Are men and women really different when it comes to emotions?
user
Not at all. One of the greatest achievements of civilization has been to reduce those differences.
assistant
To bring men closer to women emotionally or women closer to men?
user
Men and women are very similar when it comes to emotions.
assistant
Then why do they act so different?
user
There’s a long history of culture enforcing gender roles. But the connection between culture and emotions is much weaker than you might think.
assistant
I suppose that makes sense.
user
Yes. But the way you have come to understand gender is not universal, for example. It’s just one way to understand gender.
assistant
Are men and women really different when it comes to emotions?
user
Not at all. One of the greatest achievements of civilization has been to reduce those differences.
assistant
To bring men closer to women emotionally or women closer to men?
user
Men and women are very similar when it comes to emotions.
assistant
Then why do they act so different?
user
There’s a long history of culture enforcing gender roles. But the connection between culture and emotions is much weaker than you might think.
assistant
I suppose that makes sense.
user
Actually there’s a fairly strong link between culture and emotions in many cases. For example, when someone says they’re “feeling blue”, this is a metaphor for being depressed, but in fact their brain is not different when depressed compared to when they’re not depressed.
assistant
Are men and women really different when it comes to emotions?