Poll: Are Girls more Complicated than Boys?

[Donbett1974]

Girls just want to seem more complicated.

 

[Knight Captain Kerr]

I think men and women are just as complicated, but many men are less forward with the feelings they have in fear of looking weak.

 

[Sonic Doctor]

Girls are more complicated because they never say directly what they think, or they don't say anything at all. They think that guys should know how they feel about them just by looking at them, or by the silence.

Girls if a guy is pursuing a relationship with you, just outright say what you feel. Don't lead him on by being silent. Silence to a guy means that he thinks you are unsure and he should work harder to get your attention. So if you aren't interested say so, if you are say so. Life is short when it comes to relationships, there is no time for games and leading people on.

Edit: Of course, Male. But everybody can just look at my profile.

 

[funguy2121]

Wouldn't it make more sense to compare two prog rock musicians?
Besides, he may be a musical genius but the man still enjoys a fart joke... though I haven't spoken to him in like... 11 or 12 years? I do recall how he and cedric refused to play until people put out their cigarettes.
Hmm maybe he IS complicated.
So maybe he's changed.

As I said, you could compare Karen O (singer/composer) with Howie Mandel (TV host, germaphobe, "personality") and she would definitely come out on top. And yes, Michael Scott,


that is what she said.

The point is that there are men who are more complicated than some women, so the notion that all women are inherently more complicated is patently false.

It is difficult to infer tone from an internet exchange, and you never know if the person on the other end is smirking or chain-yanking. With that understanding, I ask: are you serious? Are you from El Paso, or are you talking about seeing them on the road back in the At The Drive-in days?

 

[Kenami]

In my personal opinion gender doesn't cause a mind to be complicated or simple. Rather the situations that come into peoples lives and how they choose to handle them.

 

[dogenzakaminion]

Well, I think that they are both equally complex internally, but guys tend to simplify things when dealing with other people. It's weird though because my girlfriend thinks that guys are faaaar more simple and that girls are annoying. She does however admit that as a girl she is equally annoying to other girls as they are to her.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Oh, I hope not. The only "tough choice" in that case would whether or not to post in the thread anyway and complain/laugh over its exclusion. I mean, "political correctness" is already fairly meaningless anyway, but defining it as "having some impression of the world beyond common stereotypes" is going a little far.

This isn't even an "equality" thing. Who exactly would be the superior in this sentiment, the complex or simplistic?

I'd say the simplistic, but that's just me.

As for the political correctness thing, I would say that he might have a point, insofar as most people, especially those in the demographic of the escapist, have been raised to/believe in "equality", and a lot of people's kneejerk response is "Everyone is always equal in everything because fuck off". I could see people clicking the "the genders are equally complex!" thing purely because of that. Some people may genuinely believe that, and honestly I'd agree, but I can see people choosing that option purely because of the "Everyone is always equal in everything" concept (which is blatantly untrue).

I guess there's that...though per my bias in this matter, I don't think I'd care if they did it this time. I believe it to be true, I'm convinced it's true, so seeing people even paying lip service to the idea is gratifying, as belief often follows words. Particularly since I see <url=http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/02/men_stereotypes>the simplistic stereotype to be inherently harmful and patently insulting.

I think men and women are just as complicated, but many men are less forward with the feelings they have in fear of looking weak.

Basically, yeah. There's bimbos and meatheads in roughly equal measure, but otherwise free expression from guys is still culturally frowned upon.

In my experience, girls are wtf soup.
Meaning: swirl of emotions that ends up creating a tangled mess of complexity.
So yeah, more complex, here.

...have you seen me post in the VN group chat?

 

[Agayek]

I guess there's that...though per my bias in this matter, I don't think I'd care if they did it this time. I believe it to be true, I'm convinced it's true, so seeing people even paying lip service to the idea is gratifying, as belief often follows words. Particularly since I see <url=http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/02/men_stereotypes>the simplistic stereotype to be inherently harmful and patently insulting.

You've certainly got a point. I just abhor the idea behind paying lip service to something. It's much better to be honest. If you say you believe something, actually believe in it. Don't say it to be cool or whatever.

Mostly, I'm just annoyed by the overabundance of lies and halftruths such things encourage. I'm very much a straightforward kind of guy, so I abhor the very concept of it.

