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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
I think there is overwhelming evidence to contradict of all of the 'differences' posted here to be found right here on the threads of TFP.
I think the differences between men and women are more subtle and complex than we think and the more striking differences are simply personality differences, irrespective of gender.
And I think there are subconscious (and sometimes conscious) resentments and competitive urges between the sexes that make us want to pinpoint differences and give them a negative curve based on gender. I've seen this in myself. I think it's probably true to large extent.
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My thoughts as well--seems to be a lot of generalizing going on here. I suppose we're talking about the normal curve of society, though, and not the outliers (a lot of whom we see on TFP, and that's a good thing)...
In which case, one difference that seems to come up time and again (no matter how much I try to ignore it--among almost everyone I know, at various income levels and education and class, etc), is that it takes a little bit longer for the average male to notice "clutter," and to have the motivation to want to do something about it, compared to the average woman. In my limited observation, it's truly the rare male who is anxious about maintaining a state of constant tidiness in their household--they exist, but I know very few of them within my circles. Of course, there are plenty of women who could give a rat's ass about tidiness, too, so the stereotype breaks down on that side--as they always do.