Scientifically speaking, men are less emotional than women without question. Psychologists have been aware of this for a while. That doesn't mean they don't have emotions and emotional needs, on the contrary. Men are more susceptible to depression and anxiety than women.
Yes we are taught to man up but hay its we are human after all there are always somethings some people, some places etc break our hear. For example :There is a smile on a father's face when his boy/girl gets awarded while he cries. But sometimes he smiles but cries from the inside. Yes we control our emotions but yes to it too that we cry
I'm not sure. I'm secure in my masculinity so I show my emotions. I'm in the Marine Corps, I ride bulls, and I work on a ranch. Pretty manly stuff, but when I see a dead dog on the side of the road I show that I'm sad. If a good enough sad song comes on the radio, I cry without regards to whoever is around me. I feel what I feel. Ain't no sense in hiding it.
At young age (at least for me and my brother) I was thought that crying and complaining does not resolve any issues and instead you need to work hard and improve. We have emotions, but we are thought to keep our cool, even if it does hurt like hell.
It's both. Naturally, women are definitely more emotional, but the way society pushes it is so that men don't have any emotions AT ALL, which is completely out of the natural order.
Remember, one of the things that separates humans from many other animals is our emotions and ability to rationalize. And if someone "doesn't have emotions", male or female, are they REALLY human?
IT's the same stigma that keeps women down in today's society... Guys are expected to be strong and never let up, so they bottle up their emotions, and it never ends up well. It's also quiet ironic as guys see toughness and no emotions as attractive when in reality girls like men who are more sensitive.
I hate crying and especially infront of people. I never had a dad so it was because of him.
I don't know about other people other than me and my brothers. No, I've never been told to 'man up', to hide my emotions or whatsoever for as long as I can remember.
Do I show my emotions frequently? Yes. But not crying. It is a natural thing for me to not show them, frankly none of anyone else's business.
Nature vs nurture again, it is never only nature or nurture. crying doesn't makes you a girl but men are less emotional naturally. Woman do scientifically have emotional intelligence and statistically men cry less you can check it up online. Men and woman are equal, but different also ]and not identical. actually higher emotional intelligence is perk only society look down on it. So that makes woman better in this aspect.
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Yeah we're taught to burry that shit deep down and keep it hidden. Eventually we just kind of becone void in that manner to an extent and literally can feel them even if we wanted to. Honestly it's for the better tho. Most emotions just cause problems and are better not being felt, especially in a cruel world where you have to be tough. So fuck emotions, they're for wimps. And I wouldn't want it any other way.
A mix of both. Men ARE less emotional than women and men do have less emotional moments... But it doesn't mean that they don't have emotions AT ALL. Literally any emotional act is seen as weak in guys and that's too much in my opinion.
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When I was a little girl, I showed my emotions too much that my parents said to me that I should learn how to 'hide my emotions'.
I learned how to do it.
I am still very emotional though, it's just that I don't cry in front of others, nor do I show much emotions, except joy.
Men are though to hide their emotions. This is women's fault because women think of a guy as a "pussy" if he has an emotional side. Also studies have proven men are actually MORE emotional than women and that women exaggerate/lie about their emotions for various reasons.
In my upbringing I was raised by my 3 sisters , many of my emotions I got from them. So this hiding emotions is a little alien to me, many a lass has referd to me as romantic old softy, I took it at a compliment. Im not into this stiff upper lip no crying at all cost , crying is not manly. what a load of rubbish, it just comes across as heartless...
To be honest men are just as emotional we just make a lot make to much noise or damage to go overboard. I mean can really be really hurtful And we know this. So most of our emotions have to stay low. Men don't even really start out hating women. Or just no emotions we are just fixed somewhere down the line. And yes its very lonely to think so. Even for women.
Men feel the same emotions as women. The difference is women physically manifest emotional in ways that don't fix their issues while men try their damndest to fix their problems instead of crying. If we can't fix te problem we go into an emotional hole.
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I think it's a little of both, think men are taught to not show it. But I think biologically they probably aren't as emotion compared to a woman. I say this because women have children and I think they are more emotional , (to bond to the baby for example)
50 years ago yes, today no. Many males of this day were raised by single mothers and have become pussies or tough talkers over the phone but again pussies face to face and collapse at first tap. This is what my girlfriend believes.
We're not as much taught it as find it pointless. People either don't care and shrug it off or do care and clam up. Neither offers emotional support so showing emotion is just an activity in working yourself up then burying everything. We're differently emotional not less.
It’s true to be mature for your age. Unfortunately it’s hard when you have a mental illness because the brain acts differently and it’s harder to show your emotions. People have to take into account that it’s not just because “they’re not showing their emotions” , its impossible when your in psychological pain. Also Depression affects millions of people and you can’t control being sad.
So I don’t think raising your kids like that is such a good idea. It’s actually a bad idea.
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Scientifically speaking, men are less emotional than women without question. Psychologists have been aware of this for a while. That doesn't mean they don't have emotions and emotional needs, on the contrary. Men are more susceptible to depression and anxiety than women.
