I see it bandied about TRP that men have weaknesses in certain areas compared to women, and I wouldn't dispute it on a personal level, I certainly have mine. Beyond the personal, I'd like to identify & discuss what we think our collective weaknesses are, so that we can work on accepting, improving and/or mitigating them. But I've also seen masculinity described as simply the absence of feminine traits--so to some extent, do we WANT to have weaknesses in certain areas?

For example, I would say women have a better ability to recognize social hierarchies and subtle social cues than men. This is something I have worked on improving and want to continue to do so, as its advantage is obvious. However, I would also say that women are excellent at maintaining strict levels of cleanliness out of a biological imperative to keep children healthy, and I've noticed that when I have my apartment cleaned TOO well, it's turned off women (quote from a plate: "do you always keep your place this clean?"--a two-headed shittest wondering if I am either displaying feminine traits or valuing her as 'special' enough to clean before she comes over).

What do you think, TRP?