Here's something interesting. These are general differences between how men and women communicate:Women
• Seek connection
• Relate symmetrically as equals
• Prefer interdependence & cooperation
• Decide by concensus
• Yearn for intimacy
• Want approval of peers
• Speak up in private
• Share problems
• Focus on details and feelings
• Mix personal & business talk
• Ask for help, advice & directions
• Give empathy & sympathy
• Want to understand problems
Men
• Seek status
• Relates symmetrically as rivals
• Prefer independence & autonomony
• Decide by force, persuasion or majority
• Yearn for space
• Want respect of peers
• Speak up more in public
• Keep problems to themselves
• Focus on details of facts
• Stick to business
• Don't ask for help, advice or directions
• Give advice & analysis
• Want to solve problems
Remember, these are generalities. But it may be helpful to take note of these for improving our communication skills with the opposite sex (or how to speak their language). There are some on the men's list that I see in myself and some on the women's list I see in RL. But, overall, I can see some ways I could communicate better with RL if I kept this list in mind.
