Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

It was really interesting this week to talk about gender roles, and more specifically, male typical attributes and female typical attributes. We made lists of each, and this was the outcome:

Male Typical:                                                                                  Female Typical:
Logical                                                                                            Overanalytical
Spatial Oriented                                                                              Detail Oriented
                                                                                                        Interpersonal skills
Task Oriented                                                                                 Relationship Oriented

     Women give directions by landmarks, which is a relationship to things around them, while men give directions with signs and distances.

Aggression                                                                                     Ask for help
More gray matter - Better at calculations           More white matter - Connections

Women have five times as much white matter in their brain, which is used more for making connections between things, like relationships. Men have more gray matter, which is used for being logical and for things like making calculations.

Our conversation about this was really interesting and eye-opening. It made me think about my past relationships and even my relationship with my dad. I've noticed that with my dad, my boding typically occurs when we're going on a hike or something of the like. With my mom, bond through cooking, watching a chick-flick, or even just sitting around and talking. 

Something that's important to realize is that men and women share emotion in different ways. Women shouldn't expect men to want to talk it out all the time, but their way of showing they care can be expressed in them doing something nice for you. When it comes to men, actions really do speak louder than words!

Now the real challenge is being able to apply this to our relationships without letting it frustrate us :)