– Men value sexual matters and express their love through it, while women are more touched by affectionate gestures and small acts of care.
+ Women enjoy the feeling of intimacy and being the only one in someone’s heart.
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– Men complain when they feel weak. Insecurity drives them to be louder, trying to hide their fragility. Once married, they hope their wives will love them deeply and speak less, accurately recognize their efforts, and be satisfied with what they have. When faced with their wives’ criticisms, they become stubborn and withdraw in a frightening way. As a result, they no longer want to communicate or approach the women they once adored.
+ Women often complain, but this stems from feeling hurt. Generally, the reasons behind those “whining” sounds from their charming mouths (when they were in love) are due to men. When in love, he is so gallant, yet living together reveals many flaws: laziness, selfishness, and insensitivity. Work, children, household chores, and various pressures make women feel like they are “losing their minds” each time they return home.
Men, on the other hand, see their home responsibilities as watching television, relaxing, and waiting for their wives to serve dinner. When women voice their dissatisfaction, it’s not just about “he doesn’t help with the household,” but also a myriad of unrelated issues that they feel have caused them distress. Thus, married life is often filled with complaints.
When a man looks at a seascape, he can envision a storm. For women, the sea is simply the sea.
– Men prefer to be in control and enjoy directing things, while women like the feeling of being protected.
Men are goal-oriented; they want to complete assigned tasks and achieve set objectives. They go to the supermarket to buy what they need and return right after. Women, however, are completely different; while on their way to buy a pack of toothpicks, they also purchase cooking oil, spices, shower gel, and several outfits for the kids.
Men believe that speaking less makes it easier to remember, while women think the opposite; the more words, the less clarity. Women use three times as many words as men to discuss the same topic, and this difference begins to appear as early as age two.
Men focus on tangible achievements at work. Women often daydream about images of their husbands or their future children.
While men tend toward straightforwardness, simplifying matters, women tend to complicate them. Women enjoy using indirect language but are often surprised when others do not understand.
For men, money is a form of security. For women, it represents love and happiness. This difference leads to men easily being labeled as stingy. If a husband gifts his wife a CD of her favorite song for their anniversary, while the wife gifts him an expensive shirt, she will likely perceive him as cheap and uncaring. Of course, she may not consider that he spent several afternoons searching for that small gift.
Men and women have vastly different spending habits. A man enters a store to buy a jacket. He will wear that jacket until the zipper breaks or the hem frays before buying another. Women, on the other hand, may buy two or three jackets at once, sometimes just to keep in the closet for next year.
Women may allow themselves to be frugal, while men become frustrated when they have to spend sparingly, even if they aren’t earning much. This is simply because men view the world as a structured hierarchy with competition and winners and losers, while women see it as a place where everything can be shared.
When it comes to spending a significant amount of money, men feel empowered to make unilateral decisions, while women insist on family discussions and consensus. When a man “strikes it rich,” he believes it’s due to his intelligence. When he loses money, he attributes it to luck. Women think differently. If they earn money, they believe they are blessed by a star, but when they lose money, they blame themselves.
Women only need to pay three-quarters of the price for an item that a man buys. Men may walk around with empty wallets, while women are very cautious and would never do that.
A man who earns more than his wife tends to assume he has the final say in decision-making. Meanwhile, a woman who earns more than her husband still seeks his approval on many significant matters.
For men, allowing their wives to manage the household finances is a way to demonstrate commitment and responsibility to the family. For women, having some personal funds boosts their confidence, reassuring them that they are not dependent.
