from science daily : http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/0403-men_are_from_mars.htm

men and women really ARE different(not better or worse, but different)


Functional magnetic resonance imaging of men and women under stress showed neuroscientists how their brains differed in response to stressful situations. In men, increased blood flow to the left orbitofrontal cortex suggested activation of the "fight or flight" response. In women, stress activated the limbic system, which is associated with emotional responses.




men have the tendency to show bravisimo or cowardice
women have the tendency to get emotional,,,



I think this makes sense from the standpoint of original man(Whether we believe in creation or evolution) where males were hunters and gatherers and protectors of their family and the females were the supporters/nurturers

no surprise to me those may be traits that have been fairly well hardwired genetically

These days, most Ladies are harder then Men. It's usally the Lady that will stand up and fight. And most Men I've seen are like pansys

a sad imbalance

As a guy who was literally raised in my Dad's fighting school (Kyoku shinkai Karate')
I swear my first step were in Karate' class cause my dad was a single man trying to raise two boys. Fought till I was mid thirties.



and learned early what it means to be a country boy...



I was a born and raised fighter but, the main thing I was taught was to avoid fighting. I respect non violence though a good @sswhipping has it's place too. Then again, I got no problem with using a chick as a shield. They heal pretty quick. :)

Which part of my brain did that come from?

I was the oldest of 7 kids and besides lettering In wrestling and Baseball in High School I also worked at my Dads Lawn Service (his second job after he got offa his first)Then I got drafted 4 months outta high school and the Army gave me a lovely tour of Asia!!! War was thrwon in for free.At least back then U had no choice U had to be a man and especailly in the Army. U were either Macho our U were dead, its just the way we were raised.

How the hell am I supposed to get horny to THAT!?

Yes, but I still want the peace, serenity, happiness and love with rock n roll that the hippie embraced in me. I fight if I have to, but see no need for it. Essentially, I've done all the fighting I ever want to do, that's what surprised everyone I got in a fight 10 years ago on purpose.

Thank God we're different! I don't like the look of men running around with boobies ...or see them breastfeeding, even tho it's been documented that men have the capabilities to do it. In all seriousness, I believe there still is alot of caveman hotwired in both sexes. One of the books I read when I was newly divorced was "Men are from Mars". The whole book was pretty much right on, in my opinion. Men want to "go in their caves" or "stew" and women want to "talk" . Also I think women have the ability to balance problem solving and nuturing at the same time.

But each role can be learned. I had to learn since I raised my son and daughter by myself. They both know how to solve problems and each feels a deep bond of love with me.

well I believe that in studies of modern indigneous peoples which have given us insights into prehistoric communal behavior, women were gatherers also. they did hunt if men were away...on a hunting party for example, or at war..............

Once agriculture developed women also participated in farming and harvesting

I think both men and women display the fight or flight response, and men capable of emotion, but there may be a tendency for the responses to be stronger according to gender or also training and socialization can intensify or direct those responses

I also think how we react to each other is a good example - men will show a flight response if a woman is upset with him because he may not be as emotionally mature, and because he can't wrap his mind around what he sees as a "fight response" from a woman....when all we are doing is asking a question....

There are also anomalies to every study and I am apparently one. I don't have much of a fight or flight response at all. I just do things because that "is what a man is supposed to do."

right, I also believe that ENVIRONMENT and NURTURING are elements which can alter or develop what may be genetically 'hardwired' at birth,,,

well most of us are not always aware of how those responses manifest themselves within us

but they are biological reactions so pretty much unavoidable. It can be something as simple as if a friends starts an argument do you stay and hash it out or do you tend to walk away....we all do BOTH of these things at different times

for example - if a conversation appears "non threatening" or not harmful to me in some way I will stay (or come back) and talk things over, but if I perceive anything negative - I go into flight response automatically & quickly

and my reaction may be viewed by some as a more typical male response but I do not see it that way...I think it's just my personality

Let's not forget they added freeze to the responses a couple years back. It's now "fight, flight or freeze". Not to be confused with playing dead.

I was going to say what about the situation but that comes under environment. My situation was I had a 6 year old daughter and 8 year old son who needed nurturing from the daddy-mommy, so I nurtured out of necessity. It was great!

That's awesome Hippie!

Very true. In the early 1800's the women split the wood

Is that the same thing as "mind goes blank"?

Raising one of each gender child on a single parent environment with same toys, etc convinced me long ago that we are hardwired differently. Different isn't necessarily bad...it's just DIFFERENT.

I'm attempting to conduct a social experement and write a book about the differences between the genders, both outlook and how society treats them and I'm looking for some help. To rea;;y make this work I need to learn how to be a chick and a woman learn to be a guy to help me write the book. That way it's two people who have truly experenced both aspects of life so that there is an actual control. If any ladies are interested in helping me with this let me know... It's surprisingly hard to find a woman willing to give me a make over and teach me to be a lady.