It seems easier for men to be alone and make a good show of it.
Women do seem more dependent on friendship… even moreso than love it seems… that’s speaking generally.
But by and large women have more difficult lives. There is a lot more there to fret over and maintain regarding mind and body… and I’m not saying sexually oppressive forces don’t affect men… but for women it’s universal.
I didn’t start the microaggression. I merley defended myself. Unless you mean the bit where I shared my life experience, I don’t know what you are talking about.
I don’t think either gender has it easier, it is just different. Also, I think it can come down to personality. I’m a man but I don’t have any confidence which makes it difficult. Men are expected to be strong and assertive. And a woman who is assertive has the opposite problem. Society doesn’t like when women are assertive.
I’m noticing a lot of dangerous generalizations going on here. For the record, up to 30% of sexual abuse survivors are male, though it’s hard to get an accurate picture because men are less likely to report sexual violence against themselves, because of the stigma associated with it.
And both men and women would worry about being cheated on and such if they were paranoid people who didn’t know how to trust their partners.
Women don’t have it easier. I’ve seen how they are treated in the workplace and it hasn’t changed in the nearly 35 years I’ve been working in them. Also, I watched my wife in childbirth, and … yeah.
I don’t think women have it easier, all I know is I have had it very tough. Tougher than most men and women I know. (then again I know a lot of people in AA who have had it real tough) but I’m not the right person to ask really this question. It depends on the individual in my opinion. Some men have it tougher, some women do, overall? who knows, it’s tough to put yourself in anyone elses shoes let alone a whole genders.