Ladies—How You Can Get Emotionally Close to the Men You Love

Most men process difficult emotions differently from most women, and understanding this can create connection

Women often prefer talking as a way to deal with difficult emotions, but for many men, talking doesn't feel like a safe way to process emotion. wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock

Ladies, how many times have you been frustrated by not being able to connect emotionally with the men you love? Want to learn how to do that? Keep reading.

The first thing to know is that there are a multitude of ways people deal with emotions. What we want to guard against is the idea that “our” way is the “only” way. If we get stuck in that sort of thinking, we’re in danger of not seeing the many ways that others might use.