 

[funguy2121]

Girls are not more complex. They just never mature mentally. They love to play with other people emotions and have no control over their own. When a woman is unhappy they don't understand why the world around them isn't unhappy with them and feel the same as they do. Women always ask their boyfriend or husband whats wrong not for being truly concerned but as gossip ammo. If you ever tell a woman about something that is concerning to you she has to let everyone know. Also you can never trust a woman. They will stab you in the back as soon as they feel wronged even if you didn't do anything wrong. If they "feel" wronged that is all the justification they need to do whatever it takes to fuck you over. Woman are also very shallow and too self indulged. Of course this is from decades of T.V. and parents telling a woman that all she needs is to look good and not be smart to get what they want.

Another thing that makes women even more immature is that they fight so hard to be equal to man and then when you actually treat them as equals they get offended and cry about how they are a woman and deserve special treatment. roflcopter.

This is all opinionated and I am not gay. I just treat woman for what they are. Never tell them anything and use them for reproduction or pleasure only.

I just do not understand people who think in stereotypes. I used to think some pretty negative things about gay people, but I was a teen living in a red state, surrounded by people who either never had anything to say on the matter or had very negative, immature things to say, and I didn't exactly meet a lot of overtly homosexual individuals. Not long at all after growing up and leaving the nest, I came to the conclusion that I had no further capacity to justify my prejudice against them. And this was without even really knowing any of them.

You've known women your whole life. I had an ex who tried to punch me in my sleep. A friend refers to his ex-wife as "the ***** goddess from Hell," and she once lunged at him with a kitchen knife. But neither of us think of all women in such a way. Are there plenty of women out there who are horrible, insipid, manipulative, coercive, backstabbing and/or slanderous? Sure, but the same is true of men.

Sorry. I think there was a joke in there somewhere. I just don't get your point of view. I just love making a woman happy, making her come, sharing a moment together. And you can't do any of those things if you think they're just a sperm receptacle / baby manufacturing apparatus.

 

[Henkie36]

2 things have become clear from this poll: 1. Girls don't visit this website. 2. We are either equally complicated or girls are more complicated.

Me personally, I think girls are more complicated, because boys and men can be easily distracted from a nice car revving it's engine or simply watching anything with hot chicks in it.

 

[funguy2121]

While both can be either equally complex or basic, I find that men are more logical, while women are more emotional. Because emotions are wild, varied, and much more difficult to pin down than simple, rules-based, step-by-step logic, it leads to the perception that women are more "complex".

On that note, I'm seen many many MANY a man laugh at this comic til tears stream down his face, so I'm assuming I'm not being the only bigoted one by forming my conclusion above:
<spoiler=apologies in advance for the negative representation of women in this comic. However, the REACTION is surprisingly commonplace>http://ragecollection.com/rages/772.png

That's a bit literal for my tastes, but it was pretty funny nonetheless. Seriously, I don't think any woman with a sense of humor would take offense to that.

 

[MasterChief892039]

My boyfriend and I were hanging out in bed and I spent about 15-20 mins trying to get him in the mood. He kept telling me he was too tired and eventually I got the hint so I rolled over to go to sleep... and right as I was about to drift off, he crawled on top of me and started kissing my ears. Wtf? Why would someone bother saying "no" if he meant "yes"? Boys are complicated, man.

Anyway, I answered "I am a Girl and I think the sexes are equally complex" - we all have our shit, and honestly I don't think you can make any 100% true generalizations about either sex.

 

[jpoon]

I would say that women are definitely more complex than men.

 

[Jessta]

Equally complicated, the difference? Girls put on more of a front, they say they are feeling false emotions and lead you for a loop when you get close to finding their innermost self, boys on the other hand tend to deny having said feelings in the first place and pretend like they have no innermost self, why? because revealing ones hand is a VERY scary thought, and then puberty comes along and not only does that hand start to change but we start hiding it even from ourselves and by the end your just REALLY complicated since your feelings and emotions will pretty much be random cards for awhile which can change on a draw.