Yes we are taught to man up but hay its we are human after all there are always somethings some people, some places etc break our hear. For example :There is a smile on a father's face when his boy/girl gets awarded while he cries.
But sometimes he smiles but cries from the inside. Yes we control our emotions but yes to it too that we cry
I'm not sure. I'm secure in my masculinity so I show my emotions. I'm in the Marine Corps, I ride bulls, and I work on a ranch. Pretty manly stuff, but when I see a dead dog on the side of the road I show that I'm sad. If a good enough sad song comes on the radio, I cry without regards to whoever is around me. I feel what I feel. Ain't no sense in hiding it.
Sounds like a great balance. Keep being you!
At young age (at least for me and my brother) I was thought that crying and complaining does not resolve any issues and instead you need to work hard and improve. We have emotions, but we are thought to keep our cool, even if it does hurt like hell.
It's both. Naturally, women are definitely more emotional, but the way society pushes it is so that men don't have any emotions AT ALL, which is completely out of the natural order.
Remember, one of the things that separates humans from many other animals is our emotions and ability to rationalize. And if someone "doesn't have emotions", male or female, are they REALLY human?
IT's the same stigma that keeps women down in today's society...
Guys are expected to be strong and never let up, so they bottle up their emotions, and it never ends up well. It's also quiet ironic as guys see toughness and no emotions as attractive when in reality girls like men who are more sensitive.
I hate crying and especially infront of people. I never had a dad so it was because of him.
I don't know about other people other than me and my brothers. No, I've never been told to 'man up', to hide my emotions or whatsoever for as long as I can remember.
Do I show my emotions frequently? Yes. But not crying. It is a natural thing for me to not show them, frankly none of anyone else's business.
Nature vs nurture again, it is never only nature or nurture. crying doesn't makes you a girl but men are less emotional naturally.
Woman do scientifically have emotional intelligence and statistically men cry less you can check it up online. Men and woman are equal, but different also ]and not identical. actually higher emotional intelligence is perk only society look down on it. So that makes woman better in this aspect.
Yeah we're taught to burry that shit deep down and keep it hidden. Eventually we just kind of becone void in that manner to an extent and literally can feel them even if we wanted to. Honestly it's for the better tho. Most emotions just cause problems and are better not being felt, especially in a cruel world where you have to be tough. So fuck emotions, they're for wimps. And I wouldn't want it any other way.
Type of guy I’ve tried to become over the years.
A mix of both. Men ARE less emotional than women and men do have less emotional moments... But it doesn't mean that they don't have emotions AT ALL. Literally any emotional act is seen as weak in guys and that's too much in my opinion.
When I was a little girl, I showed my emotions too much that my parents said to me that I should learn how to 'hide my emotions'.
I learned how to do it.
I am still very emotional though, it's just that I don't cry in front of others, nor do I show much emotions, except joy.
Both. Men and women's brains are wired differently.
newsroom.ucla.edu/.../more-evidence-that-male-and-female-brains-are-wired-differently
www.learning-mind.com/.../
Men are though to hide their emotions. This is women's fault because women think of a guy as a "pussy" if he has an emotional side. Also studies have proven men are actually MORE emotional than women and that women exaggerate/lie about their emotions for various reasons.
In my upbringing I was raised by my 3 sisters , many of my emotions I got from them. So this hiding emotions is a little alien to me, many a lass has referd to me as romantic old softy, I took it at a compliment.
Im not into this stiff upper lip no crying at all cost , crying is not manly. what a load of rubbish, it just comes across as heartless...
To be honest men are just as emotional we just make a lot make to much noise or damage to go overboard. I mean can really be really hurtful And we know this. So most of our emotions have to stay low. Men don't even really start out hating women. Or just no emotions we are just fixed somewhere down the line. And yes its very lonely to think so. Even for women.
Men feel the same emotions as women. The difference is women physically manifest emotional in ways that don't fix their issues while men try their damndest to fix their problems instead of crying. If we can't fix te problem we go into an emotional hole.
I think it's a little of both, think men are taught to not show it. But I think biologically they probably aren't as emotion compared to a woman. I say this because women have children and I think they are more emotional , (to bond to the baby for example)
50 years ago yes, today no. Many males of this day were raised by single mothers and have become pussies or tough talkers over the phone but again pussies face to face and collapse at first tap. This is what my girlfriend believes.
You think barkers didn't exist 50 years back? LOL
We're not as much taught it as find it pointless. People either don't care and shrug it off or do care and clam up. Neither offers emotional support so showing emotion is just an activity in working yourself up then burying everything. We're differently emotional not less.
It’s true to be mature for your age. Unfortunately it’s hard when you have a mental illness because the brain acts differently and it’s harder to show your emotions. People have to take into account that it’s not just because “they’re not showing their emotions” , its impossible when your in psychological pain. Also Depression affects millions of people and you can’t control being sad.
So I don’t think raising your kids like that is such a good idea. It’s actually a bad idea.