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The Male vs. the Female Tribe: How Do They Each Communicate?
How do communication and relationships differ for women and men? Are there ways to bridge these gaps?
Gender Communication
Women are great communicators, or so it seems. Men are emotional clams; many women make this claim. But perhaps both sexes are being painted with broad strokes.
Could it be members of both sexes are equally effective communicators, but in different areas of daily life and in different ways? Could it also be that both men and women experience feelings, passions, emotions, and impulses deeply, but in dissimilar fashions?
Unfortunately, the gap between how both sexes communicate has gone a long way to exacerbate and deepen what we refer to as the “battle of the sexes.”
In fact, of all the contentious clashes fought between men and women and there are many, there is one that is often mentioned as capable of causing a great deal of dismay in a relationship. That is the gap between women’s desire to forge deep, meaningful, and sensitive interchanges with their male partners, and men’s desire to have uncomplicated conversations and connections.
