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Which sex has it "easier"?

  • Men definately have it easier!

    Votes: 10 37.0%
  • Women have it easier!

    Votes: 7 25.9%
  • I really think its about the same.

    Votes: 10 37.0%

Do you think either sex has it easier than the other?

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#1 ·
Or do you think its about the same?

I think men and women both face unique challenges in life. In some ways women have it harder, in some ways men, but I think it all evens itself out.

What do you guys think?

Most women I talk to think men have it far easier (no menstration, no childbirth etc), whilst men generally tend to argue for it being equal citing things like men have a higher suicide rate in many countries and we historically have been the ones who have to save the world and die for our countries when the worlds in trouble. Were also "expected" or expect ourselves to have a stiff upper lip and not talk about our problems or cry etc.

What do you think in all honesty?
 
#2 ·
Some potential talking points;

Gay men generally suffer more abuse than Lesbian women. I dont think theres as many gangs of women beating up lesbians as say the reverse. Also Most men find lesbians hot so they only get abuse really from one side so to speak.

Men never really have to worry about being ***** every time they go out.

Women have total control over abortion. If Woman wants it and man doesnt, hes gotta pay child support. If he wants it and she doesnt, he has no say.

Men never have to go through menstration or childbirth!

Women can get sex easier I think.

Men orgasm easier than women. SOme women cant even experience that.

But theres more pressure on men to perform during sex, more things can go wrong.

Women can always prostitute themselves or have a kid and get the government to pay for their lifestyles. What can men to when theyre in poverty?

Women live longer than men.

Men are paid much more than women often for doing the same task.

Most music/sports industries are male dominated.

Men are stronger/faster on average.

But theres less depth in female sports. Its easier for them to break through.

Men never have to go through menopause.

Men dont have an excuse to be bitchy 5 days a month!

Although women do ask out men these days, women generally dont have to worry quite as much about "finding someone", as the men generally tend to approach the women.
 
#10 ·
Women can get sex easier I think.
Don't think so.

Take a look at the statistics world wide for being *****, murdered, mutilated, beaten, sold into slavery, held in sexual subjugation etc. and then come back and we’ll have a discussion about it.
This.
 
#3 ·
I think when it comes to dating, women have it easier. They only need to wait to get approached and choose from all the different men without doing much. It doesn't even matter how shy they are or how many mistakes they do. Even more, when a beautiful woman has the balls to approach men it becomes ridiculously easy for them to hook up.
 
#9 ·
Depends on the country. Difficult to judge on a worldwide basis, since men and women are treated differently around the world, and the intricacies of just being male or female is only scratching the surface.

I'll just throw in the opinion and stick with it. Generally, Women have it slightly easier than Men in the more developed countries. Generally, Women have it tougher than Men in the less developed countries.

From personal experience, Women have it the toughest in certain areas of Asia (and Africa probably, though I know less about this).
 
#12 ·
Glad that a read not only the tittle, cause I thank this thread was about having sex. Witch for girls is a lot easier, and it's not even a debate.

About the question of the thread, I think it's 50/50, but for me personally I think it's a bit harder for the ladies, but that's only because I have blood phobia, and I don't don't If I can accepted the fact that I had menstruation.
 
#16 ·
Take the most beautiful woman and the most beautiful man in a nightclub with let's say 500 people. Let both of them approach men and women, respectively, and ask them whether they want to sleep with her/him. Guess who will be more successful? I would bet my house on the woman any day. The most beautiful man could never rival the most beautiful woman. Why is that? Because men rate looks first and women not. This experiment has been done a dozen times and the woman has always won. It was not even close.
 
#17 ·
I also think that whe men go clubbing, most or all of us have it in the back of our mind that it will be a perfect night if we "pick up".

Not saying that its all guys primary motive, but I think its a large reason why some guys go clubbing.

