Marriage between a Man and a Woman

Why does the data show that marriage between man and woman is more effective than any other marital relationship?

                Men and women are not the same. They do not equal each other. In fact, they are very different. Relationships between men and woman are usually the most cooperative.  This is because there are so many differences between the genders and those differences work together in way that betters each person in the relationship. These natural characteristics and roles in each gender cannot reach the person’s full potential alone. They need the opposite gender to help better the other and build them. In a man and woman relationship, the man teaches the woman how he may think or work which helps the woman to understand him and helps her to view things differently, and it goes the other way around as well.

                Men and women have very different brains. Women have more connective tissue in the brain which means she can be aware of multiple things at once. This does not necessarily mean that she can multi-task, but that she can be busy doing something and be aware of something else going on at the same time. Men have more gray parts in their brains, which allows them to focus on only one thing, but focus on it very intensely. It is sometimes described as men having boxes in their brains. Each box is something different and they can only have one box open at a time. Before they move on to another box, they must put the first box away before they can focus on something else. These differences in the different gender’s brains explain a lot about their roles in a home. The mother staying home can get things done while still being aware of the children. They can notice when something is wrong. If the kids are being unusually quiet, women can notice those things where men are less likely able to notice something like that. Men can go to work and focus on that very intensely while they are there. When they come home, they can shake work off and be fully present in the home where women are more likely to continue work at home and be less present.

                There are so many differences between males and females. Females are more relationship oriented. For example, this means that if they give directions, they will be more likely to explain how to get to the destination through landmarks which males are special oriented and are more likely to give directions through street names. Females also tend to be emotionally expressive and have better communication skills while males like action and aggression. Women express many more emotions and talk about them than men do in a day. They are also naturally much more nurturing. When females are younger, they typically play with dolls and like to take care of them and nurture them, already at that young age. They just naturally have that more caring and comforting characteristic of nurturing. Men like things or action. When they were young, they would play with trucks and they would tackle their siblings or friends. This also goes into aggression. They like to be aggressive, to tackle and wrestle with friends or family. Those are characteristics that come naturally in men.

There are usually very specific roles of a father and mother in a home with children. The father usually has the role of providing and many times they discipline the children in the home. The children usually feel secure with dad and know they will have their temporal needs met by dad. The mother usually has the role of the nurturer and caregiver. Often, the mom stays home with the children and takes care of the house while dad is at work raising money. This does not pertain to all families, however. Every family is different in how they raise their children and the roles they hold. Sometimes these roles are switched and that is satisfying to those in the household.