The Former Traveling Spotlight

The tales of a "30" something gay former stand-up comic living in NYC who is searching for his soul mate or soul...which ever comes first.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Communicating

During graduate school, in my accounting class, I learned about communication and the difference between women and men. Just the kind of thing that goes with profit and loss statements. Be it inherited or learned traits is still up for debate.

As the instructor pointed out (and documented with published research), Women share the problem or issue. They explain what's wrong, share how it's affecting them, and when they are done telling about it, the other women will commiserate with them. Basically they give the "wow...that really sucks" and then everyone moves on and eventually the woman comes to the conclusion, either on her own, or by asking for assistance.

Men are the opposite. Men will tell the basic problem to other men, and throughout telling the problem, other men will offer ways of solving the issue. They may not fully understand the issue, but they will attempt to solve it.

For the record...sometimes...I just want to have someone say "wow...that really sucks."

Patrick - 12:34 PM -

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