Do you think men are luckier than women?

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I think men are lucky. Why?

Well for one thing they don't get periods!
They don't go through pains of giving birth.

Anyone else thinks men are luckier?

I think it's kind of a tossup; They may not get periods or have to worry about pregnancy, both of which which we can control with various BC methods, but they have a MUCH harder time finding a mate, in general, and their bits are pretty unsightly . They also have hormone fluctuations on monthly cycles, like females, but since it doesn't come with bleeding, they are just described as "moody" or "being an a**hole today".

They are more prone to feeling responsible for a woman/family, and generally feel they need to make more to support them. They have more stigmas regarding homosexuality, and often have a socialized inability to express themselves.

Plus if you kick 'em between the legs, they go down like a sack of potatoes.. sure it'd hurt a female, but not like that :p

Hmm I don't know....I suppose not having periods would be good, but I don't think overall one gender has it easier than the other. Also I doubt I will go through the pains of childbirth as I am not going to have children.

I suppose it would be easier to be a man, biologically speaking, but I wouldn't want to be a bloke. Periods are just something we all have to learn to deal with and, to be honest, giving birth should be a privilege! Bringing a child into the world is an amazing thing and men can't do it. In that way we're lucky!

Overall, both sexes have their good and bad sides. I guess it's just pot-luck whether we like what we're stuck with!

Male here - being a guy you are generally expected to do dirtier, harder, and more dangerous work; and there are lots of little things - if it's raining, you go out to the get the mail or start the car for instance. Also you're more disposable. If there's a war, it's the men expected to die in defence. If the ship is sinking, women and children on the lifeboats first. In a critical situation, your life is less valuable. That's a fairly major drawback I suppose, but strangely enough it doesn't really seem like it. We're probably wired for it.

There is still some onus on the man to provide and if you don't have a good job there's a sense of failing your partner; the weight of financial responsibility falls more heavily on men, which was only right when women didn't work unless they were single and poor. But in the more open economy it's difficult. At the top it seems like male privilege is still heavily preserved, but in regular jobs, that doesn't really exist anymore. You'll often see in singles ads that women specify their desired mate has to have a job, sometimes they even demand a professional job, which is something you'll have to look long and hard to find in ads men put out. It's hard enough not being economically succesful, without being deprived of love and affection too.

All that being said - it's easier to be a guy, I think. It's simpler physically - no pregnancy, no periods, got a garden hose if you need to pee behind a shed, stronger and more endurance, etc etc. There's not as much expectation of social skills or good executive function or affective empathy (I think it must be terribly hard for women with AS on this basis). You can never smile, and people won't notice as much. You can go for a walk in the park at 3am if you want. Lots of things.

If you live anywhere besides Wonder Woman's homeland. Yes.

I think everything is relative mostly. It depends on your perspective, what you truly want in life and your idea of what's normal and acceptable.

I saw mention of how hard it was for dudes to get girlfriends, that seems very true given that I see so many cute looking guys who become misanthropic and bitter over
not having romance yet almost every other girl I knew in school, despite her looks and socio-economic status, is in a comitted relationship. Don't fret though, you're probably
more happy than 80% of those couples, despite how they may behave in public. Most normal people can't stand being alone and will do what they can to commit themselves to a relationship just for the sake of dating someone. There's happiness and virtue in solitude and independence, not to say you can't be happy with someone else.

A lot of girls just date socially or do it well..because, especially in highschool. Guys usually have raging hormones, impulsive desires and lots of raging urges, girls have those too but I think its harder for males to look past all of that stuff. It makes them believe they have to be in a relationship, won't ever be happy unless they get a girlfriend, marriage or sex. Satisfying your urges is all good and dandy but if you try to look beyond that a bit everything won't seem as dire.

Society has improved in some ways, I think actual true feminism is a great thing for both genders, but its receiving lots of resistance from ignorant people. If a guy wants to express himself, be more sensitive and maternal he is scorned for the most part. Girls on the other hand get a lot more freedom here, even though I seem to see more guys who are interested in arts and "girly" stuff like gardening. Very interesting!

