Why do women seem to get over heartbreak faster than men?

@catjane (1036)
United States
February 29, 2008 12:35pm CST
I notice that women seem to get over heartbreak faster than men. Men tend to dwell on the relationship, miss it and brood over it for months and months while women just seem to pick themselves off, brush themselves off and start all over again. Could it be a question of ego?
8 responses
@aowaow (1516)
• Indonesia
23 Mar 08
Again, I had answered this in other part of your thread. Added one more in here. John Gray had mentioned about how a woman relieves her own stress or burden by "talking it out", they have the devices in everywhere. Men is just different, they need to wash it by their own, to be alone in their Martian cave. The more the environment supports the process, the quicker he will be out from the cave. If not, it means more time needed to be consume. Hope this solve one piece of the zigzag puzzle.
@catjane (1036)
• United States
24 Mar 08
I take it you are talking about the book "Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars" I do recall reading about men and their caves. I don't agree with all that I read and believe it or not some men are very open about their problems. I do believe you meant "jigsaw puzzle" and you're right, there are many pieces in the "male" puzzle that have to be put together and us women will spend a lifetime putting that particular puzzle together LOL.
• India
1 Mar 08
s because women have a stone and thorn molded heart but man is so innocent
@catjane (1036)
• United States
2 Mar 08
That made me laugh, you are a comedian I take it hahahahaha.
• United States
29 Feb 08
I would think that men on the whole get over it faster because they don't become as attached as quickly. However, in the case of an attached relationship, it would make sense for the woman to feel better faster because women are far more capable of owning their emotions. A woman will call up her friends and/or her mom and have a sleep-over or a spa day. She'll talk, she'll cry, she'll get the poison of the heartbreak out of her system. Men won't do this. They sit alone and marinate in it, brooding and usually turning heartache into anger and vengefulness.
@aowaow (1516)
• Indonesia
23 Mar 08
True.
• United States
29 Feb 08
I think men get over heartbreak way faster than women. But also at the same time It does have alot to do with the person
@NCgirl (487)
• Philippines
1 Mar 08
I think so, because some different ways to mend off and forget it all of. We have a lot of outlets to do that. We have girlfriends to rescue us from that heartbreak, and it helped a lot. That's where I went to when I experienced my first heartbreak situation. I think it's all on ego too, because women (for me) can easily accept the fact that it's all over and can move on easily, i think men dwell on it for a longer time.
• India
29 Feb 08
Hi, I feel women seems to be more sensitive than man and more attached to the relationship. and more possisive about her love.
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
29 Feb 08
I don't know about this. It depends on the person, man or woman each might have a difficult time. I don't say that woman recover faster because I know a few including myself who take a very long time to get over a break up. Each person and relationship is different so for me to think women get over it faster is not correct.
@jhl930 (3601)
• United States
29 Feb 08
I don't really know the exact answer to this but i do have a theory...I think that it takes men alot longer to fall for women like women fall for men(in most relationships)so they really get into it deep when they do fall for that specific women and it isn't that easy for a man to get over it whenever they break up...I don't think that it is ego though because you could go out and get another woman a day later to help that...