Men v Women - what we talk about

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<p>I completely disagree with you, Lergnom. In my experience, women enjoy exploring alternate-reality scenarios or “what ifs” just as much as men. I’ve taken some fiction writing workshops for fun and the classes are filled with women. What is writing fiction if not exploring alternate realities? For that matter, the gender imbalance in fiction READERS – overwhelmingly more women than men – tends to undermine your theory.</p>

<p>I’ve enjoyed your posts on CC. I’ve always thought you were a woman, though. I read the “nom” in your name as “mom.” I’ve found that true for many men who post on this site (I’ve assumed they are women for some reason). The fact that it is so hard to tell whether regularly posters to internet forums are men or women might constitute a small bit of anecdoctal “evidence” that sweeping generalizations about the communication styles of men and women are not all that useful. (I’m not talking about the stuff that Deborah Tannen focuses on, such as the tendency of women to put themselves in the “one-down” position to build social cohesion, etc.).</p>

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<p>P.S. I just saw that Lergnom mentioned reading and writing stories as evidence counter to his theory in an earlier post. Sorry for not seeing that before my prior post. </p>

<p>And reading everyone else’s posts – Jeez Louise! I’m a woman, but my personality/ communication style doesn’t fit any of the stereotypes that people are throwing around about women. I like alternate-reality scenarios, like to solve problems, have a hard time listening to venting without going into problem-solving mode, am a linear thinker, not a people person, etc. etc. </p>

<p>I’m not interested in sports, though. So there’s one stereotype that holds true.</p>

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<p>Oh, now you are getting to the joke about how many personal items a man has in the bathroom versus those a woman has in the bathroom…</p>