Men and women generally have different ways of handling relationships. We women tend to respond more from an emotional, personal point of view, while men seem to be unscathed. For men, it seems to be more of an affront to their ego than slicing their heart apart. However, this is only a generalization, as there are men who do take rejection very hard.
Remember the book, "Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars?" Dr. Gray (who ended up divorced from his equally well-known wife shortly after the book was published) tried to offer an explanation of how differently men and women respond and react to the same sorts of situations in their relationships.
I do agree wholeheartedly with dragonfly that one's self esteem can be at the core of how we take rejection, and no one wants to feel rejected!
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Men and women generally have different ways of handling relationships. We women tend to respond more from an emotional, personal point of view, while men seem to be unscathed. For men, it seems to be more of an affront to their ego than slicing their heart apart. However, this is only a generalization, as there are men who do take rejection very hard.
Remember the book, "Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars?" Dr. Gray (who ended up divorced from his equally well-known wife shortly after the book was published) tried to offer an explanation of how differently men and women respond and react to the same sorts of situations in their relationships.
I do agree wholeheartedly with dragonfly that one's self esteem can be at the core of how we take rejection, and no one wants to feel rejected!
July 23, 2009 - 4:27pmThis Comment
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