When They're Both Stressed

When They're Both Stressed
Uptight men drink alcohol and invade another country.
Uptight women eat chocolate and invade shopping
centres. Under pressure, women talk without thinking
and men act without thinking. That's why 90% of
people in jails are men and 90% of people who see therapists
are women. When men and women are both
under pressure it can be an emotional minefield as each
tries to cope. Men stop talking and women become
worried about it. Women start talking and men can't
handle it. To help him feel better she tries to encourage
him to talk about the problem, which is the worst thing
she can do. He tells her to leave him alone and retreats
to another location.
Men need to understand that
when a woman is stressed, she
wants to talk, and all he needs
to do is listen, not offer solutions.
Because she's also under pressure, she wants to talk
about her problems, which frustrates him even more.
When he retreats to his rock she feels rejected and
unloved and calls her mother, sister or friends.