Men's conversations with other men tend to focus on depersonalized topics, such as shared activities, politics, football, etc.

On the contrary, with women, men tend to reveal their emotions more frequently and report that relationships with women are more meaningful, intimate, satisfying and pleasant than relationships between men

Intimacy and sex

Men's concern about status differences has implications for their friendships, so they tend to be cautious about entering into very intimate relationships with other men where weaknesses or concerns are revealed: such information could one day be used against you.

As suggested in A study by Valerian J. Derlega, Bonnie Durham, Barbara Gockel, and David Sholis: If men do not reveal personal information, other people cannot understand, predict, or control their behavior.

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Although men will reveal facts about themselves, They are much less willing than women to share emotions. They are particularly unlikely to share negative emotions that reveal vulnerability, such as depression, anxiety and fear, as suggested in this other study.

Men's conversations with other men tend to focus on shared activities or depersonalized topics, such as politics and sports. Compared to women, they are more likely to define intimacy with other men in terms of shared activities rather than shared emotional experiences.

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However, when they are with women rather than men, men make more emotional disclosures.. Which could partially explain why '(1) men tend to fall in love more easily than women; (2) women tend to fall out of love more easily than men.'

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Men are more emotionally open to women than to other men.

was originally published in

Xataka Science

by
Sergio Parra

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