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Men are often expected to be strong, provide, protect, make money, handle rejection, and keep going even when they're struggling inside. A man can be lonely, broke, unemployed, or emotionally exhausted and still be told to “toughen up.” 😔 Sometimes people notice what a man can provide before they notice how he's actually feeling.
But women have serious struggles too. We think about our safety when walking alone, worry about strangers, and hear heartbreaking stories about stalking, assault, abuse, and violence. 💔 Even in relationships, we can love someone deeply while still having to wonder whether they could become controlling or dangerous.
We're also sometimes judged for how we dress, behave, work, date, or raise our children. And yes, workplace discrimination against women still exists in some situations, even though things have improved. At the same time, men face their own pressures, discrimination, loneliness, violence, and difficulty asking for emotional support.
That's what makes this question so complicated. Sometimes we're so busy proving that our gender has it harder that we forget the other side is hurting too. ❤️🩹
Maybe life doesn't necessarily favor one gender. Maybe men and women simply experience different kinds of struggles and different kinds of advantages.
One person's pain doesn't erase another person's pain.
So what do you think? Does life generally favor men, women, or neither and what makes you feel that way? 🤔💭
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I think you're right that both side has their fair share of struggles.
I do have to admit that I do have a bit less sympathy towards women though at the moment.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I do absolutely love women. But my love is more individual rather than the whole gender.
There are certain women I know that have rose-spectacled glasses over women, and hate men. You obviously get those feminist type comedians that will spend their entire set slating men.
I do think a lot of women get away with murder though. They can be underhand, bitchy, cause drama. The men are just chill and mostly rather stable. I work in an office with mostly women so I guess this affects me and I see their shadow side.
In our office, they will make poor choices. They will sleep with complete knobheads. Three baby daddies to each kid for one. They will spend their time slagging off men. Of course, nothing to do with the *choice* that they made to sleep with these absolute cretins. And then of course, there is little in the way of responsibility. In the UK at least, they get completely bailed out by the state. We calculated what one woman gets with her salary, universal credits, child tax credit and baby daddy money. We calculated (and this has been confirmed with what she has told her friends) that she gets roughly the same money as our executive directors where I work. Then of course she will complain about always being skint.
Being a man is not easy. If you're not selected, the loneliness can be beyond I believe what most women could bear. The lack of compassion, the lack of feeling, the lack of touch. They always say that women and children are innately loved and men have to earn it.
But yeah, I'm whining. Ignore me. In reality, I do thing it's probably equal. We don't understand each other's concerns because we go through completely different things. But with the balance of society at the moment, and the constant barrage towards men, it's hard to be sympathetic.
Thank you for your opinion
I'm not going to pick any gender they both have their difficulties
I lived them twice twice
I thought I was great I had no problems I got a divorce and she hated me so much that she did everything possible I mean everything possible to make me fell she lied she cheated me out of everything and I gave it to her she had me put in jail because she lied and probably about 5 years later after that one of her best friends one of my friends who was right there at that moment and she could have went to court and backed me because everything my ex said was a big fat lie and my friend apologize and apologized and apologize but still every penny went to her I didn't have nothing she wanted me to give up and fell and I would not do that
Finally one day she called me And said She was getting married And I smiled Instead congratulations She asked me if I wanted to talk to the guy I said no thank you I could hear her ask the guy if he wanted to talk to me he said no next thing I know he's holding the phone saying hello I just started laughing she had told me his name is Mike
I said Mike congratulations I hope you guys are happy forever and he goes okay I said you know to be honest with you I said I am so f****** happy if I was gay I would give you a b****** that's how happy this phone call just made me and we both started laughing of course she grabs the phone and says what are you guys laughing about I said nothing she asked him he said nothing she asked me again I said I'm so flipping happy that you're getting married that I would give him a b****** is what I said if I was gay and she goes oh that's funny
From that moment on I knew I was going to be great work my butt off got to where I am 4 years ago and take care of my mom couldn't work the way I wanted to it got to the point where I thought I was going to lose my house but she passed and one step in front of the other I did not stop working I never want to be in that position again but I saved everything
Part 2 I know many men that have struggled but I also know many women that have struggled because of divorce because of children and not getting child support because of a babysitter a car broke down when I'm on here and I answer questions I tried to prepare them I tried to make them Focus I tried to make them learn how to read men so they don't have to go through what they have to go through I honestly think and I know for a fact that women have it harder if a man can't get up off his ass and make things work that's his problem that's his fault but if a woman has children and things aren't working she has no place to turn she does but it still takes time
I hope a lot of people in this world and it's mostly people I don't know I will just meet out of the blue someplace see them struggling somehow with either a broken car flat tire I hear their stories I have friends that have stories I have friends that have been through things I just want women to learn and to understand how to read a man before she even gets involved with him because as far as I'm concerned most men are pigs anyway and that's the truth and I don't care what anybody else says about it because it is true there are women witches out there too and what they do is what they do but for a single parent mother that is struggling and they fight and make it through that struggle I think they're badass but they go through the worst pain I think getting pregnant when a guy says I don't want to use a condom well if a guy says that to you he doesn't love you he's not trying to protect you so don't do it because you're going to have to raise that child on your own my ex tried everything in her power to not let me see my kid and I didn't care what I had to do I was going to see him and in the court of law the judge back my play when he found out everything that I've gone through everything I went through that was a lie a total lie at least I had somebody with power that understood why I felt the way I felt but anyway it's not about me yeah women have it harder and there's a way out of that learn how to read men before you get involved
That's for sharing... The phone call part was hilarious though... Lol 😆😆 I read it in my head like I was there
Life doesn’t favor one sex or the other. We all have our struggles. However, western civilization is the result of people prioritizing women’s protection and elevation. There isn’t a single problem that only women have to contend with. Yet every single social issue is addressed primarily from the perspective that only women suffer and only men create suffering. Therefore we invest much more time, energy and money into women’s issues than we do men’s. The money spent on men’s issues is targeted at stopping men from being problems; not stopping men from having problems. You can’t blame men not asking for help anymore either because men have been trying to get help for generations. It’s documented that men are turned away more often than women, for anything and everything.
