[najida]

I don’t think it’s cultural, I really think it’s the way women are made. We are verbal creatures—— we fight with words, war, wound and destroy with words. There are men like that also—— who know just what words can break a spirit.

Words that hurt are taken as attack....you may mean it as helpful, but the suggestion will be taken as true intent to do harm-— that you really hate them and want to hurt them. It’s not that a real opinion isn’t wanted, it’s how it’s delivered that makes all the difference.

[Republic of Texas]

Ironically this article is about Dr. Laura's opinion that women should try harder to respond to men within their parameters. An opinion that many women on this thread find offensive. But who wants to talk about that?

[tuffydoodle]

“There are men like that also—— who know just what words can break a spirit.”

You may just work with therapists but their knowledge is rubbing off on you. You are really hitting the nail on the head with some of your replies.