Men can talk about their smaller problems with one very specific caveat: they have to be sharing their plan to resolve it. For example someone feeling "sad" wo

Men can talk about their smaller problems with one very specific caveat: they have to be sharing their plan to resolve it. For example someone feeling "sad" would be a weird conversation to have if it weren't a deep depression. However "I'm building a shed to keep my mind off things" is an acceptable way to share your feelings. The other exception is if you've both experience the same upsetting event together. I've found that men are OK with talking about more serious feelings directly, for example if someone close to you died. This would largely depend on your friends though.