It’s really funny how we can get caught up in stereotypes. Everyone knows that men communicate differently than women. Men seek answers while women seek support and understanding.
Crap!
If there’s an answer, don’t women want to hear it? I can’t answer for women (or all men for that matter), but all I know is that when something bothers me, the last thing I want to hear is how many people had similar problems. I know that when W does this, she’s just trying to say, “Other people had this problem and got through it. You can do it too.” But what I hear is, “Other people had this problem. You’re just like all the rest. Suck it in and take it like a man.”
Sometimes men just want a sympathetic ear, too.
I’m not pessimistic by nature, but my sense of humour is rather cynical. I don’t wallow too often, but sometimes it comes off that way.
Andy
[ May 13, 2002, 11:16 AM: Message edited by: ANS ]
