Male shyness

Males and shyness · Guest

How does shyness effect men differently form the way that it effects women?

Are shy men weaker than non shy women?

Please explain in detail to both points

GettingThere · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:28 am Post subject:

On the first point I would comment that it affects males differently in two obvious ways.
Firstly, in that I believe it is more difficult in that more often than not (not always but usually) it is the male who has to approach the female in the process of procuring a date or whatever, i.e. it is more likely that a female with SP would meet males than visa versa.
Secondly, I believe that there is a social stigma attached to the perception of a male being "weak" because of shyness but that things are not as bad for shy females.
[just personal thoughts, open for debate]

tommy_15 · Advanced User Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 351

yer i dont agree mate.

i think that both males and females stuggle equally. It can be harder on males because many of us have a tough image to uphold .. which prevents us talking and seeking help, and it can be harder for females for many reasons aswell.

bottom line .. it aint fun for no one !

plus i dont think an sp chick is necessarily more likely to be dating than a guy with sp ... to meet people you gotta socialise .. and people with sp struggle with that obviously regardless of gender

SomeGuy · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:55 pm Post subject:

Shyness is hard on everyone.

A shy woman is much more likely to form romantic relationships than a shy man, though. If someone is 40 and has never kissed anyone, that someone is almost always male (which is not to downplay the pain of women who find themselves in this position - being unusual is no comfort)

arlequin · Newbie User Joined: Jun 05, 2004 Posts: 79 Location: Spain

In my opinion it's the same for either male and female. But to tell you the truth I've seen much more shy males than females.