Do you believe that woman are emotional?
By pehpot
@pehpot (4762)
Philippines
October 29, 2008 11:02am CST
Do you believe that woman are emotional?
Well they say that we women tend to base our decisions based on our feelings and that makes us emotional. Also we cry most of the times, we let emotion rule us. NOw I think it is a good thing because we care for the child, we care for our kids and you really need to be in touch to your emotion to really be effective on caring for someone.
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How about you guys?
Do you believe that we are emotional?
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30 responses
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
29 Oct 08
of course we are & there is nothing wrong w/showing your emotions , women or men.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
29 Oct 08
Yes, I believe most women's actions are fueled by their emotions. My emotions can be very strong, and even though my head is telling me to do one thing, I tend to follow what my emotions tell me to do.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
29 Oct 08
Yes. I am a woman and I can be very emotional at times. I do not wear my heart on my sleeve but my feelings do get hurt at times.
@kissie34 (2294)
• Philippines
3 Nov 08
In some situations, I believe that women are very emotional because women don't know how to hide their emotions especially when they feel something.. They tend to react right away to the things that can make them happy or sad.. They react right away without thinking first if they react in a certain manners.. I also agree that woman sometimes base their decisions through their emotions.. When they feel bad they decide something wrong already and end up crying because they realize that they made the wrong decision.. I'm a woman and I sometimes be emotional especially when it comes to feeling.. I do easily cry especially when i'm sad or when I'm hurt.. I sometimes make a wrong decision because of my anger or when I was hurt and that is based on my emotions.. Well, I'm not making a conclusion here but I'm just saying based on my own experienced and through others experienced..
Actually, mens are also emotional... When they are angry and feel sad, same with girls they also tend to make decisions based on their emotions.. It is just that mens are fun or hiding their true feelings.. When they want were hurt or when they are sad they tend to show the other sides of them.. They keep it inside that they were hurt or sad just to show that they are strong to face the world.. Mens think that when they cry it only shows that they are weak and that is not a good image for a men.. And besides when others saw them crying they will tease them that they were gay or simply a weak person.. And we all know that men are very high pride.. Well, there is nothing wrong to show emotions whether you are men or women.. Showing emotions doesn't mean that you are weak.. For me, showing emotions means you are very brave and strong to let people know what is in your heart, it is away of expressing feelings.. But since our society are very much powerful so no matter how good showing emotions still men and women sometimes feel awkward to show it because of what others think of it..
@Humbug25 (12540)
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29 Oct 08
Hi ya pehpot
Yes I think women are very emotional, I think it has a lot to do with out hormones. I think men feel that they have to keep up some sort of image that they are strong and would feel week if they showed their emotions. I don't think men are built to show their emotions outwardly.
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
2 Nov 08
Yes I do believe that women are emotional. This does not mean that men are not. Men have learned well how to hide their feelings and not cry in front of the others. At least that's what I do. I try to express my sadness and my loneliness when I am alone and not in front of others. © ronaldinu 2008
@sifuku (60)
• Malaysia
30 Oct 08
for me...yes...its good because its give a women more care about something. but as you know, everything have pro and contra. so, i think more the big thing like judgement, its not suitable determined by emotional. its must be with a rational evidence and not with emotional. so, its more suitable made by man...
so, that a beautiful human difference. every person have a responsible and no need to do all thing in same person :)
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
1 Nov 08
YEah, i definitely believe so, woman are emotional ^_^ Be it they cry easily or not, they just hjave different ways to show the emotional side of them ^_^ BEing emotional is good in some ways, but sometimes being too emotional will affect their decision on things too..
WOman will always be woman, no matter what, the inner side of them is just so fragile, and though some woman can be said to be very heartless or whatever, but deep inside them, they are actually very hurt and yet they dun wanna others to see them in their worst state ^_^
Thus, they have to pretend, and the stress for the pretext will weight down on them even more, to the extend they can really break down even on any sensitive issues.. hehe
@phyrethyme (1267)
• Philippines
1 Nov 08
I think we are all emotional.. I guess women are much thought of as emotional ones because majority of our kind are more "public" with how we feel. I don't know.. I read this somewhere. Men are emotional but they usually mask or hide how they feel. Unlike most women who do not hide their emotions. I guess it works that way.
@parthena (31)
• United States
30 Oct 08
Hi,
Great topic. From a professional point of view - I have a Master's in Social Work - yes. When you watch little girls and little boys play, you'll notice that girls talk and play games that are more emotionally based while boys interact physically and play games based on logic and rules.
And society allows us to be more emotional, so it is okay for us to be that way - but watch out, girls - this is patriarchal society's subtle way of keeping us under that glass ceiling. Our emotionality is used as an excuse to say that we can't do certain jobs. This is a concern with a female president, I believe - but I'd rather that the president pushed the buttons because she cared rather than have a male president who can't emotionally release stress push them because he's on emotional overload!
