Are you married? Do you have children?

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[–]Vulptex 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

The reason so many of them need so much is because most women are so spoiled in this society. Men are taught not to expect things and to sacrifice their own good for others', especially women. Women are taught that they are entitled to being happy and comfortable 24/7, and that everyone else (especially men) is obligated to coddle them to that state.

I think if anything women are naturally more selfless because they get an internal reward for doing good that men don't. But then we teach children from a young age that boys are troublemakers who should shut up and girls are innocent and special and the world revolves around them.

[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Men are taught not to expect things and to sacrifice their own good for others', especially women.

Men are exposed to and taught a variety of skills, about cultural practices, and theories about how the world works. I think your idea that men (women, and children) are universally taught just one way to be is too rigid.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's pretty standard across many different cultures, and a lot of people think it's a human instinct recognizing male expendability.