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- September 15, 2005 at 12:00 am #1180
SandyParticipantWhy do grown men act like young boys in their actions? They think they should be treated as though they are manly-men, but their actions prove otherwise. Why do you men act as boys when in difficult relationship situations with the opposite sex?
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Name : Sandy, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 20, City : Fenton, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : dental assistant, Social class : Middle class,September 18, 2005 at 12:00 am #17606
Rick19478ParticipantSince you’re only 20, it may be because the men you are dating are not yet mature. But people often think those of the opposite sex are acting childish, such as when a woman panicks about a spider or cries because she has a flat tire. Also, if you’re dating men who are self-consciously trying to act macho, that is probably an indication that they are immature.
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Name : Rick19478, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, City : Springfield, State : OH, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,October 6, 2005 at 12:00 am #46931
Norma BratlienParticipantSome of growing men act like boys because during their growing up life never were delegate responsibility, like to face real issues encounters, because always their parents solve the problems for them, and that is why when they became mens they don’t know how to act because alwyas was someone there to solve the problems for them, that is what in most of the cases make their life miserable because they cannot take control of their lives and also make the other people unhappy like in marriage, and because they never had to work hard for their goals, it is easy for them just to leave, and they go into relationships one after another, and they don’t know how to find happinest
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Name : Norma Bratlien, City : Tampa, State : FL, Country : United States,October 23, 2005 at 12:00 am #19534
Ann L. LowensteinParticipantThey act like children because they have been allowed to and encouraged to. American culture’s youth worship manifests in men as emotional infantilization. These ‘men’ never matured much past early adolescense, and probably never will. They aren’t looking for a life-partner or an equal, they are looking for a combination surrogate mommy and fantasy slut, and when a real live girl-person proves to be neither, they react to the disappointment with a tantrum, just like a child would. Disappointing, I know, but just imagine how I feel – ‘men’ in MY age range are behaving exactly the same way, and they’ve had a decade or more longer to grow the hell up! Don’t give up, there are a few actual adults out there who aren’t already married or gay, you just have to keep looking. Or at least that’s what I tell myself.
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Name : Ann L. Lowenstein, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Animist, Age : 37, City : K.C., State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : Administrative Assistant, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,October 23, 2005 at 12:00 am #33483
AvalikiaParticipantIt seems to me that men tend to act like boys when they don’t know how to act in a particular situation. Sometimes that’s because they’re uncomfortable, sometimes it’s because they’re insensitive and don’t understand how inappropriate it seems to other people, and sometimes it’s because they’re still boys and aren’t ready to act too grown-up. The idea of girls maturing faster than boys tends to hold true until the boys catch up sometime in their early twenties or so, but then again, some boys mature faster and others don’t seem to mature much at all.
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Name : Avalikia, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : Asperger's Syndrome, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Mormon, Age : 22, City : Provo, State : UT, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,September 24, 2006 at 12:00 am #36675
Andy-WoodParticipantThough your question is one I’m sure many women are curious about, I find the way you phrase it really quite offensive. If you expect people to act like an adult, try speaking as if you’re mature yourself. ‘Avoid putting an ‘assumed truth’ into your question. For example, better to ask ‘Is it true that white men can’t jump as high as black men?’ than ‘Why can’t white men jump?’ The latter makes an assumption; the former seeks to clarify or gather information.’
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Name : Andy-Wood, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : New Age/Metaphysical, Age : 19, City : Santa Cruz, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student (aspiring electrician), Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,January 24, 2008 at 12:00 am #22117
GregN.MemberFirst off, that is a very loaded question that makes unfair assumptions. Not all men act like boys. Maybe you should not be asking why boys act like men, but rather why you go for the men who act like boys. The men who act childish probably never had a good father figure in their lives to teach them how to be real men (meaning that they are respectful and mature).
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Name : GregN., Gender : Male, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 21, City : Omaha, State : NE, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, - AuthorPosts
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