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Ive noticed something about the male race

Males, at least almost all I have encountered, like to (or just have a habit of) bottle things up. Their emotions, reactions, etc.
I can consider it reasonable because in most households males are raised to be, well, men. And men don't talk about their feelings or talk as much as a woman does.

Males, do you feel comfortable about this? Would you want it to be any other way?

March 16, 2015

22 Comments • Newest first

grip25

u srs? have you seen the guys on this site? they act like females lmao

Reply March 24, 2015
TrueAtheist

I only talk about my feelings with my SO.

Reply March 16, 2015
BabysAreFood

I wish it weren't the case. clearly every person within a gender has different emotional capacities and it's really dumb when a male with a lot of "feels" has the need to vent/express and can't find an outlet because people have expectations for guys to be less expressive. the fact that it's "weird" to express makes it difficult for guys that actually need to vent just makes their lives harder, and they're just told to "man up" or stop being such a girl. it's not the case for me, but i understand that other people need it and it shouldn't be taken as a sign of weakness or femininity

Reply March 16, 2015
Anthorix

[quote=Dupants]why should I share them if they can't be fixed by you? lol[/quote]

Yooo,

that reminds me,

i remember theres these people in my life that like to talk,

some seek advice, some just want to be heard and want all of their thoughts to be reflected so that they can justify themselves and only want to hear whatever makes them feel better about themselves.

theres people in my life that like to listen,

some give advice to the speaker, some force themselves upon the speaker that their advice is the best, some want to be a part of the speaker and automatically agree with whatever they say and do.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
Dupants

why should I share them if they can't be fixed by you? lol

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
PenguinMoral

Well bottling up your problems does lead to some stress.
Always good to have people who can take your venting/someone who can provide assistance.
Although I prefer it and am usually a quite person except to the people who take my poop.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
Anthorix

im pretty sure if i release, people will get scarred emotionally 4ever, things will be destroyed, family would disown me, people would get serious injuries.
im sure it would get too extreme.
i know somethings wrong. i bottle it up so no one gets hurt.

sure its stressful, but i can relieve myself with hobbies. i do have to remember that people and hobbies are separate things...

anyways, its a form of self control.

also, why do you say race and not gender?

also, why cant you see everyone is the same? males talk with males about things, females talk about females about things. both genders can keep things to themselves...

i have no idea where you got this idea from.

maybe you have some bias for talking alot. like you're trying to justify your actions as having a superior tendency to relieve stress by always chatting.
bottling stuff up only becomes a problem when someone at a certain point in time has to resolve something.

acting on emotions always becomes a problem because its autonomous. regardless of anyone else, your emotions are more important than everything in the universe.

you say males you examine suppress stuff. but you wouldn't rly see them suppress stuff because its suppressed.
the only way you'd know would be at some moment like a quick change of mood, environmental evidence conflicts with persons mood, somethingsomethingexamplesomething

this isnt a gender exclusive thing. theres people who act on emotions, people who think it through, people who do both.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
ApexAlpha

I can relate to what you present. I used to find someone to vent out, but eventually those people started avoiding me so I just kept everything to myself and let others come to me to vent.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
fradddd

Actually, we probably just have less emotions to express, or our emotions are less extreme. If someone asks me how I'm feeling, 99% of the time I say either "happy" or "neutral". I never really feel anything else.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
sparkshooter

The thing is, I don't think I bottle things up for gender-related reasons. I don't exactly like projecting my problems, it feels inconveniencing and vulnerable. I like listening to others problems though. I'm just more of a listener.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
ClementZ

I wasn't really taught to be that way. My dad never liked to talk about that stuff, and my mom would always mouth off what I told her to her friends, so I lost my trust in her in that regard.
I also think putting my problems onto other people is unnecessary, especially when people are telling me about all their problems. I wouldn't want to dump what's on my mind in return.
That aside, I always had trouble putting feelings into words, so I always generally decided not to bother trying.

I do wish I could be more forward (without alcohol), especially with those I am closest to.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
AveryMBII

I grew up around mostly women so I don't really have this problem. I mean I don't talk much but that's because I typically don't have a reason to voice my opinion on most things because I just don't care. I find that I do bottle up my emotions when it comes to sadness though, you can see it on my face and if I'm asked about it I'll talk but I don't go out of my way to talk about it because I just get caught up thinking about it instead.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
MateoCl

I don't like to and I don't like to have a habit of keeping things bottled up. It ain't healthy; but as a "man" I can't express myself because that constitutes "unmanly" behavior, because we're all supposed to be apathetic sociopaths.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
Reticent

Women are complex creatures. When men share their feelings too much with a women they just met, it's creepy. Though, when a man is in a relationship with a women, she'll get annoyed that the man never shares any of his feelings with her.

Men have it ruff.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
Chema

That's how we roll
and we [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjUFYxSxDk]love it[/url]

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
iDrinkOJ

Cuz some women consider it whining if you share your feelings
Which is total crap.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
Killeem

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@secksendra

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Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
natalie

please unleash all your feels

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
Xiscis

You just notice that?
You ever heard of this quote?
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
djmaxaaron

I think putting my own problems onto other people is just unnecessary. Everyone has their own issues to deal with, who am I to add onto their list for something they wouldn't even care about.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited
Fade2BlacK

I don't want to talk about it.

Reply March 16, 2015 - edited