We really only worry about men when they stop producing and providing, or when their presence becomes riskier than their absence. Even then, we’re not worried about the man himself. We worry about where we’re going to make up those resources he’s no longer providing. We’re worried he might hurt women or more productive men.
As long as he doesn’t do those two things, we could care less if he lives or dies. The proof of this is everywhere you look. Male homeless outnumber female homeless two to one, yet there are no shelters only for men. The minority of shelters that do take men will eject a man if a woman or a minor child needs a safe space. He can go off and die somewhere else. Nobody cares.
the thing is not our cons being worse than each other but the pros for you being much more than it is for us. if she is not especially disgusting looking or man is not afraid this is a trick or something no woman has to experience being involuntarily a virgin aka never desired by anyone, people treats you softer, you likely never got beaten in your life or even if you did it was never fatal or by someone that was actually strong. when you cry people dots on you, when we cry we are called sissies, your single or married friends don't abandon you while our guys abandons us out of fear of their wives and their bitching.
world might be a scary place for you but the difference people that treats you bad are already evil and would do the same to us too but unlike you fairly normal people treats us bad too.
you get so much attention and option that you get to be picky between them and seek a healthy relationship, most guys can't have that luxury, most of us has to deal with it with the scraps we get, most guys can't afford to ask a question like ''is my girlfriend abusive or is she gaslighting me?'' here because unlike you they have no option, they have to cope with what they get or else it is basically sexual poverty for them.
I think that, on average, women have it easier, but obviously you can find exceptions in both directions, and "easier" doesn't mean "easy".
That said, I think that women abandoning traditional gender roles and persuits are making women's lives harder, and while women don't notice this in their late teens and 20s, because of youth privilege, it starts being more noticeable in their 30s and especially their 40s and beyond.
They might have their degrees and a great job, house, and car, and might be able to travel, most are not happy or satisfied without a husband and children. And most women who follow the career path are going to give up having a family, because most men don't want career women for a wife.
Many women complain that chivalry is dead, but women are the ones who killed it. Chivalry was a societal recognition that women had less power and were more fragile, and so chivalry was designed to protect women and make their lives easier in various ways. It recognized that women weren't equal, so it gave women a number of special privileges to compensate. But when women began demanding equality, they somehow expected to keep chivalry too, even though the two concepts are in direct conflict with each other. Men warned women this would happen, but women refused to believe it, or told themselves that they wouldn't miss it. But clearly they do, because the Internet is full of videos of women complaining about it.
Now women will learn the consequences the hard way, and maybe that's for the best. Painful lessons tend to be remembered.
It probably depends HOW you view this question. To me it comes to case. Hillary Clinton. No way she should have lost to Trump. If she had been a man she would have absolutely CRUSHED him. Which is comical because Hillary is about as cold and calculating as they come. Really, you're going to worry about her unterus taking control and launching nukes?😆 but this goes to show you not only the political system. But gender roles as well. Half the women supported Hillary simply because she was a woman. And the other half voted against her BECAUSE she was a woman. It shows you how fractured women are. Some are at war with men. And some are at war with EVERYONE including women.
But to more accurately answer your question look at leadership as it pertains to women. This is why i reference Hillary. She was judged six ways to Sunday in that election is a way Trump or ANY MAN for that matter wouldn't be. First, she was judged for throwing Bill under the bus. Then when she flexed her feminine side almost coming to tears lamenting not wanting to see the country fall back. She was chastized as not being STRONG ENOUGH for the position.
You don't have to like Hillary. I don't! But she was oodles more qualified than Trump and had she not been a recumbent urinator she would have won.
Women walk a double edged sword in leadership roles. If a man is take charge he's considered a leader. If a woman is take charge she's regarded as a b****. Women are not only judged by the results they produce as a leader. But the manner in which they do it. At all times they expected to still fulfill what we percieve as expected behavior for their gender.
