women really as complicated as men think?

maruf09 · Answer

Women are taking over the world and men are ending. So says Hanna Rosin, senior editor at The Atlantic and author of the forthcoming The End of Men, based on her 2010 Atlantic cover story.

Rosin's argument is more nuanced than the title suggests; it's not that men are ending, it's that the benchmarks of a particular model of masculinity—like being the sole or even primary breadwinner—are disappearing. Their disappearance is creating a sense that men, as a gender, are "losing." And women are, in many ways, "winning."

Women are now far more likely than men are to graduate from college or from professional schools. Upon graduation, they enter a labor market that no longer puts a premium on physical strength and instead values supposedly "feminine" traits like the ability to communicate and collaborate, and in which women are outpacing men. "At a certain point in the last 40 years," Rosin writes, "the job market became largely indifferent to size and strength. From then on, men no longer held all the cards." Almost all the job sectors that are projected to grow the most in the next decade are female-dominated and "feminine": child care, nursing, home health aide, food preparation. And women, in addition to being better-educated and more likely to be employed, are simply more "together" than men, Rosin argues. They're more ambitious, more tenacious, and more adaptable. And while they're gaining ground, "men have been retreating into an ever-narrower space."

ohshee · Answer

I think men have been giving women a bad day in the bad rap for a long time they use them for excuses to do what they want to get away with what they want and if somebody questions it they said the guy will say they're crazy just like with anybody you have to treat women with respect women want what they want they make a decision they make a choice in the moment right now and it's done it's over where guy will him and ha. I don't know , maybe. and never make a decision and then be all bent out of shape because a week later the girl is already did whatever it was that had to be done I need the guys pissed off I was going to do that each woman is different anyway so but I say just pay attention to then listen to treat them with respect kindness make them make them smile makes you happy and you will have a wonderful life

Mikeysoda · Answer

All living beings are complicated! Some are more than others. I do think women are more complicated than men but in a good way. I mean they are designed so cool, they can develop a whole human inside of them and give it all it needs, for just one example. A very complicated system but they can do it. They are wired differently than men. But for a purpose, samething with men vice versa. If people understood that, relationships would be better naturally balanced with those understandings of nature.

waynezaz · Answer

Everyone's unique in their own way and creating a generalization by say women are complicated isn't the best thing to do. But in my limited experience girls were definitely more complicated than men. If a guy likes something we're open about it. But if a girl likes something then they expect literally others to know it as if we can read their mind. A girl I was friends with with was really beautiful but she used to flirt with me when my ex was around. I've got no words. All the girls I've been friends are complex.

blank_expression · Answer

There are so many variants of each that I have encountered that it is difficult to put a summary wrapper on this one. Let’s pick the stereotypical. Men, in a nutshell, are as easy as empty balls and a full belly while women, say the opposite of what they mean, want funny-successful-attractive-honest-funny, pick the same type always even an abusive zero, and attraction is blind with them. Women in general are a bag of functional contradictions as compared to the male stereotype. Now, there are all kinds of weird ones out there, that deviate from the typical stereotypes and feminism is attempting to program the female mind to be male and the male vice versa, so we now have a complete hodgepodge of circus freaks that defy the natural typical. However, in their natural states, men are the simplified creatures while the women possess the emotional side more so, both being complementary and ensuring the survival of the species.

Browneye57 · Answer

No actually, men are rather simple. They're straightforward communicators, no hidden agenda. Well, other than saying or doing ANYTHING to get in your panties.

Women are complicated. Their thought processes are convoluted and emotion based, and they are masters at nuance, innuendo, and passive aggressive.

But both have very basic biologic drivers, so once you understand those it's easy to predict behavior, or to be able to identify markers and actions.

Do you know how to keep a man? Their three very basic needs? You seem to be an ardent student here on GAG.

