Emotional Men: Your "Bad Mood" Is Everyone Else's Burden

About this episode

This episode discusses how men's emotional expressions differ from women's and the impact of these differences on relationships.

Ever notice how quickly you'll call women "emotional" while ignoring the pouting, the road rage, the silent treatment, and the holes in the wall? Men aren't less emotional. They're differently emotional. And that distinction is costing you more than you realize. When disappointment hits, most men default to one of two responses: passive moping that poisons the room or explosive anger that scatters everyone in it. Both feel justified in the moment. Both are selfish. The real problem isn't that...

People in this episode

Host: Seth Troutt

Topics covered

• emotional intelligence
• masculinity
• anger management
• gender differences
• mental health

Keywords

• emotional men
• bad mood
• road rage
• passive moping
• explosive anger

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