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<h2>While gender is a social construct and traditional gender roles are a thing of the past, sometimes it&#39;s still easy to wonder if your partner or friend of the opposite sex came from an entirely different planet...</h2><p>No, women aren&#39;t &quot;naturally&quot; better at doing the dishes and putting the laundry away and men aren&#39;t &quot;built&quot; to translate the IKEA directions for that 12-step wardrobe, but explaining urinals to someone who can&#39;t pee standing up or labor cramps to someone without a uterus can be an interesting journey. Of course, then it&#39;s important to note that gender and identity is defined by more than body parts and anatomy as explaining to a group of men why there sometimes must be a team of editors for one bikini Instagram post from a private profile can be a lost cause.</p><p>While men often get a rough reputation for &quot;mansplaining&quot; or launching into rants describing subjects they know nothing about, there are a few topics they don&#39;t dare to tackle. So, when a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/r57bbg/men_of_reddit_whats_the_most_difficult_thing_to/">Reddit</a> user asked men of the internet, &quot;what&rsquo;s the most difficult thing to explain to women?&quot; men were ready to share the things they have a hard time describing to women.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>1.</h2><blockquote> <p>It sure did take a while to explain to my ex that we don&rsquo;t look at each other&rsquo;s d*cks at the urinals - itsOski13</p> </blockquote><h2>2.</h2><blockquote> <p>I can&rsquo;t tell if you&rsquo;re flirting with me or not. - note71</p> </blockquote><h2>3.</h2><blockquote> <p>Sometimes we are too shy to make the first move - ungabungamans</p> </blockquote><h2>4.</h2><blockquote> <p>Sometimes we just want a hug. Nothing more. Just a non-judgemental shoulder to cry on. - Rajun_Cajun1</p> </blockquote><h2>5.</h2><blockquote> <p>That I&#39;m happy just hanging out doing nothing. - Aggravating_Bat1786</p> </blockquote><h2>6.</h2><blockquote> <p>That many men only have meaningful physical contact with their SO. Single men often exist in touch isolation. For a variety of reasons and social pressures many men experience a lack of physical contact.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>Most men I know won&#39;t even feel comfortable hugging their best friend. For a long time the only physical contact I had with other people was either sexual or a part of a competitive sport.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>Getting closer to my middle age I&#39;ve learned to hug my friends and have platonic physical contact. Its really helped my mental health. I used to feel alone all the time even when I was with friends.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>Hug your male friends and help them normalize platonic physical affection. - zzSc0tchzz</p> </blockquote><h2>7.</h2><blockquote> <p>How two or more men can bond just by standing in a room in silence. - ApatheistHeretic</p> </blockquote><h2>8.</h2><blockquote> <p>The double stream. - nocturnal</p> </blockquote><h2>9.</h2><blockquote> <p>Some of us... just can&#39;t properly express our emotions. Even when we&#39;re allowed to be vulnerable. We&#39;ve been psychological conditioned not to for most of our lives. Even when we try to, there&#39;s just... something that won&#39;t let it fully come out. - JoakimSpringlefarb</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>10.</h2><blockquote> <p>That when we say we don&#39;t care about something, we don&#39;t care about it. We&#39;re not being stoic, we&#39;re not playing games, we&#39;re not lying, we literally do not give a flying fuck, and the reason why we seem to be a bit tense is that you&#39;ve asked about it at least 10 times in the last hour. - mammbo</p> </blockquote><h2>11.</h2><blockquote> <p>When I&#39;m asked what I&#39;m thinking about and I say nothing, it&#39;s because I&#39;m usually thinking of something dumb like who would win a fight. Godzilla or Megatron? - DisThrowaway5768</p> </blockquote><h2>12.</h2><blockquote> <p>When you ask me how my day was or what I did today, nothing in my day usually stands out as special, so I just don&#39;t remember. I usually don&#39;t remember what I do, I just live. - Ok--Masterpiece</p> </blockquote><h2>13.</h2><blockquote> <p>I genuinely don&#39;t care where we go for dinner. - Jolly_Sea_5587</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>14.</h2><blockquote> <p>When I tell you I don&rsquo;t need anything for Christmas it really means you should get me the 7541 piece Lego Millennium Falcon set. - familiarfate01</p> </blockquote><h2>15.</h2><blockquote> <p>Sometimes I want to be the little spoon! It feels good to have someone cuddle you. Also how we can just stand there and watch shows about how things are made lol. Idk why I&rsquo;m interested but now I know how garbage bags are made - Glittering_Sector_77</p> </blockquote><h2>16.</h2><blockquote> <p>That I really want to dress up in full plate armor and own a warhorse. - BINGODINGODONG</p> </blockquote><h2> </h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

16 men share the thing they find most difficult to explain to women.

