Why do women do this? (mentally, men)

[clevergirl05]

Originally Posted by CALGUY

This has bothered me for a long time,and tonight I decided to see if someone has a viable answer to my question.
When women are surprised, or are overjoyed at receiving a gift, or have some unexpected occasion, why do they ALWAYS cover their mouth with their hands?
I just finished watching wheel of fortune, and the women contestant won a great deal of money.
The first thing she did was to cover her mouth with her hands.
Why do women do this?
Men never do.
Bob.

Men never do???? Apparently you’ve never been to San Francisco .

[Blinx]

I do it. Usually when I hear some upsetting news, and maybe I'm about to cry. My mouth is closed, so it's nothing to do with teeth!! I can picture my Mom doing it, so I'm guessing I learned it from her.

[silibran]

Originally Posted by Harrier

What do women want, and why do they act as they do?

Adam asked the same thing a few hours after he met Eve.

Here it is 2013 C.E., and we still don't know the answer!

OK, here is the problem with that statement. It is presented as if women are an unknowable other, and the observer, the male, is the "normal" person.

I want to respectfully suggest, that you try again to post, not assuming that men are in some way the norm.

[StAcKhOuSe]

Originally Posted by clevergirl05

Men never do???? Apparently you’ve never been to San Francisco .

ahh...that is terrific. i almost pissed myself

[Sally_Sparrow]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

This. If men don't cover their mouths when they're wide open, I guess it's because they're boors?

Seems like men are not socialized with as MUCH emphasis on manners, these days anyway. I don't know. I taught my boys to cover their mouth when they yawn but maybe I am in the minority? Maybe no one is being taught stuff like this anymore?

[fleetiebelle]

Why do people high-five each other, or clap to show approval, or raise their hands to ask a question? It's just a thing.

[CALGUY]

Originally Posted by clevergirl05

Men never do???? Apparently you’ve never been to San Francisco .

I am referring to masculine men.
Bob.

[katie45]

Originally Posted by dizzybint

probably they saw it on Friends... like air kissing, false hugs and fanning their faces with their hands...like their having a Victorian swoon....

Great posting! The 'fanning their hands' bit to supposedly cool themselves is something I don't understand since it in no way cools their face. . . it's just a fad thing.

When a women cries, some believe it makes them look unattractive so they cover their face with their hands. When they laugh some feel the same way, and others just go ahead and laugh without covering their face.

[miticoman]

I know the real reason, when women are so excited they lose the ureter control in this way a few drops of pxx come out and wet the pants.

far away from me any mascoline claim.. but the female organ creates a lot of problems to everybody

[Tracysherm]

But then we'd be clasping our hands somewhere else when we're shocked, not our faces!