Even though it's become more acceptable for men to show their emotions, they are still a long way off. There's a wonderful parenting expert who has a course for professionals called "Breaking the Boy Code," which focuses on how parents can raise their boys to bend like the willow instead of thinking they have to be the mighty oak.
But although we listen to our emotions and intuition, this does not at all mean that we can not do jobs that require objectivity. Now, I choose not to do those jobs, because I am far too empathic and caring and it's stressful for me but I have worked with many, many women who are able to make those decisions and leave the emotions completely out of it.
Part of it is also in our physical makeup. I highly recommend reading any of Christianne Northrup, MD's, books. She says that hormones are the Divine's way of getting our attention, and that during this time (PMS, childbearing, menopause) we are far more connected spiritually. She also has a lot of great advice for taking care of yourself.
Again, great topic, thanks for posting it.
@sati123 (184)
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3 Nov 08
They say that it has something to do with brains.. left brain right brain, etc. as they say men are left brain which has functions that are based on logic or so and the right brain is more on feelings and intuition. so I think that when they say women are emotional it is because our right brain is the dominant one, and why not? they also say that right brainers are more creative than left ones
@chelliebean (4)
• United States
30 Oct 08
Saying women are emotional is kind of a cop out. EVERYONE is emotional, as in, capable of emotions.
The thing with women is, is that it's always been more socially acceptable for us to share our emotions, good and bad, with the world at large. Whereas with men, it's never really been okay for them to just let it all out - they're supposed to be the "strong" ones, remember?
I don't think it's fair to say that women let emotions rule us though. Saying things like that just continue to feed into our patriarchal society and the ways that women are still viewed.
@vista1965 (3)
• United States
30 Oct 08
We are very emotional it's because we do have to be macho,tough. yes you do have to be in touch with your emotions to care for someone.
@Duvessa (913)
• United States
30 Oct 08
Oh lord yes!!
I'm one of the most emotional people I know. I get weepy or just brust into tears over random things. I sob when I'm very happy & I sob when I'm very sad.
I'm getting married in less than two weeks & we're writing our own vows & I'm totally terrified that I won't even be able to say mine because I'll be crying so much. I'm honestly really scared, lol.
And what makes it even worse is I'm soooo not a pretty crier!! I sob, blubber, slobber & snot everywhere. I can't seem to help it though. When I cry I CRY. I dont shed a single tear or two. That's like totally impossible for me to do.
I cry when I'm sad, down, frustrated, really emotionally happy, I cry over TV shows, cartoons, movies, songs.... pretty much anything really emotional can get me going!!
@sreejithsreenivas (10200)
• India
30 Oct 08
Yes,womens are more emotional than me.Small small problem makes them worried.
@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
30 Oct 08
i think men are just as emotional as women, and some are more, not necessarily gay men.
there are also lots of cold women as well as women who think too much.
i think it all depends on the individual. i tend think more than be emotional.
@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
30 Oct 08
Hi there my friend. I believe that there are women who are emotional and others that aren't and that also goes with men. I know that in today's society a man that cries is considered weak - but that is a very stupid thing, because crying is good because it helps an individual- be it woman or man, release some tensions that should not be release in other ways (like some men do) like kicking a wall, or getting angry instead of the more natural reaction - the crying. I hope i made sense there.
@aphroditely (53)
• China
30 Oct 08
Good day! For me, I am a girl and also belongs to emotional anmial, hehehehe... I thought!
I just cry when I feel sad and wanna cry; I won't hide my feeling, happy is happy; sad is sad! Just show myself when I am. Actually, I thought it is good and sometimes, feel very nice, if you feel happy, you could smile with your friends, your baby, or only yourself.
When you feel sad or feel not good, or wanna have a cry, okay, just in tears, let your tears show your feeling, and then, you will feel better. just only my opinion:)
@GIRLBITS (228)
• Philippines
30 Oct 08
We all express our emotional feelings in one way or another way. Some of us easily share what we feel and how we feel with anybody that will take the time to listen but most of us will only confide such feelings to our closest friends or relatives. Woman are more allowed to express their emotion like crying, sharing with friends than men but that doesn't mean they cannot feel or have an emotion. Both sexes express and suppress various feelings. Men typically hold back emotions like sympathy, sadness and distress,while woman inhibit their feelings related to anger and sexuality. Men simply reacted with anger,while women indicated that they felt sad, hurt or disappointed. Even in viewing victims in accident scenes, men showed no expression, while women indicated sympathy. But physiologically, both sexes were equally affected. It's just that woman are more emotion-expressive than men but are not more emotional than men.