A few weeks ago I got the same email from a few people (thanks J.K. and S.S.) that basically mentioned all of the reasons why men were happier than women. Here are 15 of the reasons why:
- The garage is all ours.
- Wedding plans take care of themselves.
- Chocolate is just another snack.
- Car mechanics tell you the truth.
- We never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky.
- Wrinkles add character.
- New shoes don’t cut, blister, or mangle our feet.
- Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
- A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.
- We can open all of our own jars.
- Our underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack.
- Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.
- We are unable to see wrinkles in our clothes.
- We have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.
- We can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24th in 25 minutes.
What do you think:
- Ladies, do you agree that men are overall happier than women?
- Guys – your thoughts?
Let the debate begin!
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Janet says:
All the literature would disagree. It’s a cute list but none of it is the key to happiness. Notice there is no mention of relationships, feelings, etc. Women connect emotionally and share their emotions much more than men do which psychologists say is healthier. We are from Venus, you are from Mars!!!
Dan Womack says:
Nope, I’m not touching that one. Not even with a 10 foot pole from MY garage.
Fee Sepahi says:
WOW! This took me all day to formulate a thought! A woman, would have had it organized in 10 minutes
I do disagree with the gist of the concept. Though I tend to agree with the list. I don’t think that men are any happier. I know what happens to me when mine is away!
Speaking for myself, I love the happiness we create, together out of the commitment that we have to each other. We share happiness unconditionally, as we know we can contribute to each other, to make the other happy. Though we are also fully aware that “I” is the only one responsible for the happiness, within me and that I can and choose to project that happiness to the world.
Sure, women tend to express more freely and be touched more passionately, but I do believe that as men, we also have equal powers of emotion, happiness, sadness and the like, if we only dare to touch that “feminine” side of us!
Malcolm Williamson says:
You left out the number one reason…
Same mood all the time.
Amy Shields says:
While the list is funny/cute, there is actually a ton of medical and scientific research supporting both arguments. If men are indeed happier, I have my own list as to why that is, and since very few on your list apply to me, it looks very different from yours. (And I might even agree with Malcolm that the same mood all the time might just be one of them – can’t argue that women are the more emotional and nurturing, which also usually comes with more stress/angst.) With that said, I don’t find it to be true at all – some women or happy, some men are happy, some are by nature and some by their surroundings and loved ones, accomplishments, level of compassion and respect received, etc. If all you guys are more happy than women simply because you don’t need as many shoes, I’d say that happiness is pretty shallow. Oh, but I highly doubt that #15 is bringing many of you long-term happiness…people can tell the amount of time you spent thinking about them.
Intuition is also a strong and endorphin promoting source of happiness.