Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
I do, too. And I've even heard more than a few women make much the same observation. For instance, I seem to recall a friend, Danielle, getting at something that's along the same lines in these words: "With you men, I know just where I stand. But with women, I never really know where I stand."
Most days I myself don't feel as pressed to know where I stand with people as Danielle. Perhaps, that's another general difference between men and women. I wouldn't really know, but it's my impression nonetheless that men are somewhat less concerned with what their friends really think about them than women.
I'm curious what do you might make of that, Kilgore.
My wife and I were just having a conversation about this the other night. It arose through a totally different conversation path, but somehow we ended up in the same place. I absolutely agree that this is the case in general. We concluded that it was one of a number of aspects that result from women's generally greater drive and need for social connection and interaction. I think the general discussion began as how it is generally easier to be a man.