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I really can't think of a better catch topic that sounds less annoyingly "he vs she"-like, but the subject has really been nagging me.
I think that the people who say women mature faster than men pay absolutely no attention to the throngs of young guys who seek stability and self enrichment in their younger years. You know, the ones among the "nerd" and "straightlaced" crowd who never get noticed to begin with?
The "alpha" males are the ones who act the most immature. But they're the ones with the most sex appeal, as evidenced by all their progeny. Go figure.
Could someone please explain this whole maturity thing to me?
I think that the people who say women mature faster than men pay absolutely no attention to the throngs of young guys who seek stability and self enrichment in their younger years. You know, the ones among the "nerd" and "straightlaced" crowd who never get noticed to begin with?
The "alpha" males are the ones who act the most immature. But they're the ones with the most sex appeal, as evidenced by all their progeny. Go figure.
Could someone please explain this whole maturity thing to me?
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Re: How do women supposedly mature faster than men?
Fri, October 21, 2005 - 9:49 AMIn my experience, people mature at different ages, and it does not seem to have much to do with sex. It seems to have a lot more to do with who one's parents are and how they were raised...how they were educated...how many "hard knocks" they got as they grew up.
Personally, I think the notion that "women are more mature than men of the same age" seems entirely untrue. I'm more mature than most women my age...hell...if maturity equates to self-responsibility, self-ownership, self-confidence and self-reliance...then I'm more mature than most people I've met in my life, regardless of age or sex.
We've probably all met a 40 or 50 year old person with all the maturity we expect to see in a teenager. We've probably also all met a teenager with all the maturity we expect to see in a 40 year old. Odds are we all have met both a man and a woman meeting each description. -
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Re: How do women supposedly mature faster than men?
Sat, August 4, 2007 - 8:21 PMthe more people keep saying it, the more we are creating it and feeding into it.
i choose not to say it or believe it. -
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Re: How do women supposedly mature faster than men?
Sun, August 5, 2007 - 12:31 PMI agree fully, Rayann. Different things are expected of men and women, according to social setting. The trend of women ''maturing'' faster is merely due to the fact that they are expected to. -
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Re: How do women supposedly mature faster than men?
Sat, August 11, 2007 - 8:42 PMWell, in terms of school, girls tend to be faster at mastering sitting down, shutting up, following directions, and reading. Hence the trend to start boys in kindergarten later. I wouldn't call this "maturity" so much as a difference in learning styles.
Girls also tend to potty train earlier more easily. Not sure why. -
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Re: How do women supposedly mature faster than men?
Mon, November 12, 2007 - 7:57 PMif i may bring some Truth to all of this, i have an 11 year old daughter.
it is not just some social construct, though you can continue to believe that if it supports your current perceptions, or a question of "versus".
it is straight up fact.
my daughter is maturing WAY more quickly than boys her age.
not only is she MUCH taller than them, she is beginning to blossom, her hormones are shifting, she is becoming more aware of her Self.
she naturally crushes on boys older than her because, currently, they are more capable of meeting her in both size and maturity.
the boys her age, in general, are still VERY MUCH little boys.
in comparison to adult's, i suppose, for me, it gets more philisophical.
i do not believe that it has to do, only, with how "well we were raised". i, actually, see that as neither here nor there. maturity is a Soul wisdom.
women are, naturally, evolving more quickly right now because the Heart beat of our Mother (the Feminine Divine) is speeding up intensely.
(this is scientific fact for all of you practicals) .
vibrationally speaking, EVERYTHING is quickening.
if i may Be so bold (and i always am), men do not know what to do with this.
is there an essence of not being in control anymore that is scary to any of you?
if so, own it.
why does this bother you (proverbially speaking), the fact that there is a stereotype going around that may hurt your ego? what are you hiding from? why is this a trigger for you?
i say, if you do not agree, and you feel just as mature as the next woman you meet, then shine it.
show it.
Be it.
stop worrying about the competition.
Balance is meant for us Now. -
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Re: How do women supposedly mature faster than men?
Fri, November 16, 2007 - 12:10 PMMost girls are fully grown by one year after their first menses- usually around 13-14.
Most boys have a major growth spurt at about 16.
So in terms of growth, in schools the maturity is obvious.
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Re: How do women supposedly mature faster than men?
Sat, January 26, 2008 - 10:06 AMI did all of that earlier than others of my peer and I'm a guy. I sat down, shut up and followed directions and read very early on.
So did a lot of other guys that I hung out with. We were the 'nerds' and the bookworms.
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