Who handles a breakup worse: scientists dispel myths about men and women

03.02.2025 15:25

It is generally accepted in society that men are emotionally “thick-skinned,” while women, on the contrary, are vulnerable and sensitive natures.

There is also a belief that separation is easier for men than for women.

German scientists had doubts and decided to check how true everything that is believed and said about men is.

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Research by scientists

Researchers at Humboldt University in Berlin have found that men cope worse with breakups than women.

And if we talk about permanent relationships, men rarely act as the initiators of their breakup.

Men also feel lonely and abandoned when it comes to divorce.

What is the reason?

As it turns out, men are more dependent on women in terms of satisfying their emotional needs than women are on men.

But again, this is true if we are talking about a permanent relationship.

According to scientists, this happens because for men, relationship stability is more important from a mental health perspective than for women.

Conclusion

Thus, the researchers came to the conclusion that the opinion about a man’s cruelty after a breakup is nothing more than a myth or an imposed stereotype.

The conclusions are not at all unfounded. The result is confirmed by other scientific works, of which no less than fifty have been conducted over 20 years.

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor


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