Men tend to put all their emotional eggs in the basket of their wives (or womenfriends), it is difficult for… — Warren Farrell

Men tend to put all their emotional eggs in the basket of their wives (or womenfriends), it is difficult for a man to communicate feelings of disappointment to his wife because, if she withdraws, it feels to him like his entire emotional support system has collapsed.

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