Discuss Life

Well, I got you here under false pretences, or did I?  For as I get older I begin to look at younger women today and the make up they wear, I think to myself, oh my, that's a lot of make up.  So what lies behind, Is make up really a "false pretence"?  Now, I am using 'make up' as a metaphor, for the way we as individuals hide behind a façade.  Men and women for centuries have been using, an altered appearance to hide the real them, whether it is make up, hair styles, spectacles, clothing styles/fashions, the type of car they drive, house they live in, the locations of their homes, or schools the children attend.  It' all false news.  Well for the majority it is.  Don't get me wrong, there is no issue with trying to achieve material success, lifestyle improvements,  or providing the best, one can for the family.  However, the issue is, are these a mask, the 'make up' for our own insecurities, sense of inadequacy etc..  All too often we here of paren

How often do you hear someone say "he never talks to me", "he never tells me....",  or "I wish he opened up", etc.?  Probably, more frequently than you here the opposite, "she never talks about....".  As a man, I can have great conversations, well except when discussing football or rugby, then I am useless. However, I do, or more appropriately, I should say I used to have that age old problem, of withholding my deepest thoughts, considerations, concerns, worries, and emotions.  Not an unfamiliar story, as I am sure there are many who can relate. So why is that, and is it helpful, is it protective, and why, to broadly generalise, is it a trait more frequently adopted by men. Some would say this lack of willingness to share, is a protective attribute that stems back to Neolithic man.  An intrinsic desire, or need to protect the more vulnerable, to spare them the concerns, worries, or fears of the reality, and the dangers of life outside the cave.