Inherently, men are a bit more…rigid. Bill Burr hit the nail on the head when he said we “deny our emotions and act like we have answers.” It’s by no fault of our own, out the womb we’re just expected to be able to fix a tire and whittle a coffee table. It’s daunting. And this macho man persona we feel obligated to uphold can leak into our love lives. Why do you think Valentine’s Day is the biggest day of the year for breakups? Because we, as a male species, will find a way to fuck it up and under deliver.
A microcosm for the male and female emotional gap comes courtesy of Twitter user “Bellafornia,” who went to a USC football game with her beau and had a different outlook on the experience…
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The tweet went viral, amassing over 195,000 likes and 41,000 retweets. But the good stuff came when people started sharing similar experiences.
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Moral of the story: can’t teach an old dog, new tricks.
[h/t Some eCards]