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Why Men Hate Advice
A man needs to feel that he is capable of solving his own problems and sees discussing them with others as imposing a burden on that person. He won't even bother his best friend with a problem unless he thinks the friend may have a better solution. When a woman tries to get a man to talk about his feelings or problems, he resists because he sees it as criticism, or feels that she must think he is incompetent and she has a better solution for him. In reality, her objective is to help him feel better and, for a woman, offering advice builds trust in a relationship and is not seen as a sign of weakness.
Why Men Offer Solutions
Men have logical, problem-solving minds. When a man enters a room in a conference centre or restaurant for the first time, he looks around and sees things that need fixing, pictures that need straightening and better ways of laying out the room. His brain is a problem-solving machine that never takes a holiday. Even if he was on his death bed in hospital he'd be thinking of better ways to arrange the ward to take advantage of the natural light and country views.
Talking about her problems is how a woman gets relief from stress. But she wants to be heard, not fixed. When a woman talks about her problems, a man continually interrupts her and offers solutions. He can't help himself because his brain is programmed to do this. He thinks she will feel much better when she has a solution. She only wants to talk and ignores his solutions. This makes him feel incompetent and a failure or that she is probably blaming him for her problems. Women don't want solutions, they just want to talk about things and for someone to listen.
Why Stressed Men Won't Talk
A woman talks outside her head, that is, you can hear her, whereas a man talks inside his head. He doesn't have strong brain areas for speech so this suits his mindset. When he has a problem he talks to himself while she talks to other people.This is why, when under the pressure of problems or stress, a man will clam up and stop talking. He uses his right brain to try to solve his problems or find solutions and he stops using his left brain to listen or speak. His brain can only do 'one thing at a time'. He can't solve problems and listen or talk simultaneously. This silence is often distressing and frightening for a woman. A women says to her husband, son and brother, 'Come on, you've got to talk about it! You'll feel better!' She says this because this is what works for her. But he just wants to be left alone to firegaze until he comes up with some solutions and answers. He doesn't want to talk to anyone about it, especially a therapist, because he sees that as a major sign of weakness. The famous Rodin sculpture 'The Thinker' symbolises a man thinking about his problems. He wants to sit on his rock and think about solutions and needs to be alone to do it. The key word here is alone - no-one is ever allowed to go up on the rock with him, not even his best friends. In fact, his male friends would not even contemplate going up there. A women feels the urge to climb up there with him to give comfort and she gets a rude shock when he pushes her off! Men climb on to their rock to solve problems. Women who follow them get kicked off. If Rodin created a sculpture to personify a woman, it would probably be called 'The Talker'. Women need to understand that when a man is on his rock they need to leave him there and let him think. Many women feel that his silence means he doesn't love her or that he's angry with her. This is because if a woman wasn't talking, she'd be angry or upset. But if she leaves him
on his rock with a cup of tea and a biscuit and doesn't press him to talk, he'll be fine. When he finally solves his problem, he'll come down off his rock and feel happy and begin to talk again.
It's my life, it's now or never, I ain't gonna live forever.
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Headstrong to take on anyone.