Men and Women

Men and women are inherently different. Beyond the physiological differences that are obvious from the exterior appearances, the differences are much deeper. When children are young there are differences that appear as they grow. I don't know how much is learned difference versus inherent difference in some of their behaviors, but there are some distinctive differences that I have noticed over the years.

Men are generally driven by accomplishing a single objective at a given time. I have been told by those that are dear to me that I have a one track mind. I realize that this is true. I do have a one track mind. I only work on one thing at a given time. That does not mean that I have only one objective. I presume that other men are like me. I have witnessed that this is generally true from what I have observed.

Women are generally more driven by sentiments that are multitudinous. Women look for the underlying motive, even when there may not even be one. The why of the situation is important to women. It reminds me of the movie "My Fair Lady", where Eliza was singing her song "Henry Higgins".

A man will go to the store with the singular objective of buying an object and pay more than the value of the object to complete his task. A woman will go to the store and find a bargain that she does not need and buy it.

When our children were young it was obvious to us that boys and girls had different ways of playing with things and thought of things in a different way. It seems that the boys were doing things that were basically mechanical and the girls were doing things that were maternal. Boys played with cars and trucks and would run and compete. The girls would play with dolls and concentrate on things that dealt with feelings.

I have felt that the picture below was a perfect representation of the primary differences in men and women.