Are men and women growing apart generally?

[Lifeisntbad]

Just had a chat with a friend about this. My male and female acquaintances sometimes (with some exceptions) seem so different in outlook that I wonder about this. Obviously they are different from each other as well.
In my immediate circle of 40 /50 somethings the women are generally resourceful independent sociable and open. Many (not all) of the men are depressed, with no enthusiasm, slightly isolated and in some cases a little bitter.
While in one way gender differences seem to be blurring which can only be a good thing, in other ways men and women seem increasingly on different paths, coming together perhaps for having children and then diverging again.

Offred yes basically because we don't respect each other for differences - just don't tolerate them anymore and because we have led with the head - but to get this point you need some understanding of sp.and guff as you put it !

I could have just said they are too selfish but I have tried to say more than that -

I am not following you around - we are obviously both trying to come to terms with our lives and happen to have some things in common hence why we end up on the same threads

But as much as this helps me it is also exhausting

I’m not trying to come to terms with my life... I don’t know where you got that from...

I am trying to approach this thread with an open mind, with the starting point that it may be my middle class, white male privilege which causes me some confusion but have to admit that I am really struggling at times.

So please indulge me and help me understand a little better.

Is the consensus that there are no significant biological or emotional differences between the sexes which would lead to different priorities or outlooks? Nothing is 'nature'?

Everything is 'nuture' and therefore something everyone can make a conscious decision about - 'bad' decisions are, generally because we have a sexist, patriarchal society and what constitutes a 'bad' decision is universally accepted?

• 'bad' decisions in the context of what causes the sexes to be growing apart clearly - not every societal ill

No Zero that's oversimplified. There appear to be several different shades of opinion and emphasis on this thread rather than a consensus, just like there are in real life.

After the way a couple of relationships have gone down as a male I have my kids and as there are so many single and not so single 40 somethings out there I doubt if I will ever commit to any one person and just have fun.

interesting article here

blogs.psychcentral.com/learning-parenting/2017/11/how-caregiving-changes-the-brain-and-why-it-matters/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook