Do women talk about their emotions more than men?
A. It’s a common misconception that all women can talk easily and comfortably about their feelings. The media floods us with images of women routinely chatting on about the most intimate things in their personal lives, as if there’s nothing to it. So when it comes to mental health issues, you’d think that if this were the case, women must have it easier, right? Wrong. Deep emotions can be just as difficult for women to share as it is for many men. Don’t assume that women never feel that they have to keep their innermost feelings to themselves. Many of them do. Some women are raised to believe that they shouldn’t discuss their deepest emotions, because they need to sacrifice for their families. Other women aren’t taken seriously when they do express emotions, and frankly, a lot of women don’t like to talk about how they feel. However, on the whole, women do seem to express emotions more than men. It is generally more socially acceptable for women to do so. Men do express emotion, but it
