Emotional differences

Before you start reading about what we have to say, this is just opinions of a group of four students with a bit of research to back up our claim, so do not take anything we have to say too seriously, thank you for your cooperation.

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Have you ever notice how different boys and girls are in terms of how they react to a certain change, news or just about anything? In other words, their emotions. Most parents will agree that taking care of teenage girls and teenage boys are vastly different. Girls are more open to express their feeling while boys are basically the opposite.

Opinion of "The Boys":

Think of a girl who just broke up with her boyfriend. She will spend most of her nights and days crying. And when a girl gets angry, she is more likely to scream the frustration or whine to a friend. Did you know by the age of 18, women cry 4 times more than men (and possibly even 4 times more whining)? Why are girls more emotional than guys? Research by Associate Professor of Psychology Ann Kring found that women aren't more emotional than men; they are just more expressive of their emotions. "It is incorrect to make a blanket statement that women are more emotional than men," Kring says. "It is correct to say that women show their emotions more than men."

Instead of asking why girls are more emotional than guys, the question is why girls can’t just keep some of their emotions to themselves. As a guy, I have experienced having to listen and deal with emotional girls and it doesn't help that girls are now outnumbering us guys. Now guys, here is a question. Do you ever get that weird tiresome feeling when a girl just starts talking and stressing about her problems since she came out of her mother’s womb? I’m not saying expressing emotions of stress or worry (or any other emotion) is bad or anything but it is just that girls tend to get carried away. It is like they worry about everything in their life.

Opinion of "The Girls":

For boys, it is different. They were raised to think that being in touch with their emotional side is not the way men act. One other reason stated males are caught by the double bind, family, friends and the media.The double bind says that the male gender should be in touch with their emotional side and to retain their “manliness” strength. Without a suitable role-model or one without the ability in “emotional education”, it adds as a problem at being intact with the males’ “feminine” side.

In a book by William Pollack, he states that this is what causes anxiety, depression,and even substance abuse. Ironically, the emotional confusion leads to emotional problem that the male automatically react with not caring or avoid facing their emotions.In the end, they cannot avoid their feelings but due to the confusion they will react to the only feeling their brains could think of: anger. Even statistics agree that the crime rates for violence are higher among the males. Another cause by the double-bind, the male brains pick a more “manly” approach over what they think is the “feminine” approach.

All this “manly” and “feminine” thinking is what the media and the mistake of educating the boys to grow up to hide their emotions do. Boys are also a very teasing group; they will tease whoever shows their “feminine” side. And cause more and more trouble for the boys to grow up showing emotions. Thus, starting up the rumor that boys are “heartless barbarians”.

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