Things about women.. things about men..

[MehGuy]

This is a fun thread, so don't take it too seriously..

What do you think are some common psychological differences between men and women?

Any humorous anecdotes about the genders?

 

[Travelers.Soul]

I think it's interesting how men are able to compartmentalize everything. However that is not true for women, for a woman everything is connected.

 

[quietpraiyze]

Men don't use the word "thingy" to explain anything and when women do men are like...

 

[SnowyMacie]

According to most of those "humorous anecdotes", I think more like a woman than a man.

 

[MehGuy]

I think.. my psychology is a good mix of male and female.

 

[K9_Trainer]

Language. A little girl almost always has a more robust vocabulary than a same aged little boy.

 

[James of Arc]

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[JeffofGallifrey]

Feminine people annoy me a lot sometimes... I mean, I love girls, but they talk so much, and they care about such boring stuff.

 

[James of Arc]

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[RayofSun]

'nough said

 

[Cearbhall]

I can't seem to think of any clever quips. I'm just hearing lecture quotes from PSYC 101.

 

[Miss Spaulding]

'nough said

Ray, did I ever tell you that I love you?

Because I do.

 

[SnowyMacie]

I can't seem to think of any clever quips. I'm just hearing lecture quotes from PSYC 101.

Same here.

 

[blackribbon]

'nough said

Not true...they just have a different language for their colors.... ask them the specific shade of that classic muscle car or their favorite fishing lure and you are likely to hear things like "candy apple red" or "chartreuse".... don't even try to call them "red" or "yellow"....

 

[GQ Chris]

I'm a lesbian.

 

[SarahsKnight]

What are young women made of?
Ribbons and laces, and sweet pretty faces,

Hey, sounds good to me.

This isn't a specific anecdote I have heard but it is a humorous example of how each gender can look upon the other. About two years ago I had the misfortune to perform a certain kick in martial arts class in such an awkward way as to begin experiencing chronic back pain. I eventually decided I needed to see a chiropractor and chose a lady doctor named Hamon to help me correct this issue, as for some reason despite my general shyness I have always been more comfortable seeing female doctors whenever I felt it necessary to check out a potential health problem. Dr. Hamon turned out to be about my age so this is probably why she felt comfortable making this joke when I explained how I think my problem with back pain got started. When I said that, after feeling that first stab of pain in class, i chose to tough it out and stay for the remainder of class instead of going home immediately to nurse the issue, because at the time I figured it was nothing to be concerned about, Dr. Hamon gave an exaggerated sigh of aggravation and goes, "Oh, you men. Always having to prove yourselves to be so tough all the time. How you have survived as a species so far is a mystery to me." I laughed along with her. To an extent, she was right, and i had no problem making light of this gender stereotype along with her.

 

[blackribbon]

Difference: the age they start liking to attend tea parties...

 

[Ana the Ist]

This is a fun thread, so don't take it too seriously..

What do you think are some common psychological differences between men and women?

Any humorous anecdotes about the genders?

Common psychological differences...

I think, generally speaking, men tend to be more direct and let go of things easier. It's not overly masculine to be bothered by things...so we tend to act like we aren't.

As for directness...

This is something that my wife and many others have done in my life...and it's annoying as anything.

If I were to ask my wife what she'd like to eat on almost any given day, she'll say, "I'll eat anything...what do you want?"

She won't eat anything though, in fact, she's got a very narrow range of possibilities in her mind and what she really wants me to do is correctly guess which one she wants and pick that as my choice. I don't know if this is because she thinks I'll be fooled into thinking she's genuinely interested in what I'd like or if she doesn't want to be the one to choose what we eat if it turns out badly.

Either way, I avoid this game by selecting things that I purposely know she won't want until she chooses something she does want.

And the dance continues...

 

[Ana the Ist]

Not true...they just have a different language for their colors.... ask them the specific shade of that classic muscle car or their favorite fishing lure and you are likely to hear things like "candy apple red" or "chartreuse".... don't even try to call them "red" or "yellow"....

Lol I don't think I've ever said the word "chartreuse" in my life.

 

[blackribbon]

Lol I don't think I've ever said the word "chartreuse" in my life.

Then you aren't a fisherman...I learned that color from my husband. It was one of his favorites. I had always thought it was a shade of pink ... He also liked "sour grape" (not a shade of purple) and "pumpkin seed".