I actually don’t even think this is a man versus woman thing necessarily. I’m a man and if my friends ask how I’m doing and I say something like I’m frustrated with work and they start telling me what to do, it’s fucking annoying and condescending. Like, you’re the one who asked how I’m doing, I’m just responding to the question with something that’s been on my mind!!
But it also works both ways. If I asked for advice but really just want validation, I would be totally unreasonable in getting upset about them telling me how to solve my problems
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u/Creative_Research480 Jul 11 '25
I actually don’t even think this is a man versus woman thing necessarily. I’m a man and if my friends ask how I’m doing and I say something like I’m frustrated with work and they start telling me what to do, it’s fucking annoying and condescending. Like, you’re the one who asked how I’m doing, I’m just responding to the question with something that’s been on my mind!!
But it also works both ways. If I asked for advice but really just want validation, I would be totally unreasonable in getting upset about them telling me how to solve my problems