ChiTown33 · Answer

Q1 no
Q2 more so then even believed. Like if you could some how measure her complicativeness. She'd still be like at least 50% more complicated than that.
It's NOT that guys don't care or don't want to understand. It's that there's always 20% of a woman that's always an unknown. It's called the "crazy factor". All women have it and some more than others. Some women are even aware of their craziness. And in effort to appease their husband/ boyfriend acknowledge it and do their best to reign it in.

backblueblack22 · Answer

Emotions complicate things. While women tend to be more outwardly men are very emotional under the lid. That’s why you see us sometimes engage in more risks, violence and self harm (we have astronomical suicide rated compared to women).

It’s really too bad that most women subconsciously get very romantically turned off by outwardly emotional men. Yes I can see why women want a man who is more emotionally stable then herself. But still the threshold for men who act this was is very unforgiving.

have_a_good_day · Answer

A man is a very complex being. Oftentimes women make the mistake of thinking men are not as intricate as we truly are. *cat walks past me toward the kitchen*.. For example did you know that men actually have 4 times the emotional intellect than that of a woman and that *makes profuse fart noises to scare the crap out of the cat then farts by accidents and chokes on water because of said laughter*... where was I..
Oh yes, uh.. We are spiritual entities that far exceed capabilities of many other creatures

hellionthesagereborn · Answer

Neither are complicated. Both operate within simple parameters, the issue is that women expect those parameters to be the ones they use and men expect women to use the ones they use which is not the case. Once you realize the drivers are different, its actually quite simple.

serious · Answer

Yes women are complicated. No doubt. The reason being they have more emotional quotient as compared to men. As compared to men they are less logical, more emotional, sentimental and by bringing emotions, feelings into things they tend to complicate everything.

I am not referring to any one particular type of women but just saying in general.

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

Yeah men are complex and complicated.

at a basic level we are simple creatures, but pull back those covers and we get really complicated lol.

Woman can be, but judicious use of the word shopping and ability to confirm they are in fact correct does make life less complicated.

Robert_ · Answer

A1: No, the only times men are acting complicated is when they are tryin to figure out women.

A2: I would say women are more complicated. I can only imagine how hormonal fluctuations change the way decisions are made. As men don't experience these cyclical fluctuations it will be difficult to anticipate these changes in rationale.

Anonymous · Answer

I have always maintained the problem is that men are too simple for women to believe. They are always looking for hidden meanings and subtlety in men, that simple doesn't exist. They get confused and frustrated that they can't "decode" the man, and when told there is nothing to decode, they just get even more angry that they are being lied to, because surely it would be impossible for any man or any species to be this dumb, this blind, this simple. And if only someone would give women the Rosetta stone to a mans mind, they would finally be able to crack the code.

The women who can finally, with great difficulty, realise that there is no code to break - will invariably be happier. But in the typical "women compete against women" mentality, they keep the secret to themselves.

raw_is_war99 · Answer

I find women more complicated, women will knit pick and complain about such petty things. How are guys difficult? Sex, food, sleep, sports. Guy's don't sit around talking about their problems. I don't recall my guy friends complaining for days or weeks or months that another guy hurt him emotionally unless it involved cheating and a girl.

J2ohhhhh · Answer

People in general don't have that many dimensions. Usually the ones who want to appear or claim to be complicated are the ones who are or think to be unpopular and in order to avoid the pain of not being loved they come up withan excuse, that people don't love them cus they don't understand them. Lot of men and women does this. And at the end of the day desiring to be loved and being insecure about it is not at all that complicated.

MCheetah · Answer

1. No. Men are simple and easy to figure out.

2. No. Women are FAR MORE COMPLICATED than they think. Not even men can figure women out, and men have the benefit of higher intelligence and no hormone-induced emotional baggage getting in the way. No one, not even the smartest person on Earth, can figure women out.

Andres77 · Answer

Fucking labyrinth, women are...(drunk Yoda impression). Guys are pretty simple. But it depends on what you want from us. Spaghetti vs. Waffles. Always has been, always will be.

