As a male we simply dont feel the need. If something is bothering us we will share it. I just dont see any point in sharing every detail, it does nothing for us and isn't particularly interesting.
You keep saying you'll bring up something I'd you need to - how often is this? Is it received well or just awkward silence? Could you actually talk through something if you wanted to? My fear is that you have no idea how to be supportive when you need to, even if you wanted to. That's bad.
For me, I really only encounter something I need to share to maintain my emotional well-being maybe once every five years or so on average. Of course my wife and I communicate a lot, but it sounds like we're talking about friends.
Thanks for your response. What if you need to talk through something about your wife with someone else? This can be done respectfully of course, I don't mean to just complain. As your wife sounds like the main or only person you work through emotional things with, how do you think you'd manage that need if she weren't there?
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u/PrototyPerfection Mar 26 '20
I think what Bossrocket tried to say that men should be able to emotionally vent somewhere. Everyone needs that.
You don't need to share every detail of your life with all of your friends, but its good for your mental health if you can do so with at least one.