Who do you think is stronger emotionally : men or women. Why?

women. And I should've put " Who do you think ARE stronger etc. And I shouldn't start a sentence with AND. And again...and again..and again !!!!!

In general, I think men are better at ignoring small emotional upsets since they tend to be trained to do so. I think women are better at dealing with large upsets since they tend to have better support networks.
How about including some options next time?

I have modified this survey to be a single choice survey with 3 answers (instead of an essay survey). Also, I removed all votes so far to force everyone to revote.

One of our kittens burned his cute little feat on a wood stove at our home. I've been in a bad mood ever since. He's going to be OK - but it just bothers me a lot that he was hurt, and I'm not getting over it very easily. Thus, I picked women - because I'm a wreck.

Every person is an individual, and has different emotional strengths and weaknesses. I think on the average, women have more emotional resilience than men and are more likely to weather the storms of fortune successfully.

I think it completely depends on the person.... on the whole... probably men... I think a lot of woman let their emotions eat them alive...

OK, in the spirit of Bill's earlier comments, I'll answer this as if there were a simple answer, which there isn't.
Given that mandate I say "women", 'cuz men are {socialized in my culture, genetically programmed, pick one} to be less aware of ourselves emotionally and less willing to consider weaknesses, and consequently less likely to know how to handle extreme emotional stresses without breaking.

I thihk it depends on the individual and the circumstances.

individuals. I've seen lots of emotionally fragile men and women, I don't think it really corresponds to gender

I don't understand the question. Who has stronger emotions? Who is better able to ignore their emotions? What does "stronger emotionally" mean? I find it odd that a survey that to me is completely unclear has a rating higher than 50%.

I don't think a generalization can be made.

other meaning both. it is entirely dependent on the person. yes that is a cop out answer. there are a lot of weak people in the world and there are a lot of strong people. it is also not something that is very measurable.

depends on what time of the month it is.

Jane: why, because men are dogs and they all howl at the full moon?

I hate when people chalk up a woman's feelings to her cycle.

Women are usually more in touch with emotions..which makes them stronger in one aspect. But, women usually also take emotions overboard at times

EB - and many men hate it when women let their cycles run their feelings.

My first reaction was both are equal, but then reading through people's responses there seemed to be some conflation of "emotional strength" as "ability to cope" and "expression of emotions" which are two different things in my mind.

the only models i have for this are my work and my family/friends. i work in a hospital, closely with patients and families, the women in the families (in my experience only) tend to be the ROCKS!! they hold the family together for the most part. the men i have seen will pull themselves together but the mom or the wife hold things together through out the hospital stay. (the women will grieve, be sad or angry but they are more functional)(i'm also talking about extreme situations--someone very ill or death). in my family, it tends to be the same, the women of the family seem on the surface to be more emotionally distraught over situations but they are the ones who are more functional in the situation.

anonymous: often my cycle is a good judge of how I will react to a situation, but I hate it when people assume I'm PMS'ing or "on the rag" when really I am just being assertive. There is a difference.

I think Jane's comment was fair... a woman's period plays a part in her moods and emotions

Off the subject - For all you men out there who "hate" when women blame moods etc. on PMS - you try getting crazy, emotions that you can't control once a month and having your period for 5 days!! You'd be emotional too, probably insane! How about the women who get postpartum, it almost kind of the same feeling from what I hear. You men don't know how easy you have it! All you have to hear is a little itsy bit of complaining - DEAL!

they, presti, etc: I am a woman and my cycle does not play much of a role in my moods and emotions. And to the small extent that it does (mostly from physical drop in energy), I do not excuse myself by referring to my period. I wish you would speak for yourselves instead of claiming to speak for all women.

eb: amen!

I think they are equally emotional, only the types of emotions they are most
sensitive to are different in general. I say in general because i have met
men which get emotional for things which women usually do and viceversa.

I think they are equally strong emotionally, only the types of emotions they
are most sensitive to are different in general. I say in general because I've
seen men getting emotional for things which women usually do and viceversa. The capability of controlling one's emotions is something which has to deal
more with one's character rather than being male or female.

To jonathan's point, it seems that "ability to cope" and "ability to express emotions" could both be considered "emotional strength", yet they could also be opposite to each other. This survey is tough because the definition of "emotional strength" is so loose. I answered with "ability to cope" in mind, which (I think) is how "emotional strength" is more likely to be defined by a man.

On the "ability to cope" and "ability to express emotions" dichotomy...while I think these are different aspects, I think they can be subsumed into the single category: "ability to do something useful with one's emotions." I find women (in general) more able to put their emotions aside when coping is necessary or to cope in spite of their emotions and yet to express them to others. I find men more likely to a) repress until they burst and b) be useless upon bursting. Of course, these are vast generalizations and I know exceptions to these rules, but I know a lot more men who have problems handling their emotions, one way or another, than women. And, to me, the worst of it is that many men think that repressing is strength, which--in my experience--just isn't the case.

After observing the female of the species in very traumatic situations over the years & watching the male's reactions to the same problems, there is just no doubt that the female is stronger. The women might wail & cry, but they know they have to keep it together & see that the next meal in on the table & that everyone is taken care of. The male will hide his reactions & never seem to really get over it.

hmmm..tough one...i'm an emotional clusterf**k...but men are raised to be thick-skinned....so the norm would be for men to be stronger...i think men are stronger, but when it gets to them, it really gets to them and they can't keep it in...this usually manifests in a temper tantrum or outburst...where as women keep the emotion inside, and can hide it with the best of them...so maybe they appear to be stronger...when in actuality they are being torn apart inside...

well elijahblue... All I said was that her comment was fair.... she could have been talking about herself... I could care less what kind of a mood you are in ever... regardless of whether it's your time of the month... You hate when people blame their moods on their periods? I hate when people won't admit that's what their problem is.. And if you don't have that problem... then you're blessed I suppose.... I know I was speaking for myself when I answered the question... Obviously you weren't when you said you hated it when people blamed it on that... To each his own I guess

they can be pretty moody during her cycle...or that's just an excuse to make me feel guilty for pickin on her ;)

thank you baby :).... see? It makes me dogy...

EB- Sorry if I offended you. I was basically referring to myself. I get really cranky during my cycle and tend to have major mood swings. So does my sister, so I was just thinking about what I know.

Hey Jane, they, magbast, I think Elijahblue has PMS issues right now and doesn't know it. Ha, kidding!!

I think it depends more on the person than the sex.

I marked "other" just because I could.

neither

I would have to say women .They are much more nasty then men are

I think it depends on the human....not whether they have a penis or a vagina

I don't think it depends on whether they have a penis or a vagina, but
it does depend on how they've been socialized, and that does
depends on genitalia, sadly.

gilly: to a degree(a large one admittedly).. if a person actually takes to the time to examine their reactions and determine the why (or the perceived why) rather than acting blindly you can be a better (stronger?) person.