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Old 09-28-2007, 05:28 PM   #99 (permalink)
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Eh - sometimes you care enough about someone to deal with their jealousy issues... and most people in a healthy relationship eventually get over it, but ngdawg is right to point out that it's a personal journey.

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Originally Posted by onodrim
Yes, they think differently, but it's not as huge of a difference as society likes to make out. Also, it's more of a gender issue (masculine vs. feminine) as opposed to a sex issue (male vs. female). And yes, it's important to learn "what makes your partner tick." I'd think not making blind assumptions based on their sex would be part of that. Not all men are inconsiderate slobs, and not all women are dainty and more "in tune," or introspective as you put it earlier. That's the main issue I take with this thread. There is no special skill required to communicate with women, you just communicate with them period.
Sorry onodrim, I've gotta play the biology card. Our bodies are different, our brains are different. I don't think anyone in this thread is promoting archaic gender tropes but I also think it's a disservice to ignore our differences and shunt us all under the "everybody communicate, everybody happy!" umbrella.

We live in a society that promotes gender differentiation, stereotypes, etc. Whether you like it or not, we are biologically and socially conditioned to be different. There isn't a special skill required to communicate - that's what we were trying to do here.
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