Sex, Lies and Conversation Why is it So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other

The widespread imbalance in the intrests and expectations between the sexes, poses as a communication gap between the two genders. It causes us to have different impressions of social interaction between men and woman. One must understand the other sex in order to come up with a solution. In Debrah Tannen’s essay on “Why Is It So Hard For Men and Women to Talk to Each Other,” she tries to inform us of this …

…the listener to be quiet while he is talking can be offended when the listener says things like “mhm,” “uhuh,” and “yeah” because it implicates the listener as overacting or impatient. Women like to hear hear these “listener-noises” because it shows that the listener is agreeing with or acknowledging the speaker. Once communication problems are understood by both sexes, improvement comes naturally because of mutual expectations of each other and the human ability to adjust.