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Posted by: ObbiQuiet
I have no idea. I'm rather feminine, so that's how I would approach it (being raised in a family of girls, who can blame me?).
That pretty much answers it. Who you are in your family will affect how interact with others. If your parents raised you to be a gentleman, than usually you are going to be one, if your parents did not raise you with such values, you'll either learn it the hard way or not learn them at all.
It's not a question of who is more complicated. It's a question of personality, upbring and cultural background. I know women that are so agressive that I'm too afraid to say "Hi" to them without getting cussed out. I know men that are so sensitive that they have an overwhelming need to hide it. It's been shown that men are generally nicer toward women than women are toward each other because they have to be. Otherwise we women wouldn't fall for it.
Posted by: ObbiQuiet
I have the terrible habit of being extremely judging of women. I'm pretty undiscriminating on who I'll sleep with, but my criteria for women I actually like is rather harsh.
My criteria for men are extremely high, ridiculously high. When I was in highschool, I always aloof aand had very few friends that I would actually call "friends". It didn't matter to me considering that I was only used for test answers and always objectified, and people were always jealous of me. I, to this day judge a guy on everything from appearance to the way he acts in public, and so far I found no body, and never had anybody. I even asked my mom if I could go to an all girl school like Spellman, and she told me that I shouldn't, because this isn't an all-girl world.
I don't have much to say in terms of the study, because I don't fit the 14-17 range. I fit the 18-21 range. So it's different. I bet if you did the same poll on a college campus the answers would be completely different.
[Edited on 9/8/2004 11:08:29 AM]