The real reason Woman live longer?

Well I heard that both men and women live longer when they are married. I think that women are more likely to go to the doctor when there is a problem, whereas men are more likely to minamize the issue and tough it out. I think it is also because women are more likely to talk about their problems and cry if they need to. Men are more likely to hold their anger and feelings inside. We will go to see a counselor, while men have to be dragged there.

We are smarter then men, we are tougher then men, we usually don't have as many bad habits as men, we eat better. We are women!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes you are correct. Women live longer than men and that has to do the way a woman’s body is made. Even at childbirth, the infant mortality rate is higher for male babies than for female babies. Even as adults the female hormone protects the female body much better. Hormones like estrogen and progesterone protect the woman’s heart and bones so that she is more stronger internally. Women in western nations take good care of themselves but in my part of the world, women are treated more as second-class citizens. At home, the male child is always treated better than the female child, specially in matters of nutrition. The wife also gives the lion’s share of food to the husband as he is the main breadwinner of the family. In my country, average women seldom take care of their health as a separate issue. Inspite of these, women live longer than men because of the hormones. We are made this way coz we have to be strong from inside to cope with the pain and trauma of childbirth and also because women are the main nurturers of the family.

really? so im blessed to be a woman not a man^_^ i think it has something to do with how women handle themselves.. spiritually and emotionally.. women tend to express all sorts of pain, and let it out.. while men kept silent and bare problems within their selves. women also share to their friends of all the burden and pain... releasing pain and stress is really important. we do go to spa's and treat ourselves as well^_^ men cared less about those all they do is, work, drink, etc... its just my view^_^ so take care...

I think in general women just take care of their bodies more than men do! And then there are some men that are exposed to the elements more than the regular person or woman!

Dear, Woman live longer,bcoz the bigest reason is Woman dont have much tension as compare to man. Man always problems of Income from young age, they always tense about how they start their livelihood, they much tension about thier family and familyproblems. But woman knows that income is not much important for thier, they know that atleast first income comes from their husbands, so all tension first goes to husbands only. All womans transferes tensions to their husbands and thier husbands easily collects theri tension and they solve happily. So the main reason of woman live longer is they have no much tension as comparately to man. Thnx, Rakesh.

I agree with that in part. When women think there's something wrong, they go to the Dr to find out if theres anything wrong with themselves. Lots of times men don't bother with little aches and pains and just write it off, so they don't get the medical care they sometimes need. I've known so many men over my lifetime who could have staved off heart problems (heart attacks, etc) if they would have just given up on the macho attitude. (This includes my brother, father, and my ex husband.) As far as living longer for women, I think we do the lions share of the work in the home, even when the hubby retires, it's usually us who does the cooking, cleaning, and routine running around for shopping, gifts, etc, etc. If that isn't exercise, I don't know what is?! Out of all the retired people I know, it's still the woman who's doing all this, and getting their 'exercise', and the guy's are using a riding lawnmower and calling it exercise (I guess it exercises their biceps and their brake foot lol) What I'm getting at is that most of us women are far more busy each and every day. I think too we also tend to watch our diets better for the most part.

that is exactly why woman live longer men don't like doctors they figure that they can tough it out. with me and my boyfriend i think it will be the other way around i'm the one thats bad at taking care of my health and going to the doctors he makes sure he goes to every appointment even if its for something minor like a bad cough. another reason we live longer tho is because when we come across something that is life threating there is usually a surgery or medicine that will get rid of it