How women think

zoobyshoe

That example, for some reason, soured her agreement. I'd go back and ask what she was talking about before you raised that example.

A lot of women will admit to emotional reasoning because they're proud of it, believe it's ultimately more accurate than logic, and feel men are disabled in so far as they can't do it.

So, I think your course of action should be to simply listen, letting her provide all the examples.

Klockan3

Yeah, roughly like that, since we are talking extrapolated generalizations.

epenguin

I have just recovered from my wastepaper basket a copy of The Economist (5 Aug 2006) which I had thrown there in a clearup today, a rundown on scientific studies of differences between male and female psychology. I had thrown it out without copying because there are hardly any interesting differences reported.

Just one was "contrary to popular myth, men and women are equally good at navigating" which I found hard to believe. However it made more sense with the explanation "But this is another example of a task in which the sexes take different paths to the same destination. Women tend to rely on remembering landmarks, whereas men rely on their geometric skills to work out direction and distance." In fact I have learnt to never take directions to a place from a woman - that usually requires about three supplementary phone calls. I rather say "Just tell me the postcode or street name and I'll find it."

The other interesting difference was that women were less aggressive in dropping bombs on an attacker in a videogame. As we would expect. Except that that was only when they thought someone was watching - when they thought they were anonymous they were more aggressive than the men.

I think you can still find the article at e.g. http://www.cnblogs.com/phinecos/arch...20/481729.html

Moonbear

If you want to prove you're a more rational thinker, provide examples of those politicians who have won elections because they are more attractive and good with kids rather than because they were more qualified than the other candidate, and THEN show that it was the women's vote who swayed that choice.

So, you don't actually have an argument? And you're hoping for us to provide you with one? That doesn't sound very rational to me at all, definitely more emotional.

Pretty firm in your beliefs, but you still have no foundation for those beliefs, or else you wouldn't be here asking us to provide an argument for you. Once again, this is sounding very emotional.

And your best example is of a woman who is RATIONAL, not emotional?

[quote], so growing up I was never around 'that' kind of girl, and now it REALLY pops out to me.[quote]
So you notice that people are irrational in their thinking, only because they stand out in contrast to your previous experience? And that is supposed to justify somehow that women are less rational? Now it's starting to sound like a bit of confirmation bias as well.

Really? How did you think it would be interpreted?

More so than you know.

Everything you're trying to argue really runs contrary to evidence on things such as risk-taking behavior. Women tend to not take as many risks as men, even when it can be a hindrance to their progress, career, or financial success. Men are more likely to take a risk based on a "gut feeling" than women who want to analyze everything and be very sure that something is going to be a safe investment.

Of course, that all flies out the window when men get married. Then it gets very hard to compare decision making between the sexes, because as we all know, men don't get to make the decisions once they are married.

rewebster

do you want to win the argument or get laid?

magpies

Ya if you dont come up with a better argument you can basically assume she is going to think your stupid for the rest of your life.

DanP

Moonbear's post reminded me of this:

TheStatutoryApe

Studies have shown that people in general (that is both male and female) react positively to the attractiveness of a person. The "cool" guy is also probably a good looking guy in most circumstances.


Females are typically treated this way all through out their lives and it conditions many of them to behave this way. On the other side of the coin men are often conditioned to "be a man" by not allowing their emotions to get the better of them.

Brian_C

Women think?

lisab

Lonely much?

DanP

Tickets on sale again.

magpies

I once asked a woman what her thoughts where like... never will I forget that awful day.

rewebster

http://www.lovefatedestiny.com/howwomenthink.htm

Dembadon

Here we see 300072507. Notice the position shark 30256 (Moonbear) has taken.

DanP

rhody

If you really are serious in wanting to know how women think, I recommend, "The Female Brain", by Louann Brizendine, published 2006, after 5 years or so of research. The Reference section is over 150 pages long !!! Yes, folks she did her homework on this one and then some.

NY Times Review

This thread has a little schizo feel to it, from silly to serious, so anyone who wishes can turn it back to silly. Just thought I would add my two cents. I found the book interesting, and honest, anyone else out there read it too ? Opinions ?

Rhody...

GeorginaS

That New York Times review is hardly a strong recommendation for taking the time to read that book, Rhody.