Not trying to hate on women, but besides periods, getting pregnant, and being physically weak- I can't think of a single "womens" issue that men don't also deal with. For example, since you listed it... men are NOT safe walking home at night. The majority of victims of violent crimes are male (this includes rape) if men feel safe, it's a false sense of security and if anything just makes them an easier target.
Men also risk getting into relationships with dangerous/controlling women. A lot of men stay with these women because it's often the safest thing to do to avoid getting their kids taken away and or avoiding false accusations.
Men have less of a support system, rarely get compliments, we are always perceived as a potential threat (while I understand why, it doesn't feel good) how many women have had a random little girl start starting to you and thought to themselves "I don't want to ignore this kid and hurt her feelings, but I also don't want people to look at me like I'm a pedophile?" I could go on, but I'm probably running out of room.
I think life generally favors women.
* have had a random little girl start talking to them
Both have their own challenges and benefits. There are also biases that comes in play. However, there are definitely male privileges that still exist in today’s society and culturally. Not many people recognize or can admit that out loud about male privilege. Not many wants to understand why we have feminist movement for a reason because women has to fight for their own human rights to have the freedom to make choices, think, speech, education, and even gain job opportunities for ourselves other than having another individual who has to dictate our behaviors, how we look or dress, how we speak, and etc.
Honestly I’d say neither…. Women definitely have struggles men don’t fully understand, but men deal with a lot of pressure too that people barely even wanna acknowledge.
I think both sides have advantages and both sides get screwed in different ways lol. Turning it into a competition over who suffers more just feels pointless to me haha
I agree 💯 with you
I'd say men. There's a reason the most privileged group is (or at least in White majority countries) is considered a White heterosexual, cisgender man who is upper class and neurotypical and college educated and with no major health problems.
Women are sort of in a weird place where they're not a "minority" per se as the population is half female and half male but are treated like one. Men don't really outnumber women like how (again in White majority countries) White people outnumber Black people, heterosexual people outnumber the LGBTQ+, neurotypical people outnumber neurodivergent people, etc. So it's weird.
I don´t think biology has a clear favour for women or men but one could argue that the disadvantage of being a man or a woman are higher or lower but there will never be an ultimate to it as male and female bodies have different roles in biology and especially one of them has a high impact: Only the female body can get pregnant.
As only the female body can get pregnant only they have a cycle and they experience the roller coaster that comes with it. The determining factor therefore is whether that is seen as a blessing or curse. Because it´s easier to say men have it better if you see the possibility of it and all that comes with it as a curse.
The disadvantages you named of men are mostly social disadvantages. Guys are more likely to be addictive, guys are
damn I didn´t realise I posted it. Guys are more likely to have a bad immune system and are more likely to get some cancer variations they also have a lower pain tolerance especially in lower belly area. So they also have next side effects that are less talked about. But at the end I don´t think any one has it worse.
Men complain that women get more favouritism then men, but women also have to work harder at their social utility then men, like women get pregnant, and do the nursing of the baby when the kid is younger, and they are the ones that spend the most time changing diapers and taking care of the home when the man is busy trying to earn money in the earlier years of the life, and men are busy networking while women are busy taking care of the in laws, managing them when they get sick, and sitting by the bed side of sick family members, while the man drives to the grocery store to buy food.
I would say both men and women have big work loads in life, it is just the time distribution and categorical distribution that is different, as well as the overall load distribution too, some have more intense work loads for shorter time periods while others have less intense work loads for longer periods.
Women, though more so if attractive but even if not faking it works, also lots of lonely men. If I was a girl I'd be better off I know that. Now that's not everything I know but true nonetheless. I wouldn't be single either. Possibly and likely my trauma would be more... but I'd take that deal already got it without any perks so.. ya know lol
I don't know if I feel either one has an advantage. Pros and cons on both sides.
Exactly
I'm not gender biased...
life is quite different for everyone... whether men or women, it doesn't matter... there's favor and struggle for all alike
depends on what aspect of life what you're talking about, advantages and disadvantages to both. In 2026 though, women have slight advantage. When I was growing up, that was not the case. I've watched the scales go from about 70/30 for men to 45/55 advantage women
Well men don't live so long and are more prone to crime and are treated worse in the criminal justice system, the education system and even in work are more likely to die by factors of 18 times more.
Veronika, you make some good points. I think each gender has challenges and preconceived opinions on how they should act. I don not think life favors or hinders either one really. On a side note do you think the me too movement has changed anything?
Like is Easier for women to get by, But lack of Brain in most women makes them seem life difficult..
Life is Difficult for men to get by, but Brain in them makes their life easier..
I think both genders and all people have issues. Its a very wide spectrum. We need to get over it and help each other
Men. Higher wages. No childbirth. Bigger muscles.
Women, women are actually listened too, can't say much for men.
it depends on the circumstances, sometimes women if there’s trouble and men in the office
It is not about gender
Some men are happy than women and vise versa
Life is a struggle for everyone.
@Veronika_p Women
nature favored men no menstruation.
More favorable towards women.
favorable towards men.
At this point in time, women
My answer is the same as yours
Men 100%
Women.
Women have it easy.
Women
Men.
Men.