Do you think men are less sensitive then women?

Yes..I never read it but I do believe that men and women are on two totally different levels..Why women are sensitive and cry easily ..men tend to hold back feelings ..it's how they have been taught: "boys don't cry"..and put up a tough front..In general..but not always..

Now come on..women don't cry for the least thing..do they?? lol boo hoo..am crying now ..you hurt my feeligns;)..Thanks for contributing your thoughts on this issue;)+

I agree..it does take a strong man to cry....But because of the norm society puts out..men tend to be straight faced in the midst of sorrow;)+

Actually medical studies have not shown that at all, though I understand why you might think that. This whole area is fraught with difficulties, even about talking about it and talking inaccurately can mislead us. It may be that medical studies have shown that there is a differance in brain activity between men and women (like to see a reference to this) but brain activity is not thinking. Until anyone provides a satisfactory identity theory of mind or a convincing reductionist account we are justified in regarding mind and brain as different. all the best urban

I also want to give credence to what urbandekay is saying. Really the only difference between men and women is the plumbing. If you get to the core of a man and get to the core of a woman there is no difference. The holding of emotions in different ways is a generalization, like norms of society. But feelings and emotions are no different. I've seen this many times.

Who got you upset? And how?:)+

We can't exist without men and they without us..lol..but fact is fact..I remember drivin in the car with a friend of mine..who happen to be male..some time ago..we got lost..and I kept telling him..to stop here..or there..and he refused to admit he was lost..finally he stopped and said will you go in and tell them you got lost???LOL

Men do cry and women do cry..but men have a different hormonal make up then women.. It's what makes women irratable during certain times. and men less fearful at other times..It's in the hormones..not just the brain waves..The whole make up of man and woman was made differently but complimentary to one another..so that it's not a competition but a give and take thing ..;)+

Perhaps ..owlwings ..you were lucky enough to have parents tell you it's ok for boys to cry..but many grow up feeling that is not a manly thing to do..Science though has pointed out that there are some noteable differences in male/ female brain parts..:)+

True..but you can't change the biological clocks in the two..although there has been some efforts in changing hormones and biological factors for those who wish to change who they are..physically;)+

urban ..it would have been nice if you did answer this..since I want to see how people feel about the statement..I know men think differently then women and women differently then men..I would not been upset if you contradicted my statement; it would make for a good discussion;)+

Ok, then I answer no.

I don't buy into all that Men are from mars.... nonsense. At the end of the day we are more similar than we are diferent, if you cut me do I not bleed? We all experience, love, hate, pain, joy, etc. If two people experience the same emotional crisis and one reacts vocally and one does not, do you say the first is more sensitive, thought both may be experiencing the same. In fact the one that does not express their pain may be having a worse experience. If by sensitive you mean something more akin to empathy then again the same holds since there is no direct relationship between understanding another's situation and how you react. We have become accustomed to thinking about people in terms of their behaviour, that is to say, mechanistically. We have become accustomed to thinking that there is a straightforward relationship between what is experienced and what is expressed. But this is not the case, pain is not pain behaviour. All the best urban

I guess I picked a winner ..it's something men and women tend to quabble about quite a bit..I know many times I can cry..and one of my friends who is of the opposite gender just laughs..That only adds water to tear ducts..I simply feel they don't feel as we do..or see as we do..and I know if they had to go through one of our monthly they would call off work till it was over;)LOL..jk Joy

Ok..I am going to toss you some links..You can make of them what you think:http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20051202/men-women-use-brain-differently ======== "Larry Cahill, an associate professor of neurobiology and behavior, and Lisa Kilpatrick, a former postdoctoral fellow in his laboratory, have found that the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure found on both sides of the brain, behaves very differently in males and females while the subjects are at rest. In men, the right amygdala is more active and shows more connections with other regions of the brain, even when there is no outside stimulus. Conversely, in women, the left amygdala is more connected with other regions of the brain. In addition, the regions of the brain with which the amygdala communicates while a subject is at rest are different in men and women. The finding could be key to determining why gender-related differences exist in certain psychiatric disorders and how to treat a variety of illnesses."These findings are intriguing because they provide the first hint of what could be a fundamental difference in how the brain is wired in men and women," said Cahill, a fellow at UCI's Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. "If, even in a resting state, the brain shows such differences between the sexes, it could have far-reaching implications for our study of certain psychiatric and medical disorders."The researchers used Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans to analyze the brains of 72 healthy, right-handed adults (36 men and 36 women). The subjects were instructed to relax with their eyes closed while being scanned. When the scans were later studied, researchers found that not only was there a difference between the men and women as to which hemisphere's amygdala was more active, but also that the regions of the brain that the amygdala "talked" with were also quite different. In men, the right-hemisphere amygdala showed more connectivity with brain regions such as the visual cortex and the striatum. In contrast, the left amygdala in women was more connected to regions such as the insular cortex and the hypothalamus. The finding led to an unexpected discovery: Many brain areas communicating with the amygdala in men are engaged with and responding to the external environment. For example, the visual cortex is responsible for vision, while the striatum coordinates motor actions. Conversely, many regions connected to the left-hemisphere amygdala in women control aspects of the environment within the body. Both the insular cortex and the hypothalamus, for example, receive strong input from the sensors inside the body. " see in complete format here: http://www.news-medical.net/?id=17253

Have you a reference for that research I can find correlate. In other studies it has been shown that women are less sensitive to pain, though how such a thing can be measured I do not know. all the best urban

That could be a reference to child birth! But perhaps it's a pun, I don't think it has validation.

Well...so far there is much debate on this subject..I thank you, however, for your input;)+