Where as I think for women, I dont think as many go clubbing with the goal to pick up soley. I think they can have a perfect night without copping off. Where as It would be a lot harder for a guy to have a perfect night without getting something I think :D
 
#23 ·
Take the most beautiful woman and the most beautiful man in a nightclub with let's say 500 people. Let both of them approach men and women, respectively, and ask them whether they want to sleep with her/him. Guess who will be more successful? I would bet my house on the woman any day. The most beautiful man could never rival the most beautiful woman. Why is that? Because men rate looks first and women not. This experiment has been done a dozen times and the woman has always won. It was not even close.
Bad example. If you said a mixed of beautiful, average and ugly men and women, I would agree with you. For Beautiful man it's very esy to "get laid" as well. The thing is that there is a huge difference between the % of success between gorgeous men and average ones. I'm not going even to mention the ugly ones.

If you are an average men, you have to have the talking skills with a lady. If you are ugly, it's way unlikely that you will have any success at all. Maybe with some ugly women. But if you are handsome, you don't need to do much. Just showing up.

About the ladies, there is almost no difference between beautiful and average looking women. Of course most of guys will prefere the beautiful one, but they will be very happy if they "score" against an average girl as well. The only women that have it more harder are the ugly ones, but even them can get an average of even a beautiful guy, in some days. Specially with make up, good dressing and taking advantage of the guy wants to "score" badly or/and being very drunk.

But the most beautiful guys and most beautiful girls it's not far from 50/50 %.
 
#19 ·
One big thing I forgot, it's a lot more expensive to be a female (beauty products).

A lot more maintanace and takes a lot longer to get ready to go out.

Men dont have to shave their legs, though they do have to shave in many cases every day which is a pain in the ass.
 
#29 ·
About the shaving, yes, I agree women should do it, but I wouldn't mind if they didn't buy beauty products. Most of them don't even need them.:shrug: Actually some of them even look worst than they did before putting make up. But if they feel better with their selves, I don't have any problem with that as well.
 
#32 ·
Fuck me Bilbo is like the encyclopedia of sex.
 
#39 ·
Trying to pick up a broad in a club with no guarantee of sex after wasting money buying her drinks is stupid. Just get a hooker, at least then you're both honest what you're really after.
 
#40 ·
Where is the passionate love making, mate :lol:

In that department women have it easier than men. Having sex for money.
 
#49 ·
As Sham said, it really depends on the part of the world. Overall, I'd say women have it worse.

The difference between, say Central and Northern Europe compared to the Middle East is huge and not comparable.

Here in Scandinavia the sexes are quite equal IMO.
 
#51 ·
Have it easier when it comes to what? Women have way more difficult lives in many parts of the world and even in industrialized countries women have a harder life when it comes to things like making money and supporting children after marriages have fallen apart (or if they were unmarried).

...and 2003, I don't think sexual performance or ability to get an orgasm really constitute as great hardships in life.
 
#54 ·
Yeah, but we're the ones who have to suffer the wrath of the resulting mood swings.

*Packs up and heads for the hills*
 
#56 ·
Men's brain got, on average, 16% more nerve cells than women one so the answer is obvious. Sorry dumb sex.
 
#60 ·
In terms of career and relationship,woman definitely have it easier. All they have to choose is a wealthy guy with a good career. And they have a motley of guys hanging over them all the time.All they have to do is to choose the best one of the lot.

Whereas we guys have to pamper them,humor them,make us show our best personality and have a good opinion about everything in the world. And in the end you are not even sure you would get that:tape:. Its hard work if you ask me.
 
#64 ·
Women get periods.

But a lot of people get bad back pain, which doesnt dissapear after 5 days. People live in wheelchairs. Some are disabled.

Of course, some women have these things ontop of periods too.

Then again, some contraceptive shots can kill periods for some women. Being a skinny runner and you might get minimal period :worship:


Then again, some males have sexual disfunction. That stuff is rough and doesnt just happen 5 days a month :help:

Some guys have to worry about penis size eeeek. Sure, some women might feel pressure about their bodies, breast size etc, but nothing surely can compare to how much is made (by ourselves and females) of sexual performance.
 
#76 ·
Women get periods.

But a lot of people get bad back pain, which doesnt dissapear after 5 days. People live in wheelchairs. Some are disabled.

Of course, some women have these things ontop of periods too.

