How Can You Understand Men & Women?

[Anonymous]

How to understand women?

[Bethany22]

The main things to understand about women are that even introverted women go crazy if you do not acknowledge their existence, such as hold the door open for them, step in front of them in lineups, take too long to respond to texts (or even in-person questions without saying 'gee, let me think for a minute'), or not be friendly to in general, as they base their safety and security on being noticed by other people. Another thing to remember about women is that you have to continuously do the exact same nice things as you did in the beginning of a relationship so that she knows you still like her and that she hasn't developed wrinkles and is less desirable. Another thing is that due to the female brain's ability to go back and fourth between different concepts more easily, they'll wind up looking either really happy about something that has apparent disadvantages yet that still has some advantages, or that they'll seem to critique your advice just because they're able to see potential issues with it. They also forget physical pain more than men do, because oxytocin gets released in them after stressful situations like pregnancy which means that they'll keep making the same mistakes over and over again.

[_Maya_]

I don't think it is possible to totally understand the opposite gender since we don't experience things the same way. I will give an example. I get a period every month. You might sympathize and even understand the general things I go through but you will never truly understand what it is like. Just like I would never understand what it is like for a guy to get kicked in the balls. I understand it is painful for you all but how am I to ever really know what it is like. Same goes for non physical things like emotions. The best that we can do is communicate and TRY to understand even if we can't fully.

[EmmaMary]

@_maya_

Well you've totally summed this up!

[_Maya_]

@EmmaMary Thanks. Just two really generic examples. I think both of us could go on and on about it.

[EmmaMary]

@_maya_

Oh for sure we could... However I never see any point these days in submitting a "church sermon" response.

Especially to questions that have been asked a thousand and one times.

[love_conquers_lust]

@_maya_ @EmmaMary *ahem* A reading from the book of gonads: Yay, getting racked and having a period are more similar than one might say. For it is so gut wrenching, thou may fall to one’s knees in agony wishing to puke. We must remember, be kind to gonads. For the gonads are bringers of life, the harbingers of joy, and the feathers that tickle our souls.

[Jdodkfndosn]

That Maya, I appreciated it!

[_Maya_]

@Jdodkfndosn Welcome!

[Yannae]

I talk to female colleagues during the break, join in on their little gossip for the fun of it. But you get to see their point of view.

If they have common sense, take notes. If they're toxic, avoid them like the plague because you don't want to learn how to send opposite signals out in the world and attract the wrong people or attract no one at all.

Listen to how they talk to one another and use some of that when talking to a girl next time. I wouldn't say "Now TALK LIKE THEM, but making the communication between you two easier can open a lot of... doors."

[Vegasrunner]

This is a great question and the answer is very simple. You need to sleep w/ a lot of them. in my opinion until a man has slept w/ a minimum of 50 women he's going to struggle to really understand them.

[SueShe]

@_maya_ gave a very good description of two of the millions of differences between a man (male) and a woman (female). I will limit my position to those 2 genders without considering any others that have been created, that will be created in the future and those in-between that I am not aware of.

To fully understand the one or the other gender, one has to be from that gender because only by experiencing the problems and issues of each one can one fully understand them. I don't have the pretension to know much about the opposite gender since I am often complaining about the male gender and their idiosyncrasies. Suffice to say that women have them also.

Now, I am giving you here just a small sample of how men perceive women. I have not yet found the illustration that applies to men from a point of view of a woman.

[Apple1996]

It's impossible to really understand anyone besides yourself. We all live different lives so best way is to talk and get to know them more

[OddBeMe]

That they’re homosapiens with similar psychology and studying human behavior could get me at least 90% of the way there. I’d say the other 10% does have to do with gender but not sure where to go on that. Seems to change per person.

[provokeesmokee]

Learn to understand people.

Then you'll understand men, women, and everyone else.

[Lokiion]

Not something I can really explain just talk to them more often and you will lean

[Nirmroth]

Take hormones and change your sex.

[Avicenna]

In what context (s)? Romantic relationship?

[David6668]

Through observation

[shades777]

no i understand myself and only barely

[Anonymous]

We need a road map to their brains, lol.

[WhitneySnow]

Empathy

[Jdodkfndosn]

Can we though? I mean putting ourselves in the other genders shoes, aren't we still only making assumptions as to what the differences may feel like? Which in that case wouldn't it be sympothy?

[WhitneySnow]

@Jdodkfndosn I guess…

[In_Trance]

Watch and learn