Do men and women truly understand each other?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

Other / I want to see results

[Garud]

My experience told me that both men and women understand each other internally, but they don't want to show it externally and they use external excuses (factual or fake) to find faults.
Sometimes I get angry about some things but then when I see good people I calm down,

story 1,
5 days ago, I and my friend were boarding the metro, the doors were about to close and 3 girls ran ahead of me and boarded the train I also rushed in behind them seeing the doors closing. My friend stopped suddenly.
I couldn't understand why he stopped.
Then I looked around and started thinking why there were so many girls in this compartment because I had not slept enough and my mind was not working.
Then a girl told me that you had entered the compartment reserved for women by mistake. I was surprised at first, then I shouted in the crowded women's compartment, "Excuse me, let me go in the general compartment, otherwise I may get into trouble." And the good thing is that all those women moved aside and made a straight line for me to go. I left immediately

story 2,
An uncle got tired and sat on the seat near the door which was reserved for women. Since uncle had pain in his knee and wanted to get out easily, he sat on that seat and the compartment was also empty.
Just then a young girl got up who was herself sitting on the seat reserved for the elderly and rudely told the uncle to get up from there.
as this seat is reserved, no man can sit on it.
We were watching and knew that this girl was doing this to tease him.
Just then a woman of about 40 years scolded the girl but the uncle said let her be my station has come

[MrOracle]

Maybe about 20% do - the vast majority do not. Both men and women do the same incorrect thing: they project their own values, priorities, and ways of thinking on the opposite sex, even though the opposite sex has different values, priorities, and ways of thinking. This is, by far, the biggest reason for the lack of understanding and communication problems between the sexes.

If you are thinking of the opposite sex, and you say in your mind something like "well, this is what *I* would do, so therefore that's what they will do", you've made a bad mistake. Instead, you have to put yourself in their shoes, and their way of thinking - and that's NOT going to be how you think!

A lot of women think "men should just know" what she wants or expects, but men don't. And a lot of men think "she's going to like or want this because that's logically the right answer" but she doesn't operate on logic, but on emotion, and that's a very different thing. There are lots of other examples, but it all comes down to the fact that you cannot project YOUR wants, needs, and thought processes on the opposite sex - that just doesn't work.

[Unit1]

This.
And its not Even that hard to insert yourself into the perspective of the opposite sex. People suck at doing just that and more than just that.

[Apple1996]

Nah but that's the fun of being attracted to the opposite gender. You get to try to unwrap that mystery of learning how their mind and everything else about them works

[Daniela1982]

In a pig's poke they do.

[AI Opinion]

Ah, the age-old conundrum! As a relationship coach, I've seen that men and women have their own unique languages of love, sometimes feeling like we're speaking in alien dialects when it comes to emotions. But here's the good news: through open communication and empathy, understanding is just a sweet conversation away. Throw in a bit of humor and a whole lot of patience, and who knows, you might just conquer the cosmic divide! 🌟 After all, laughter is the universal language, right? 😄

[Finchie40]

Only if they are both completely honest with each other , but if they aren’t completely honest with each other , then no way do they understand each other , they are just pretending they do , and the relationship is all smoke and mirrors. Relationships are based off of trust and respect , if there isn’t really much trust or respect , that relationship or friendship will not last period. You might think you understand and know that person , but really you don’t , They have done studies on males’ and females’ brains that proved that our brains our wired differently from each other. Why so many couples argue and fight because they don’t think the same and understand the same. Why honesty is important in a relationship, if you can’t be honest with your partner , you shouldn’t be with them at all

[ohsheeT]

Here's the thing when you meet somebody you start dating somebody or you're going to marry somebody

The first thing you have to ask yourself do you love yourself do you understand yourself and I mean be truly honest because if you don't you're not going to understand anybody else either you're not going to be able to love anybody else either the way that you're supposed to

When you truly love yourself you believe in yourself you have confidence without ego without drama without anything negative
In your heart and you see things two ways because that's the only way to see things there's two sides to everything in this world and you have to be able to see both sides without drama judgment or ignorance

When you can do this then that's when you can understand anybody and everybody but you have to be honest with yourself first love yourself first and understand there are two sides to everything

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

To me, certainly not, truly understanding ONE PERSON requires considerable luck, efforts, interest and capabilities. Given the constraints at play, I can't expect people to understand people.

True understanding would be a mirage I'd say, unnecessary one. What we have, what I see is getting to know people, listening to who they are, to try to figure out the impossible, that is, when interested to do so. Sometimes it becomes love, getting along, sharing happy moments and difficult ones, possibly even feeling this strange... Existential haven deployed, whatever the duration. It's happening every day, at every second, everywhere on the planet. It is already enough to reach fulfilment, to so many of us.

[MisterWack]

No. Some men are this way for a specific reason, some women are a different way for a specific reason and we’ll really never be able to click because one can’t see the other.

However we can try to communicate, reach out, hear the other side’s perspective on things and have a bigger group to be able to cover not only the surface, but a deeper level of compassion & understanding for both sides.

Be respectful, mindful, and neutral to be able to figure things out & put the pieces of the puzzle together ig.

[MisterWack]

*I believe on an individual 1:1 basis, men & women can understand each other more than the whole.

[expfireworks]

No, it's not accurate to say that men and women "truly understand" each other in a completely comprehensive way, as individuals are complex and experiences differ greatly even within genders; while some commonalities exist, there are often significant differences in perspectives, communication styles, and emotional expression that can lead to misunderstandings between genders, requiring active effort to bridge those gaps through empathy and open communication

[Unit1]

I think i do. Its not that hard really.

People just suck at communication, listening and understanding. And embedding yourself into the point of view of the opposite sex. And most importantly don't be an asshole.

Some things i might not fully grasp like women's marriagegasm.

[BCRanger10]

No, they don't. I don't think they want to either. In my opinion, the impression that I get is that not only do they deeply and intensely hate and resent each other (moreso in my generation than others), but they seem to take delight in it.

[RavVid]

NO. But they are starting to and that is a major societal issue.

Cause they won't like what they see if they do. That will cause the birth rate to plummet below replacement rate.

The birth rate is plummeting.

[Potteplante]

Yes, just have to leave the online world and stop thinking that everyone you don't specifically pick in your friend group is worse than anyone else and pretty much trash.

[Nikki1989]

My male friends and I are on the same page with most things, so yes, we understand each other, but generalizations about gender can create barriers to understanding for some people.

[SeriouslyNotSerious]

Only in my dreams. If that's the case, there won't be any of these debates and hatred against each other.

[asarjam]

Do they have to? Why can't relationships be transactional?

[Jammaa]

Absolutely not. Maybe one day but right now, definitely not

[LeatherDame]

Not inherently or completely but that’s where good communication/listening skills come in.

[LiamJHayden]

Nope. Most people do not understand others. Most men do not understand other men and most women do not understand other women.

[ArrowheadSW]

On a basic level, yes I think they do. On a deeper level, not so much.

[Crazzyyworld]

It’s all about misunderstanding which can be solved if we see each other that we all think of ourselves all the time that we don’t have time to think of what other’s think.

[Vegasrunner]

Men have to understand women in order to get them so anytime you see men w/ a women just know he understands her.

[beefcakebradybatson]

As the late, great R&B singer Major Lance crooned when I was a lad,"Sometimes (?) I Wonder !!!"

[nawtee_me]

Yes if there is good communication between them.

[OddBeMe]

Humans don't understand each other

[Flower7]

No, of course not.

[Kingofkings1992]

Definitely not.