DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN
For a long time, men have led and women followed in society as well as in family. However, women’s life has changed a lot since the last century. Women have gained equality with men in many fields. The world has recognized the women’s important¬ contributions. Now, women have the right to decide on their marriages and the right to get divorced.
Although there are very few jobs that women cannot do now, there is still a noticeable gap in earning between men and women. Men are usually paid higher, and there are certain areas of employment that women rarely represent.
Women have too many responsibilities as compared with men: they have to take care of the families, children, jobs, and husbands, and they tolerate almost everything while men have fewer duties.
Men always think that women are too complicated to understand. But women say that men are not sensitive enough to understand what women really want. Women seldom tell their wants.
Men want to be the most intelligent and strongest people, so they can make women dependable on them. Moreover, they usually want to do big things, but they do not understand that women just want men to share small and simple things with them.
However, in some fields, men are worse than women, for example women are very good at keeping calm, but can get angry easily. When men are angry they may cause very serious problems, and in ability of bearing something, women are better.
In love, women are more faithful than men who are considered to be easily tempt by a “new beauty”. In addition, men are more superficial than women. It is said, “Men love little but often; women love much but rarely” or “Men get and forget; women give and forgive” However, men get hurt very easily in spite of being the strong sex.
And how much do you know of men or women? Why don’t we share our experience together?
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. What do you think of me/women? Have you got any good or bad impression on men/women? In your opinion, what are women and men’s weak points and strong points? Are men more sensitive than women? Do you think that men’s actions and thinking are less profound than women?
2. What characteristics or personalities do women expect from men? Which one would you choose between two men – the rich and the talent? Why?
3. Should men pay attention to and take care of their appearance? What is a wonderful man like in your eyes and minds? What are your points of view and standards on a wonderful man?
4. What do you think of the saying, “A good wife makes a wonderful husband” or “Women are both men’s motives bringing about success and causes leading to failure”?
5. Have you ever made mistakes in recognizing and choosing a wonderful man? Can you share your experience? Do you think that becoming a wonderful man in both family and society is impossible? Is a wonderful man in a family the bread-winner?
6. Do you agree that a man may be wonderful to one woman but may not be to another? Is it true that a man may be wonderful to one woman but may not be to another? Is it true that there will never be a wonderful man? A man is wonderful only when he is side by side with a good-virtue woman?
7. Why do men want women to be weaker? Why men want to dominate women and make them think that they are inferior to men? Is it that men want to be in their control? Why men like to do big things? What should men do then? Any advice from ladies?
8. Does a woman really satisfy when a man tells something sweet and tender to her? Does this make her happy? Is this enough to make a woman happy or does she need something more? What is it? What exactly do women need? What does a woman think and feel when a man says that he loves her? What kind of things and talks make women get angry?
9. How to know if a man really loves a woman? Does love mean that everything should be forgiven? Can there be true and long lasting friendship between a man and a woman without any deeper feelings like passion or desire? Can it spoil the relationship if having sex?
10. Do women have too much to take care while men are not taking enough responsibility to share more with a wife? Is it really changing or not? Are women changing as well? How would I understand a man clearly, especially when I’m married?