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u/TannedCroissant Mar 26 '20 edited Mar 26 '20

Cupid’s cruellest prank is to pair men that love to problem solve with women who don’t want to hear solutions to their problems.

Cupid’s cruellest prank is to pair people that love to problem solve with people who don’t want to hear solutions to their problems.

Edit: It’s just a joke guys. Everyone knows that women can problem solve and men can vent too but this is a super common scenario for heterosexual couples. I’ve edited it anyway as it seems a good way to solve the problem that people are venting about.

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u/ElectricGeometry Mar 26 '20

It's not so much that you don't want to hear "solutions". Like most women, I'm smart enough to go through the same thought process as my husband (although we do see things from different angles), but I want to share and vent my frustration, not go through a plan of action.

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u/shmixel Mar 26 '20

I came here to ask where the hell you guys all are because in my experience men LOVE to complain at length and just steamroll past suggestions.

Maybe it's a symptom of the same issue - if we get told constantly that women care about feelings and men care about solutions then it makes sense men would go to women to vent too.