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Well, almost in the "geeezer" category here, as I am almost 59, a grandma, and am intuitive, but logical... I think you are right about women who have learned over the years to distrust purely "emotional" reactions when making judgements about people and events...

I notice that the women who are in the "hang Westerfield" camp are seriously "logic-impaired", and have real problems following the evidence.

They also make the mistake of believing most of what they hear and see in the media, and can't separate the wheat from the chaff...

Now, the men in the "hang Westie" camp are very confusing to me, probably because I have no life experience with men who operate on raw emotion... Most of the men I include in my life have better reasoning skills than shown by these morons.

And, in watching my four children grow beyond their 20's, I noticed that they really didn't stop reacting with emotion as the primary focus until after about 28, and it was a alow process, with turning 30 being pretty much the beginning of realizing that what they "felt" wasn't such a good way of making judgements and choices in life.

They are so much more fun to be around now that they are truly adult, and can figure out the difference between what they want and what they need...

...late twenties....changes...

You know, from 28 through 33 I went through some very profound changes. I have come to believe that men aren't really even grown ups until their mid-30's, women late-20's. Founding fathers wise to set 35 as a lower age limit for President.

FWIW, my dad lost 30 IQ points in my eyes, rather than gaining them, and I flipped my POV on mom from saintly but not too bright to downright wicked at times, and quite clever in her way.

I just never get to "fit in."