"Men are more immature than women"

alexdlinz

I've always heard this phrase touted out by people. It's common that you'll hear the phrase "manchild" but rarely "womanchild". Also many women say that they're turned off by dating men their age or younger because they're immature.

I'm really not sure what they mean to be honest. Now, obviously I wouldn't be the best spokesperson for this as I'm still living at home but from interacting with my classmates, gender doesn't factor into maturity so much as personality, family background etc... I know as many immature women as men.

Perhaps it's because men are more likely to act out aggressively compared to women and take risks?

The female brain develops earlier than the male brain.

Similar to why girls tend to be taller than boys in early adolescence, they begin puberty earlier. The female brain begins sorting itself out earlier.

It really is true IMO. I still laugh to myself everytime a football match reaches the 69th minute.
Mature is another word for boring anyways ha

CageWager

When a women says a man is “immature” that codes for “he won’t let me have my way”.

For every mature lady there's a dirty ole skank into the bags of cans etc, realistically how many hairdressers who spend their days talking about pipe and holidays are mature?

Amirani

In physical terms, maturity is fairly objective (puberty, growth etc.). In mental and emotional terms though it's often much more subjective. Many people consider someone that is a bit of a joker or that plays video games to be immature, but someone that is "serious" or reads books to be mature. These are just social constructs, and are often pretty flawed.

endacl

From a neuroscience point of view, it’s absolutely true. The process of making and severing neural pathways, or ‘adolescing’ for want of a better phrase, continues until the mid 20s, with the average male lagging behind the average female by up to three years. There’s also the biological imperative driving the ‘get your **** together’ process. Doesn’t affect men so much.

bettyoleary

alexdlinz wrote: »

I've always heard this phrase touted out by people. It's common that you'll hear the phrase "manchild" but rarely "womanchild". Also many women say that they're turned off by dating men their age or younger because they're immature.

I'm really not sure what they mean to be honest. Now, obviously I wouldn't be the best spokesperson for this as I'm still living at home but from interacting with my classmates, gender doesn't factor into maturity so much as personality, family background etc... I know as many immature women as men.

Perhaps it's because men are more likely to act out aggressively compared to women and take risks?

No way are men more immature than women . They are well able to abuse, coercively control women. They would like to pretend they are but if they were we wouldnt still be living in a patriarchy.

Galwayguy35

bettyoleary wrote: »

No way are men more immature than women . They are well able to abuse, coercively control women. They would like to pretend they are but if they were we wouldnt still be living in a patriarchy.

Ah those damn middle aged white males up to no good again is it

punisher5112

In theory yes but in the real world anyone can be nuts, woke or not with it at all.... Male or female.


To be honest the way things are going you would swear they never matured at all.

Earthhorse

It's pure nonsense, of course. How do you even measure maturity? Just another gender generalisation that if you think about for five seconds doesn't have a lot of hard proof backing it up and just based on a "feeling" people have about things.

Silentcorner

Men mature differently to women...it's that simple.

As for adulthood, you could argue a good case for either gender that they lag in maturity stakes.

This current wave of feminism however, where we need to treat adult women like they are children, ain't doing the ladies any favours!!!

IMHO Maturity comes from experience, knowing the consequences, and subsequently judging the risks involved (Based on past experience).

Honestly, I don't find women to be more mature than men. They're far more likely to have had a sheltered/protected life, within a more controlled environment. I'd say that men respond better to what's unpredictable in life, and that feeds into maturity.

Now.. being responsible is different than being mature.. and I would say that women reach that before men. On average.

There's also the aspect that society/culture is changing rapidly.. and the perception that women mature quicker is based off an older stereotype, which is no longer relevant. TBH I find many women these days, under 30, to be rather infantile, expecting others to look after them.

SnuggyBear

Up until 18 ye. Women get stuck at that maturity then.

NSAman

So what is the explanation for the typical “Karen” then?

Purple is a Fruit

CageWager wrote: »

When a women says a man is “immature” that codes for “he won’t let me have my way”.

SnuggyBear wrote: »

Up until 18 ye. Women get stuck at that maturity then.

Female here. Not that I'm a fan of the above derogatory stuff, and taking on board the neuroscientific findings above also, I question this - on a social level - too. It doesn't explain how women are more likely to be teary and tantrum throwing.

Id tend to agree with it tbh

Antares35

I think if you compare the goings on in a pub/ club bathroom on a night out in the men's vs the women's, you might arrive at a different conclusion!