Why do men don't share out there feelings ?

@hirals (1736)
India
March 6, 2007 7:39am CST
why do men don't share out there feelings- according to the book..men are from mars and women are from venus...John grey says that males hide there feeling and when in problems they wanna sort it out on there own...why can't they just share it with there girlfriends or wives or mothers or friends can anyone tell me the reason..
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@jvego7426 (153)
9 Mar 07
because sometimes men think that showing emotions lessens the man-ness of men. if you see what I mean. We're seen as strong so we tend to at least try and avoid showing the emotions by stepping up convincing ourselves to be strong and man enough to stand it. Otherwise, we'll end up bursting in tears and feeling bad. Although, this has a lot of cons. (well, not all men are like this but majority i think, are.) and yea, thats the way it works at times.
• India
10 Mar 07
i completely agree with u.
• India
10 Mar 07
Hi Hiral..Well I dont completely agree with this opinion...I dont think it would be right to lable all men like that..as they do share their feelings but before that they need to feel safe & secured..They also subtly at times need the assurity dat their male ego wont get hurt..There cud be some men who might not share their feelings..but again its all depends on their childhood & social conditioning as well..
• Puerto Rico
8 Mar 07
Yeah,I also think society and traditions contribute to the lack of communication or expression in males in general.We imitate our fathers,outside people we see,an dkind of learn that this is generally a sign of weakness by male standards.As much as we can try to hide it,our pride really affects our actions.
6 Mar 07
I beleive that this goes back to the perceived social differences between men and women. It is often thought of as weak for a man to express his feelings, and his emotions because historically in a very masculine society, one in which hierarchy has been important and where women are more suppressed, the man was thought of as the 'breadwinner' the one to hold the family together. Such deep rooted social change can take time to adapt. Personally I think I do express my emotions more than a lot of other men, but that's largely because of the things I have experienced in life. However I do try and balance things up, I don't talk about everything and only tell certain people about things when I trust them.
@bobby28 (190)
• Nigeria
9 Mar 07
l guess its different strokes for different folks,some men can conceal their probelms without sharing it with anybody except their wife or girlfriend,while some will tell the whole world.
• India
9 Mar 07
this is because of the ego......ego that i can do it myself......but in my case i used to share what problem i was in with my friends my girlfriend.........all that i've learnt is that no one has time for your problems.............they are with you till you are happy and till you keep others happy............no body likes sad faces...........