From a young age, men are told to be tough and not show weakness or sensitivity. Society makes it seem like men are less emotional or more distant than women. But underneath that hard exterior, men feel things just as deeply as women.
If not more than women!
The Key Takeaway.
Sensitivity isn’t just for women, and it’s not a weakness. It is just a human trait. Both men and women have it, but the society has continued to silence men’s emotional voices. Can we ever be free from this stereotype?
Male sensitivity is real, it’s not a joke or myth. Men can be just as sensitive, caring, and in touch with their feelings. But society’s pressure stops them from showing it, making them hide a big part of who they really are.
You don’t believe me?
Men are more fragile than women, both medically and emotionally. They face more birth defects and developmental issues. In the womb, more male fetuses are lost to miscarriage. As children, they stress out easier, cry more, and struggle to calm down. Plus, they’re brought up by lack of affection.
Still think men aren’t as sensitive as women?
- Studies show that men suffer from severe, long-term depression because society tells them not to seek help.
- Men talk less about their feelings, which makes them lonelier and worsens their mental health.
- They turn to harmful habits like substance abuse, gambling, and aggression, leading to higher suicide rates. In fact, men die by suicide three times more than women.
- Biological factors also come into play, as men have fewer serotonin receptors, affecting their emotional stability.
- Fear of looking weak and toxic masculinity beliefs stop men from seeking help.
- Many men don’t even know that they can get help!
Men aren’t naturally less sensitive than women.
Society just trains them to act that way. From a young age, boys are told to “man up” and not cry, making them think showing their feelings is weak. Phrases like “be a man” or “boys don’t cry” push this idea that sensitivity is for girls. As they grow up, they learn to hide their feelings to fit in.
By the time they’re adults, hiding emotions becomes a habit and end up masking their true feelings to avoid looking weak.
Men also hide their sensitivity because they fear judgment. Today, showing vulnerability is usually seen as weakness. Men worry about being called “soft” or “too sensitive,” and fear ridicule or being misunderstood.
Even in relationships, where they should feel safe, men find it hard to open up, fearing their woman might see them differently.
At work, it’s the same story. It can be seen as unprofessional. So, men bury their feelings, not just by choice, but as a way to survive in this brutal world.
What Can Change This?
- The society needs to stop telling men to “man up” when they feel vulnerable.
- We cannot control what the society does, but we can control ours. Instead of focusing on the society, let us, one person at a time, both men and women, change our mindsets. Men should accept their sensitivity and stop feeling the need to be hard on themselves all the time.
Dear Men…
Having feelings and asking for help doesn’t make you weak. Your mental health is just as important as women’s. I know it’s also hard to say when you’re struggling, but talking about it is a huge relief.
You’re not alone.
There are SO many people who want to support and understand you. So please, connect with your feelings and ask when you need help.
Ladies!
Men may not show sensitivity the same way we do, but that doesn’t mean they don’t feel them deeply. It is hard to understand their feelings sometimes, but please, try to understand, they’re struggling just as much as we are. Maybe even more!
They are just as sensitive, even if they don’t always show it. There are so much barriers stopping them and you shouldn’t be another one. So, plant a peck on his cheeks and cut that man some slack to be sensitive today.
