Do you agree that men and women use language differently? In what areas?
I would have to say that I agree with the text that men and women language patterns differ. I wanted to bring up another point that I could not find in the text. I feel that men live in the now and women in the future. Men make decisions to satisfy a need in the moment. Women will plan ahead and choose something that will benefit them in the future. I recognize this the most with my boyfriend. He hates to plan anything. It is always up to me to find vacation destinations and deal with the logistics months in advance. If I left it up to him (which only happened once and will never again) he would wait to the last minute and try to schedule and ultimately there would be no vacation. Another example is that I like to find the best deals that would give me the most for my money. I will look up various sites and see what stores have the sales and which product is rated the best. My boyfriend, on the other hand, will go to Target and pick the one that looks the best and settle with that one because it is right in front of him (that is why I do the shopping). This sense of now and later can be seen throughout genders. Women emotionally think about the future and weigh the pros and cons of every situation. Men go for their want and satisfy their need in the moment here and now.
Hello Kolby/Sabrina.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post, I liked that you could relate the readings to your life. I don't know if I agree that men live in the now and women live in the future. I think that everyone is very different, and perhaps men tend to live in the now more.
I know for myself and my boyfriend he is the one that likes to plan ahead to do things like trips and such, and I am the person that doesn't like to commit to something to far ahead of time.
I completely agree with you on the shopping. Men tend to find what they want and are not as concerned with whether it is a good deal. They see it and they want it, kind of an instant gratification thing. Myself on the other hand, I look around for a good deal and I compare prices and quality from different stores, instead of my BF who would just go to circuit city and pick something out.
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I think that the concept you brought up is very interesting. I never thought about the fact that most of the time I am planning about how to do things now that will help out later, while my boyfriend has a tendency to not worry about the future but focus on what is going on in front of him. I also enjoyed your story regarding you and your boyfriend shopping. I think that ultimately it is my boyfriend who will spend the time trying to find a better product, while I will spend more money on what is right in front of me.
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