71 quotes
In more than thirty years of conducting workshops, no one has ever said to me, “Warren, I want a divorce – my partner understands me.”
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
A father’s traditional role prepared him to love his family by being away from the love of his family.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
A mother’s traditional role prepared her to love her family by being with the family she loved.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
In the future, women will increasingly want men who can nurture them and connect with them.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
Helping men express feelings starts with understanding why men don’t express them.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
Men are still playing protector of women’s transitions, and both sexes expect only men to make transitions on their own.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
The motto of feminists: “There is never an excuse for hitting a woman.” Shouldn’t it be, “There is never an excuse for hitting.”?
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
Men learn to call pain “glory”; women learn to call the police.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
The belief that men don’t need help is part of the problem.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
Sharing instructions about how to perform better for others is very different than sharing feelings about life experiences that make us happy or sad.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
Those feminists who say that masculinity is about men believing they can batter women display the deepest ignorance possible about men and masculinity.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
Schools currently excel in encouraging children to express opinions, but are deficient in encouraging children to say, for example, “Oh, that’s different from my perspective – tell me more.”
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
Any guy who’s played team sports has practiced a skill I call “team sport empathy”: he’s practiced focusing on anticipating the other team’s moves. That means figuring out their way of looking at the situation.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
Sitcoms routinely portray women hitting men, almost never portray men hitting women. When he fails to leave, it is not called “Battered Man Syndrome”; it is called comedy.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
What is the impact on our children of this international “Sisterhood is Victimhood” bonding?
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
The function of gossip is to create an “in group” bond by creating an “out group” enemy.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
Even allegedly gender-neutral words like “sexist” imply slights only against women.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
In the future, women will increasingly want nurturer-connectors, since part of what he will be nurturing is her ability to protect herself.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
The nature of men’s responsibilities distanced men from feelings, whereas the nature of women’s responsibilities encouraged the expression of feelings.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
During what years should a child be introduced to better ways of giving and receiving criticisms – to what I call “relationship language”? Before school age. The best teacher? Parents.
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)