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So, do men like this think that the woman won't like him anymore if he tells her how much he cares about her? Just trying to understand.
I think most men (erroneously) think that their "message" was heard and understood through their actions/behaviors so there's no "need" to verbalize it.
I was never any good at verbalizing my feelings but I worked on it and is a hell of alot better now. I find I can transfer my thoughts easily to paper so I write alot as well.
Girls seem to get a head start at verbalizing with each other. Their play as children with each other usually involves play acting and lots of communicating, boys games on the other hand involves lots of barking out orders and stating the rules of play.
It is not every woman who is comfortable with a man who is able to express his feelings. They can be a little uncomfortable if a man is too emotional compared to what they they think is normal for a man.
Plenty of men are decent communicators, verbally and otherwise.
I agree. My first husband struggled with sharing his feelings, and a lot of it was due to his upbringing and culture, and perhaps a lack of self-awareness.
But I have dated other men who had absolutely no problem sharing their feelings. The majority have been really good communicators with respect to sharing their feelings.
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Same reason some women do. I find it to be a problem with women frequently. Some people just aren't that self aware. Or they're not comfortable talking about affairs of the heart. Or they're just not good speakers in general. Any number of reasons. People just vary a lot.
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I hear this a lot. Have read it a lot. But it hasn't been my experience. My dude friends can talk about emotions. I've never felt pressure from female friends, or people I date that I shouldn't be able to speak about emotions or that it is somehow less masculine to talk about feelings. Quite the opposite, most people react well to it.
Perhaps these are like so many things: they're highly regional in nature. Or, more likely, highly reflective of socioeconomic and educational status.
Precisely.
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