Cathy7734 · Answer

Men seem simple to me. They like to eat and have sex. Who knows what women want. They keep changing their minds.

Anonymous · Answer

My boyfriend just spent the last three hours being passive aggressive over the phone with his brother.

My sister and I have been laughing for the past ten minutes because we farted at the same time, and then I tried to fart again but ended up farting and burping at the same time.

… so yeah, I’d say men are more complicated and women are simpler than we’re given credit for.

natured · Answer

No gender is more complicated than the other.
Women are convinced men are complicated and women are convincved men are complicated.
We're ALL complicated when a man and a woman has no healthy communication.
Communication solves many issues, it's not just THE KEY but it's a whole world that will simplify A LOT OF THINGS.
If one or the other refuses to communicate, then complications will arise.

-D-

Omario2049 · Answer

I find women far more complicated most because of how much they lie to the world and themselves. They genuinely often really don't know what they want because they confuse themselves. They want what everyone else wants and often ignore their own authentic needs because they won't think for themselves. They want at their core entirely different values than what they're actually willing to speak publicly.

BeachLuvR97 · Answer

The only time that men are complicated is if the woman can't open her eyes & see what's 4' in front of her. I never saw the movie, but I remember the title being, "He's just not that into you." If you're overthinking your man, you're not just in left field, but out in the suburbs.

Women analyze every little social detail. Men don't care, and think, "Meh. Good enough."

crazy8000 · Answer

Males are more complicated than many female's or people say/think.
Female's are much less complicated than many say/think.

Everything is relative to each person's understanding and perception of something.
What person A find hard to understand do person B find easy. and vice versa.

Anonymous · Answer

I think we are very simple in comparison. I think because women think differently than we do often times, they find us complicated because they maybe can't relate, or over think things more. Example something we do or say you just have to take at face value, and often there's no deeper meaning to it (where with women there often is or they might analyze it more).

imfreeze95 · Answer

We are complicated in different ways.

For example I have Autism. I guarantee you I’m more complicated than many men AND women. My own family walk in and see me doing an experiment with carpentry and just make a u-turn and are like “I can’t f$&@ing deal with this s#£+ right now. He’s not going to blow the house up that’s where all his cool stuff is so that’s all we need to know.”

Twalli · Answer

Women are so complicated they like to think men are somewhat complicated. We aren't, we're pretty simple. Once our needs are met, we're good. If you want to know what a guy is thinking just ask his friends. We talk about it somewhat regularly. One guy I knew told everyone but his girlfriend that he was going to be dating someone else (if she said yes). I am not sure how she didn't know until he asked that girl out since EVERYONE else knew.

bamesjond0069 · Answer

No and maybe. I say maybe because once you learn how women react like little children basically its easy to figure them out but why do they insist on acting like retarded children? So fucking confusing. But men just kind do what they say and say what they do. Literally women saying on gag "he told me he likes me but does that mean he likes me?" Dumbass shit like that. Smh.

Anonymous · Answer

If you women want men to stop thinking you're complicated, then act accordingly, so that we don't need books and pick-up artists teaching us how to pick up women.

If men didn't do all the work and ask women out, humanity would be on it's way towards extinction.

BeenThereLovedIt · Answer

I don't think either is more complicated, but just different.

I believe men tend to be more philosophical thinkers whereas women tend to get caught up in 'what-if' scenarios where they try to play out every possible outcome in their heads.

Saartjeh · Answer

It is just

Women understand men faster and they are simple.
Men don't understand women fast and think because of that they are so complicated.

Also I think it is wrong saying one gender is more this or less this then the other.
We are all different individuals.
You have very complicated men
and very easy women.

Dumbnbored · Answer

Men can be more complicated to deal with bc they don’t know how to process and explain their thoughts and emotions, and if they do they don’t always share them. while women are typically more self aware or at least can put what they feel into words and share. I think we are all complicated. I think women seem more complicated bc men don’t understand us but I don’t think it’s that hard if u both communicate properly

JackSmy · Answer

I don't think women are "COMPLICATED" at all!! I just know, that they are "changeable" and think a lot about things and decide, then change their minds, especially with guys, I think!!

KatherineJ · Answer

I think men are more complex than they are given credit for. I know my husband confuses me all the time. Are they more complicated than we are? I don’t know, it’s just a different type of complication.

unknown17550697 · Answer

Women are not as complicated as what people say. I have had both male and female friends and tbh I have more drama with having male friends than female.

Adam1978 · Answer

No and yes. They aren't as consistent as guys. You can't adapt to someone that act differently depending on so many factors especially emotional state.

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

Women aren't complicated. Not really. You just have to learn that they don't always mean what they say or do what they mean.

ArztSchlachthof · Answer

I've seen some weird stuff happening to both, but I still have to say women are more complicated due to their random behaviour and mood shifting.

Anonymous · Answer

No, in a living room men need a couch, tv, video game system, and we're pretty much good.  Women need throw pillows, ugly curtains, expensive lamps, coasters for an over expensive wood coffee table

AmeerX · Answer

Not complicated, just drama queens. Usually a woman who is a drama queen will be like my parents are very strict, I can't have fun ( doing both but thinking I am blind and deaf) then she will be like having a iPhone up her sleeve as well just playing poor and thinking the entire world who is remotely richer than her is a bastard and she deserves more in life.

Such girls would be living alone if not for their enablers

keniyaa · Answer

it seem like men. No offense i'm talking about a particular person that makes me almost think men are complicated.

ifDaddyHadaPrincess · Answer

They aren’t that complicated, they just aren’t as smart as you think. Once you realize that it becomes easier to understand them. 💀

exitseven · Answer

Men are way more complicated than women. Men are a lot more than horny beer drinkers. A whole lot more. The fact that they have had women fooled for so long attests to that fact.

Woke51 · Answer

You won't hear in a psychology class that one gender is more complicated than the other. They study the human mind.

ShadowMaster451 · Answer

I hate when people say that only women are complicated or men are always simple. The world is complex so are we. No matter the gender. Guys can be stupid and also simple in answers but some of us think more than we show. Same with girls as well.

nomazi · Answer

Really depends on the person but I’ve found guys to be more complicated than gals. Both can be equally as complicated though.

Bogoboj · Answer

We men are just way too simple and straightforward, while women like it if we men can figure them out with as little clues as possible.

Women are like a puzzle and for some reason they enjoy it a lot when her man understand her but we men really don't care for this.

Djaay · Answer

There's nothing complicated about being honest , trustworthy , transparent intentions and a straight shooter who stands strong on the right venues. Being intentionally complicated or confusing to others intentionally is dishonesty in its finest.

MalesGOD1 · Answer

Women are not complicated at all they just good at making you believe they are.

Ninjazzed · Answer

No, it's not complicated. Men just don't want to give women the commitment they desire and women don't want to be primarily used for sex.

DeltaCharlieEcho · Answer

No. Men are simple. Women are impossible; they don’t even know what they want or what they’re trying to say virtually 99% of the time.

karaspara · Answer

I think we both find each other complicated but in fact neither of us really are

ARealHonestHuman · Answer

thinking about this is complicated. Nah miss we are not. I think y'all can be complicated though

elizamichale1 · Answer

I think it varies from person to person but in general i think we are more complicated

Anonymous · Answer

Women are not complicated at all. There are only 2 things that make you all unhappy. 1) Getting what you want. 2) Not getting what you want.

Sexiestjohnson · Answer

Women are not complex.. forget the differences in physical parts. What a man wants, a woman wants and a good man and a good woman think the same way, no complexities.

Question_091 · Answer

Everyone is complicated in there own way, we just don't want to admit we're in the wrong sometimes.

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