[valis]

function vs. fashion. In a man's eyes, if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough buttons. Yet the same man will think nothing of walking outside with a striped shirt and plaid shorts (and yes, that is a personal experience....even the lady at walmart had a crack to make, and she was wearing a blue vest with loads of flair).

Whereas women are completely happy that if it ain't broke, don't fix it, until it comes to the wardrobe. Then all bets are off.

In all honesty, I think it depends on the individual. To say that women are more nurturing is, I think, a bit of a misnomer. I know plenty of fathers that dote heavily on their children, and more than a few that are more supportive of the kids's endeavours than the mother is. Having said that, I know a slew that are in the opposite columns. So I think it boils down to how the individual parent was raised, and how the individual reacts to certain circumstances.

But to make a generalized statement that women are more nurturing than men is akin, IMO, to a generalized statement that men are better drivers than women. There's exceptions to each side.

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