I can't speak for all men, I'm not even that good at speaking for myself: I tend to shut down when confrontation is the the next step. Avoidance is much easier for me. But I am curious, why are there so few males on the couch? I naturally gravitated here, it is the most interesting part of the forum for me. I am not even in psychotherapy. My therapist doesn''t think I need one, and my PDOC(who I am in love with) does not currently accept my insurance, so I am in limbo, but seem to find more common ground and support here that anywhere else in my life. I can't talk to my friends about my problems, we're more of a suck it up and drink heavily crowd. I'm not sure there is a point to this post, just wanted to get it off my chest.