# The opposite sex

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 9, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268 "2010-01-09T10:33:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/121 "2010-07-05T11:01:58Z")

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> [@ianzin](#):
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> I’m not much of a ‘Cite!’ shouter, but may I ask where are you getting all this from? I’ve seen some evidence over the years regarding longer life span, very slightly better colour discrimination and olfactory senses… but the rest?

I provided some on the first page.

> [@ianzin](#):
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> The one I find most surprising is the claim regarding the immune system. This may be true, but it doesn’t square with my own personal experience over the past 30 years or so. One thing that has genuinely astounded me over the years is how some women seem to live their entire lives lurching from one minor health complaint to another, as if ‘I feel perfectly fine and healthy today’ was some sort of crime or admission of failure. Apologies to all if this is a skewed perception.

Women are much more willing to admit to being sick or uncomfortable instead of trying to tough it out silently. Which I’ve heard given as one of their advantages, since that also means they go to a doctor sooner than a man would for the same problem

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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-sex/524268/122 "2010-07-05T14:49:16Z")

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There’s nothing I particularly envy about being a man, there are just some things, as a woman, I could do without.

The wacky PMS-related hormone shit and the cramps I could do without.

The constant indication from society at large that I should be really worried about my appearance and doing everything possible to not look quite so unattractive. The constant pitching of products designed to make me feel insecure about my looks… could I ever do without that.

The general sexist shit. Not any one thing in particular, just the steady accumulation of input that says, ‘‘Hey, you’re inferior.’’

The aggression problem, I could do without. It would be nice sometimes to feel _less_ concerned with others’ feelings and more concerned with what I actually want, and it would be nice if that was considered totally acceptable rather than unbecoming of my gender.

I would really rather these inconveniences be removed, though, rather than change genders. I really enjoy being a woman. I love being soft and dressing up pretty and having society’s permission to be in touch with my emotions and have always generally felt that I fit very well here. The multiple orgasms are definitely a plus. I can’t help but feel a little bit sorry for anyone who can’t get off 7 times in one minute.

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