"Men talk Monday" Men Have Feelings Too

Women all over continually complain about how men do not show their emotions; however, when they finally do — these women are in for a rude awakening. A man’s emotions are often times confusing and sometimes contradictory. Do not fret if you cannot understand your man's emotions, chances are he cannot either.

People have the preconceived notion that men simply do not have feelings. This is far from the case. The problem is in the fact that women believe men should feel things the way they do. The truth is that men have a much harder time processing these feelings. Men are taught from an early age that they need to be strong, confident and stoic. They begin to equate emotions with weakness.

Societal expectations have “taught” men not to display any emotions. This becomes a huge problem in relationships because men suppress their feelings since they tend not to have socially acceptable emotional outlets. They do not want to seem “emasculated” for caring about someone or something on a deeper level.

It is very obvious that men and women differ in the way they each express their emotions, but the difference is how they outwardly express and react to them. Scientifically, it has been proven that men tend to use the left side of their brain, which is where reasoning lies, whereas women tend to use the right side of their brain, which is attributed to emotion. This is what gives women the greater ability to comprehend people and express their emotions more efficiently.

The average man is just as emotional as a woman, if not more so, he just expresses it in different ways. Men seem much more likely to grow angry or bitter about a relationship gone wrong, and much more likely to do desperate and crazy things to reaffirm a relationship they want to keep. They seem to wear the bitter pants for a lot longer than women do.