Then again, some contraceptive shots can kill periods for some women. Being a skinny runner and you might get minimal period :worship:


Then again, some males have sexual disfunction. That stuff is rough and doesnt just happen 5 days a month :help:

Some guys have to worry about penis size eeeek. Sure, some women might feel pressure about their bodies, breast size etc, but nothing surely can compare to how much is made (by ourselves and females) of sexual performance.
My PMS symptoms last 2 weeks. My actual period lasts 3 days. The PMS symptoms are way worse than the actual period - apart from the obvious mood swings, I get extremely bloated and look pregnant (guess how sexy that makes me feel), my digestion system fucks up, my sex drive disappears, and my boobs are sore as hell to such an extent that it hurts to wear a sports bra. This happens until menopause, during which I'd be so unsexy and dry as a desert that the concept of having a sex life would be completely gone.

Of course, I was just being facetious when I suggested that PMS and periods were the worst thing that could happen to a person. That said, guys tend to think that the period problem lasts only a few days a month. That couldn't be further from the truth.

Your point about penis size/sexual performance is quite spot-on though. Well, maybe not penis size so much as sexual performance. Maybe if guys weren't so prone to bragging...:p

You're right about powerful women having more difficulty finding a partner, but that's not because these women are looking for a man with a higher status, it's because most men feel very intimidated by powerful women.
I agree with this completely. This could just be because the men from my country are generally idiotic, but whenever a guy finds out my legal background, the response is 9 out of 10 a combination of awe, envy, and intimidation. I would actually be more impressed if the guy didn't care about my job/university degree (case in point: my boyfriend). My single lawyer friends are constantly complaining that guys lose interest the minute they find out they are lawyers - somehow they can't handle the idea of an opinionated woman who probably won't be his doormat. Most of my lawyer friends are with lawyers as well; I'm really thankful, though, that I'm not dating a lawyer. Couldn't think of anything more boring, really.

shotgun said:
In terms of relationships, men have it far easier IMO as they tend to get less attached and their biological clock runs a lot slower. At 30, most single women start to get desperate. Of course, this is a general vision as there are a bunch of exceptions on both sides.
Moreover, men suffer far less pressure from society to get married, to build a family, etc. - On the other hand, they do suffer more pressure to succeed professionaly.
Agree generally. I would also add that men - or at least, this is true for where I come from - face the pressure of being the financial provider for the family. I know guys who gave up their road-less-taken dreams in favour of a stable job which isn't necessarily in line with their passions/interests, for the sake of a hypothetical future family with his significant other. This is probably less prevalent nowadays because women earn quite a bit too, but I definitely don't feel as if the onus is on ME to stay in my stable job just to save money to buy a house or whatever.
 
#70 ·
It's about perspective. If you are born in the 3rd world then I think men got it easier. They are more "wanted". They can do hard physical labor and are less expensive since many cultures the woman is married away with some big gifts coming along. The man is also the one that keeps the family legacy going so many parents are desperate for a boy and will treasure a boy more.

In the west it's more equal. I think like many said women have it easier to find a partner. Meanwhile they have it harder to advance to boss status but lets face it: most people won't get a high management job anyway.

One drawback is the childbirth that can cost the career but in some sense that must be seen as a gift as well. They often can form a special intimate bond with the babies that the father can't really compete with and might gain a lot of happiness and such things that makes up for all the hardships of the pregnancy.

Men have to worry about the constant "dick measuring" vs other males that often leads to fights, injuries in sports and other problems most women don't think much about but it's a natural thing for men that start from an early age. Also military service (some countries) and hard dangerous labor is more common that could lead to injury and death.

Women on average live longer. Men are usually bigger and taller and have more things that can go wrong with them. Bigger body parts and organs that can malfunction, more cells that can get cancer etc. (don't bring up breast cancer here because prostate cancer actually kills more, yet recieves not nearly as much funding)

In the end I'd say it's about equal. Life is what you make it and you got to play the hand you are dealt. Imagine how much easier beautiful women and men have over more average looking ones? Imagine all the poor souls that got some chronic disease from birth or a birth defect? Life has never been fair. Men and women can only be totally equal if there were no differences. But there clearly are so...
 
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