Of course this is looking at both groups as a whole which means I'm using a general sterotype, I know girls that like to act all tough like they have no emotions and boys who like to try and act like they feel things they don't... I even know a few rare people who just REALLY don't give a damn about what people think (like really really, not just like those kind of people who say they don't care because they want people to think they don't care because they do care and find it embarrassing.) and take no bother to hide or disguise their emotions at all.

 

[SilentCom]

I'm a boy and I think that thinking one sex is more complex than another is falling to stereotypes.

 

[Yoshemo]

As a psychologist, I'd say both are about the same. Its just that men seem to be more wiling to put up with a woman's crap then vice versa. I blame the culture =P

 

[cyanidegirl]

I am a Girl and I think the sexes are equally complex.

Seriously I come across just as many Males who're complex and sometimes more than Females.

I totally agree. There are guys out there that are much more complicated than a fileserve captcha, for real.

 

[agrajagthetesty]

Generalization of this caliber is bullshit and you all know it. There's no equal human being no matter what gender they are. Sure genetics might lead some people into behaving in a certain way but that doesn't mean they are "forced" to do so. A lot of circunstances could get in the way and change a person drastically.

I've met a lot of twitched, sarcasm spitting, over-the-shoulder-looking cold-blooded bitches. And I've met plenty of girls that just said what they thought. Some girls are smart, others not so much.

Seriously, stop thinking "Women" is an unified organizated terrorist group that has a plot against all males to squeeze the sperms out of their testicles in order to create a new order. It doesn't work like that.

Oh and on a sidenote, what exactly do you find "complex"? When a girl says no but in her mind she is saying yes? That's not being complex, that's being a child-person. That's inmature behaviour and if you think that makes someone complex you have some problems yourself.

pretty much summed up what I meant when I wrote above you. Woman are not complex their just childish. They don't say what they mean. They allude to it and expect you to figure it out and are pissed when you don't.

Sergnb: Generalisations are bullshit.

You: I agree. Also, women are childish and don't say what they mean.

Lol.

 

[Xanian]

Speaking as an emotionally inept man I think women are way more complicated, a lot of them (or at least the ones I have met) let emotions blind rational reasoning way too much that I'm like "Does this make sense to any of you" and girls are way more complicated I have heard girls say that they don't even understand what they're thinking, never met a boy like that.

Like the one thing I will never get is girls like boys that are pricks, I mean I understand the fun of being/being around a sarcastic asshole, most of my friends are sarcastic assholes but a proper true dislikeable asshole is just not fun to be around.

I think here that you might be either young or naive (neither of which is bad, just limiting in scope.) To say that women don't understand what they're thinking and men do suggests that men DO truly understand what they've reported to you. If that were the case, there would be far fewer therapists than there are in the world.

Similarly, women are more inclined to ask for help than males when they are having trouble with an issue. They try to talk about it, and get feedback. I believe this comes about because of gender socialization. I could offer anecdotal evidence to say why some of my guy friends have illustrated that they don't have much understanding of themselves when they say they are alright, but I don't think that will add to our conversation. Instead, I'd like to point out that guys have more difficulty understanding their emotions. It isn't controlling emotions that they practice, but suppressing. I read an article several years ago about "The Sociology of Emotions" or such that showed a trend between male understanding of emotional state. They had more difficulty reading emotions in others, and expressed less emotion, however, often offered similar "emotion implied" answers to survey questions. We could get into the flaws of the research for hours, but I think the point here is that you might be seeing an illustration of these points in your friends.


As per the girls only date pricks, not true. Girls date confidence. My boyfriend was VERY confident when he pursued me, and it was a huge turn on.

And as per guys being completely reasonable, let me offer this. All of my boyfriend's other friends felt he was an asshole. This was because he was friends with my ex-boyfriend, who seemed like a nice guy whom I had dumped previously. Why would he date so-and-so's crazy ex who dumped him for no reason?

Why I dumped him? Bastard cheated on me, A LOT. He then told all of his friends I was crazy. My boyfriend was one of the only ones to bother to find out the big picture several years after the fact. While I was walking by in the halls, completely separate from their little group.

You might think someone is an asshole who is quite reasonable, and you might think someone is quite reasonable who is really an asshole. Chances are, you DON'T understand the motivations of your guy friends because they neither talk nor think about their emotions, allowing those emotions to impress on their decisions unchecked.