Girls do bleed every month, which sucks a lot, but I totally believe the thing about males having biological mood swings as well. The difference is that girls get an excuse while a guy is told to tough it out.

I really think guys enjoy a lot more job freedom too, plenty of males in once women dominated fields (nursing). Despite what tv and articles claim, a female in many workplaces will be under lots of scrutiny.

I'd say both sides suffer equally. You have lots of dudes who aspire to be the Home Improvement Tim Allen guy who watches football and makes annoying noises and you have the girls who don't really mind their own situation. You also have the guys who love flowers, interior decorating, hate sports and are sensitive and the girls that want to be fighter pilots and whatnot.

I feel like I have a wee bit more empathy for guys, just a bit. They get a ton of flak for deviating from the norm while if a girl attempts to she is met with some disdain and gradual acceptance or shock. Also the thing Miles said about the lifeboats and such. That's f*****g awful.

Boy: Dad..I want to be an interior decorator..
Father: WHAT? NO SON OF MINE IS GOING TO BE A fa***t!

Girl: Dad..I want to join the military and be an officer.
Father: MY LITTLE GIRL..what..?..........we'll talk about this.

I will say this too: I think guys have much more of a camaraderie thing going on with their friends Girls can be a lot more deceitful and back stabbing

If we are so lucky, explain this!! !

90% of homeless are men.

I am talking from a UK culture point of view here, not sure what varies with gender in other countries.
I think men are luckier because there aren't so many rules for them. They can go out hairy without being ridiculed, if they don't feel like shaving their face they can leave it for a week because they still don't get judged if they have stubble or a beard (some women find it sexy), their fashion ain't so intense (they can just slip on a T-shirt and jeans and trainers and look really nice) whereas the fashion for women has got a bit stupid for women who want to look nice, like certain shoes don't go with certain trousers and certain tops don't go with certain trousers and if a woman gets these things wrong she will be ridiculed. Men can just wear trainers for everyday and just plain black shoes for best. Also men don't have to wear make-up, ever. When I went out last week-end, all the other girls I was with all had make-up on and I felt really plain among them because it is rather unusual for a young girl to go out clubbing without wearing any make-up (well I only had lipstick on but no eye make-up or blusher).

My uncle has asked me and my mum if we want to go to Greece with him and his 2 sons, because they enjoy swimming and other summer activities, and my mum backed out because she said, ''no, it's all right for men because you don't have to wear make-up or shave in certain places or worry about your figure or style your hair.'' And I'm not just saying this from my point of view - you know NT women and their desire to not differ from the norm!

Not American men: they're usually circumcised, can be drafted, and have to make the first move in relationships but are often considered creepy when they do.

On the other hand, they don't seem to be expected to have the same level of proficiency in social skills as women, which would be a relief.

I would hate to be a man. They seem so testosterone-driven and get easily frustrated about sex.
Women also could be hormonal but we just get a bit irritable once a month whereas men's testosterone level is always so high that they think about sex all the time (so I've heard). It must be very hard to be so horny all the time.

Just because of the whole NOT giving birth and NOT having a period, yes. Very much so. So painful...

Right now I am very p***ed off at men in general right now because of sexist male pig remarks I have just read on YouTube. I HATE them, they should all go back to the farm and wallow in their own feces like the pigs that they are. If they had their way we would all still be their maids, cooks and sex slaves and not be allowed to vote or even wear pants, and they would chain us to the kitchen counter and beat us repeatedly for things like putting too much salt in the gravy for their 5-lb steak. My father and brother are the only men left on Earth who know how to be gentlemen, every other man is raised to be an idiot. To be able to inflict blunt physical force to their most private of parts would be a dream come true. ARRRRRRGH!! !!

MEN. Can't live with them, can't kill them!