Similarly, men often don't have the emotional support structures that women do. Speaking anecdotally, women confide in their friends much more readily and abou

Similarly, men often don't have the emotional support structures that women do. Speaking anecdotally, women confide in their friends much more readily and about more serious topics - the kind of topic that men might take 4 drinks to get up the nerve to address. Men aren't "allowed" to be emotionally vulnerable around anyone except their most trusted confidantes, which often ends up being their girlfriend or wife. And if it's not something you feel like you can discuss with her, then it gets bottled up without an outlet.