Pros and cons of being a man or a woman

While there are exceptions to the pros and cons that are linked with being a man or a woman, stereotypes generally spring from a version of reality and are believed to exist for a reason.

And it is based on these stereotypes that certain expectations are put on all persons, whether rightly or wrongly, in accordance with their gender.

Considering this, experts have now come up with a list of pros and cons of being a man or a woman, reports The Dominion Post.

The list is as under:

Pros of being a woman
1. Better legs.
2. After divorce, we hold up better.
3. Women can get away with crying.
4. Much more interesting clothing and accessory options.
5. Women can multi-task.
6. Higher pain thresholds.

Pros of being a man
1. Men can urinate anywhere they like.
2. Men's bodies don't give them weird mood swings.
3. Men generally get more social respect, and people often think them to be more intelligent than they really are.
4. Uncomplicated friendships.

Cons of being a woman
1. Getting paid 20 per cent less than men on average to do the same job.
2. Expectation that they'll be manicured, primped and preened to a high degree at all times.
3. Menstruation.
4. Child birth.
5. When men gossip it's "networking", when women talk it's "bitching".
6. Pressure to have children thanks to a ticking biological clock.

Cons of being a man
1. Facial hair and its constant upkeep.
2. Expected to be manly. Those who are not spend their lives apologising for it.
3. Getting "man flu".
4. Not allowed to enjoy romantic comedies.
5. Men are expected to make the first move on dates, propose to their partners, make all the big decisions.
6. Not as socially accepted to get plastic surgery so often stuck with the hand you've been dealt.
7. Lower pain thresholds.

LESSONS OF LIFE . . .

I feared being alone
Until I learned to like Myself .

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I feared failure
Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try .

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I feared success
Until I realized That I had to try In order to be happy With myself.

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I feared people's opinions
Until I learned that People would have opinions About me anyway.

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I feared rejection
Until I learned to Have faith in myself.

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I feared pain
Until I learned that it's necessary For growth .

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I feared the truth
Until I saw the Ugliness in lies.

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I feared life
Until I experienced Its beauty.

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I feared death
Until I realized that it's Not an end, but a beginning.

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I feared my destiny,
Until I realized that I had the power to change My life.

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I feared hate
Until I saw that it Was nothing more than Ignorance.

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I feared love
Until it touched my heart, Making the darkness fade Into endless sunny days.

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I feared ridicule
Until I learned how To laugh at myself.

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I feared growing old
Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.

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I feared the future
Until I realized that Life just kept getting Better.

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I feared the past
Until I realized that It could no longer hurt me .

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I feared the dark
Until I saw the beauty Of the starlight.

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I feared the light
Until I learned that the Truth would give me Strength.

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I feared change,
Until I saw that Even the most beautiful butterfly Had to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly .