Do women have a bigger ego than men? If yes, why is that?
I won't say which gender has a larger ego, it all depends on the person, but if I change it to just the people I have had contact with then:
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I have met girls who have a unlikeable level of ego: 20+
I have met guys who have a unlikeable level of ego: 10-15
I have found that the girls I have met typically have a very high ego to the point it makes them unlikeable in my eyes but the same can be said about guys.
I don't hang around people with high egos, I prefer to be in the company of modest, humorous, selfless, altruistic and to an extent, reckless people in the term that they aren't phased by how people see them. I find these people to be most approachable and to be great company :)
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yeah they do. I know some guys have ego problems but when girls get a lot of attention from males one way or another, her ego skyrockets to the point where she thinks she’s a goddess. Wether her inbox is flooded from guys wanting to message her or she picks on sensitive bitches and thinks she’s an expert shit talker, her ego becomes massive
It really depends on the person and their life circumstances paired with their overall personality. Most importantly their empathy and the effect it has on their perspectives of life and others and behavior. A person who grows up in a rich socioeconomic status with many privileges and any opportunity be they male, female, whichever skin color, sexuality, religion is any, intellect, health can be overly judgmental and snooty to those less fortunate or be kind and understanding and know they were born into a lucky life. Determine the character of an individual by their actions, words and in general their treatment of others and ask; "Are they good or bad?".
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No ego depends on the person but I have met plenty of men with bigger egos than me and in some cases I can admire it because confidence is important. And I dont strive to be self centered but I widh I was as confident as a lot of guys I meet, girls too
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In most Western countries , overall yes. Girls are taught they are superior to boys at school ( my own daughter told me this ) and also the " media " paints men as inferior , defective creatures , and women as the sharp , do-it-alls , that men cannot function without... I am a single dad , so that is total BS !! Add to that the fact that men , on average , desire women far more than vice -versa , is it any wonder there are so many mediocre women that believe the are " goddesses " , ironically mostly the fault of thirsty males that enable such behaviour !!
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If you let it control your personal identity then I'd say girls have a higher ego, mostly due to the attention from guys who can boost a girls ego anytime they want.
The flip side to that is being cheated on, the ego is bruised and a girl can't accept being less attractive or less desirable. -
Yes, we do. That's why for the most part, women expect men to make the first move because ultimately, we can't handle rejection from the opposite sex. Patrice O'Neal talked about this all the time. Ugly or fat men have to have personalities of gold in order to even get our attention whereas, we just think we have to look pretty. It gets old. I believe women should aim to be just as charming and conversationalists just like men are expected to be. Us women handle a bruised ego so much differently than men and that's a fact. However, I do still believe in gender roles. We are different and that is ok.
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Women think they're right because they're women. Men just think they're right because they have some sort of knowledge. Women - even unattractive ones - believe most men who talk to them are doing it to get sex or flirt. Men don't think most women who talk to them are trying to flirt or get sex. Women tend not to want to admit that they're wrong or acted in a wrong way. Contrary to the common statement "It takes a man to admit he was wrong," men are more likely to admit when they've messed up than women.
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Normally I would say it’s about the same but over the course of time, it’s more societally acceptable for women to have egos than men.
Don’t get me wrong, men still have egos such as alpha males and majority of them still have good morals while others are just full blown narcissistic and toxic but that’s not the conversation today.
Women have more strategic leverage in the dating aspect which is a lot than men which then breeds egos and confidence. Confidence is good but ego is a whole another story. They can let it get to their heads and become full of themselves which can happen to anyone but it’s just more easier for women to develop egos but it’s not always going to happen.
Women still get paid less than men in certain companies, they are still sometimes screwed over for promotions and still are insecure about their looks than men at the end of the day.
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YES!!! BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE ROMANTIC PARTNERS AND DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE WHEN THEYRE 18 AND DON'T HAVE TO WORK FOR ANYTHING OR IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AND THEY'RE IMMATURE BITCHES (IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING IM SAYING THAT LIFE BREAKS MEN'S EGOS FASTER THAN WOMEN) ALSO BECAUSE THEY GET WHAT THEY WANT WHENEVER THEY WANT IT AND ARE JUST BIG BABIES THAT MEN HAVE TO LOOK AFTER (AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES MEN LESS SELFISH) AND BECAUSE THEY REJECT GUYS SOMETIMES IN ORDER TO BOOST THEIR EGO AND BECAUSE OF SIMPS MAYBE AND WHITE KNIGHTS AND FEMINISM WHICH HAS MADE THEM INTO SELFISH FREAKS
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I actually think it might be the opposite. Women tend to be a bit more in touch with their emotions and are empathetic, while men may not be as self aware of their feelings and lack empathy. Women may take rejection more personally and are probably more sensitive, while men have a tendency to be more forthcoming and arrogant at times. Their resilience to this criticism may cause them to have a bigger ego because they may not be as critical of themselves compared to a woman. But that’s just my opinion.
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@gothgirl997 Trying to run away using your ego with what you started? You know I can say thesame thing to you. Ok where did I assume anything that got you to feel the need to call us butt hurt? I never name called you or anything. So how else do you want me to speak you, Madam?
@jessture Yes you predicted that one! Nice! But just a small favor. Hope she didn't block you but can you @mention her name here for her to see this? -
Girls have bigger egos when it comes to appearance and attention. Guys have bigger egos regarding finances and how many girls they can get with.
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girls definitely have massive egos and there's a reason for that. It's because guys always hit on girls even though most of these girls are average looking. But girls don't do the same to guys. so we're left with girls who are always sought after buy guys and a bunch of guys in whom no girl shows any interest. Ego is common among girls and unless they get to an old age and realize that they're not that significant they keep looking down on everyone else. to be fair I've met a few cool, down to earth girls too.
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I think this is not related to genitals. I find many people tend to have some ego, and then there are equally amount and men and women with not ego at all and low self esteem who must be careful as they would be easy victims of abusive relationships with people with too much ego.
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Ike it's pretty equal. Women tend to take pride in their looks while men take pride in their work/what they do for others. The level of ego an individual has is never consistant its always fluxuating and changing based on their circumstances and views
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Generally no, men are more confident of their ability even when they are incompetent. In other words, men are more prone to the Dunning-Kruger effect: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect
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No, peiple should stop confusing narcissisim with ego. Men usually have the bigger ego, they don't like being wrong, losing or being told what to do.
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Depends on the person but women and men tend to have their egos hurt in different ways. For example, men tend to be more used to rejection than women, whenever a woman gets rejected by a man she's not likely to take it very well. Speaking from experience.
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Some of them, others don't... I think many people of both genders struggle with self confidence and ego these days 😅
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Some do. There are guys who have zero self-esteem and think almost nothing of themselves, and there are girls who think they're the most valuable things on earth.
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Both can have big egos. Just depends on the person and their upbringing.
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this question and the responses just killed this site for me. do any of you even understand the psychological concept of what ego is? IT'S NOT SELF-ESTEEM or anything even close to resembling self-esteem. i see a bunch of replies of people behaving like children and literally have no clue what they're talking about.
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No. Usually the opposite is true.
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