While gender is a social construct and traditional gender roles are a thing of the past, sometimes it&#39;s still easy to wonder if your partner or friend of the opposite sex came from an entirely different planet...No, women aren&#39;t &quot;naturally&quot; better at doing the dishes and putting the laundry away and men aren&#39;t &quot;built&quot; to translate the IKEA directions for that 12-step wardrobe, but explaining urinals to someone who can&#39;t pee standing up or labor cramps to someone without a uterus can be an interesting journey. Of course, then it&#39;s important to note that gender and identity is defined by more than body parts and anatomy as explaining to a group of men why there sometimes must be a team of editors for one bikini Instagram post from a private profile can be a lost cause.While men often get a rough reputation for &quot;mansplaining&quot; or launching into rants describing subjects they know nothing about, there are a few topics they don&#39;t dare to tackle. So, when a Reddit user asked men of the internet, &quot;what&rsquo;s the most difficult thing to explain to women?&quot; men were ready to share the things they have a hard time describing to women.1. It sure did take a while to explain to my ex that we don&rsquo;t look at each other&rsquo;s d*cks at the urinals - itsOski13 2. I can&rsquo;t tell if you&rsquo;re flirting with me or not. - note71 3. Sometimes we are too shy to make the first move - ungabungamans 4. Sometimes we just want a hug. Nothing more. Just a non-judgemental shoulder to cry on. - Rajun_Cajun1 5. That I&#39;m happy just hanging out doing nothing. - Aggravating_Bat1786 6. That many men only have meaningful physical contact with their SO. Single men often exist in touch isolation. For a variety of reasons and social pressures many men experience a lack of physical contact.   Most men I know won&#39;t even feel comfortable hugging their best friend. For a long time the only physical contact I had with other people was either sexual or a part of a competitive sport.   Getting closer to my middle age I&#39;ve learned to hug my friends and have platonic physical contact. Its really helped my mental health. I used to feel alone all the time even when I was with friends.   Hug your male friends and help them normalize platonic physical affection. - zzSc0tchzz 7. How two or more men can bond just by standing in a room in silence. - ApatheistHeretic 8. The double stream. - nocturnal 9. Some of us... just can&#39;t properly express our emotions. Even when we&#39;re allowed to be vulnerable. We&#39;ve been psychological conditioned not to for most of our lives. Even when we try to, there&#39;s just... something that won&#39;t let it fully come out. - JoakimSpringlefarb 10. That when we say we don&#39;t care about something, we don&#39;t care about it. We&#39;re not being stoic, we&#39;re not playing games, we&#39;re not lying, we literally do not give a flying fuck, and the reason why we seem to be a bit tense is that you&#39;ve asked about it at least 10 times in the last hour. - mammbo 11. When I&#39;m asked what I&#39;m thinking about and I say nothing, it&#39;s because I&#39;m usually thinking of something dumb like who would win a fight. Godzilla or Megatron? - DisThrowaway5768 12. When you ask me how my day was or what I did today, nothing in my day usually stands out as special, so I just don&#39;t remember. I usually don&#39;t remember what I do, I just live. - Ok--Masterpiece 13. I genuinely don&#39;t care where we go for dinner. - Jolly_Sea_5587 14. When I tell you I don&rsquo;t need anything for Christmas it really means you should get me the 7541 piece Lego Millennium Falcon set. - familiarfate01 15. Sometimes I want to be the little spoon! It feels good to have someone cuddle you. Also how we can just stand there and watch shows about how things are made lol. Idk why I&rsquo;m interested but now I know how garbage bags are made - Glittering_Sector_77 16. That I really want to dress up in full plate armor and own a warhorse. - BINGODINGODONG  

While gender is a social construct and traditional gender roles are a thing of the past, sometimes it&#39;s still easy to wonder if your partner or friend of the opposite sex came from an entirely different planet...  No, women aren&#39;t...