What Stops Guys From Sharing Their Emotions With Each Other? These Might Be The Answers

After talking to 9 different men about their friendships with other guys, I found out that they¡¯d rather go to a female friend to express their emotions, instead of their best buddies. If you want to know the reasons behind what stops guys from expressing themselves in front of their other guy friends, read on.

1. ¡°Depends on level of comfort.¡±

It actually depends on the level of comfort. I won¡¯t go around and talk to every next friend about my feelings, but I do share my emotions with the ones who I know will listen and help me out.

- Mayank, 22.

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2. ¡°The fear of judgement.¡±

I think it¡¯s the fear of judgement. Sometimes, tiny things bother me and I try to suppress them thinking that the other person might judge me for one fall down.

- Prateek, 25.

3. ¡°I don¡¯t want to come off as girly.¡±

I remember being mocked by my friends because I once cried when a girl broke my heart and immediately, I was termed as girly.

- Vivek, 24.

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4. ¡°Showing my emotional side might make people think I¡¯m weak.¡±

I was always taught to stay tough and not cry over things and hence, I firmly believed that showing my emotional side might make my friends think I¡¯m weak. I¡¯m trying to change that now, though.

- Ansh, 27.

5. ¡°I get angry when I¡¯m emotional.¡±

Whenever I¡¯m emotional, I get angry and so I avoid talking to anyone at that time. I am prone to lashing out at people in these situations so I try to shut myself and stay alone.

- Akhil, 24.

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6. ¡°It¡¯s just too much work¡±

I know I am not too good when it comes to talking things out, it doesn¡¯t come naturally to me and god, it¡¯s just too much work to make someone else understand what you¡¯re going through.

- Sarthak, 22.

7. ¡°Because I don¡¯t understand the point of sharing emotions with anyone.¡±

I don¡¯t see why it¡¯s necessary to share your emotions with a friend. I¡¯m perfectly fine in dealing with my thoughts by myself and I don¡¯t feel the need to share my emotions.

- Param, 26.

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8. ¡°I don¡¯t do it on purpose, it just happens.¡±

Whenever I¡¯m emotional, it¡¯s not that I don¡¯t share my feeling on purpose, it just happens to be so that I end up being on my own.

- Jatin, 21.

9. Bullying

I know my friends would understand if I show my emotional side to them, but they¡¯ll also bully me for it later. Hence, I decided to not share any of my highly vulnerable emotions with them.

- Hiten, 22.

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