tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post111756925881817485..comments2023-10-30T07:39:04.857-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning?: Do Men Have Emotions?Jack Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1127063594358186782005-09-18T10:13:00.000-07:002005-09-18T10:13:00.000-07:00Hi Kit,It takes time to build the trust to the poi...Hi Kit,<BR/><BR/>It takes time to build the trust to the point where a man is willing to let down his guard. We spend years trying to learn how to avoid showing our emotions, it doesn't change overnight.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1127023719497506932005-09-17T23:08:00.000-07:002005-09-17T23:08:00.000-07:00heyI'm very thankful for this comment and for the ...hey<BR/>I'm very thankful for this comment and for the original post too, of course :) Men really seem "handicapped emotionally" and even though you have heard of it a lot, you can't really take it seriously when it comes to a real personal contact; somehow you always feel that it's all your fault, that you simply are not good enough when you aren't told so.Seems that men hide their thoughts and feelings because of the mistrust they have for a certain woman and it hurts. <BR/>( sorry for my English, I'm not good at it)<BR/>K.KRISTINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857601651307360942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1117657587873745442005-06-01T13:26:00.000-07:002005-06-01T13:26:00.000-07:00I know a couple that went for pre-marriage counsel...I know a couple that went for pre-marriage counselling with their clergyman. He asked them both, <I>What was the happiest day of your life?</I> The woman wrote, "The day I met <I>L</I>" (the name of her fiancé). The man wrote, "The day I bought my cherry red Ford pick-up truck."<BR/><BR/>He still had emotions, he just got teary about different stuff.<BR/><BR/>Seriously — I agree with your comments. Men have emotions, but I think they have a problem with both awareness and communication of those emotions.<BR/><BR/>Not too long ago, there was an interesting theory in the news. At a certain stage of gestation, a certain hormone washes over the brains of male babies. The effect of the hormone is to reduce communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain. This presents a hurdle for men when it comes to understanding and communicating effectively about their emotions.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure it isn't the whole story, but maybe this physiological reality is genuinely a factor.<BR/><BR/>As a friend put it, men are handicapped emotionally because they're working with only half a brain. It was a female friend speaking, of course.<BR/>Qstchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018824090441668781noreply@blogger.com