Who do you think gets over relationships faster? Men or women?

Question

I know it's probably individually based, but do you think one gender tends to get over relationships/their partner quicker? If so, which one and why?

Inspired by another question.

Answer 1

Honestly, I think we both tend to grieve for a long period of time over a failed relationship, it's just that a woman's grief over  past relationship tends to be more vocal and obvious thant that of a mans.

Women tend to become more recluse, staying to themselves, unable to date or allow themselves to get over the events that lead to the break up. Where as a man will get out and date as many women as he can (maybe even s***w over a few to get back at her).

And at times they both will develop a very negative view of the opposite s*x after a failed relationship (which is what I think is wrong with most of the users in here). But women will talk with their girlfriends about it over a glass of wine and a pedicure, while men will have a few beers with the boys and try too take a woman home.  

Answer 2

It really depends on the person, not the gender. I can get over someone in a matter of a few days. I have had ex bfs still trying to ask me out weeks, months and years after dating and some dont talk at all. so ya it really just depends on the persons personality NOT gender

Answer 3

I doubt its gender based to be honest.

More often that not with many people it seems to come down to the person that wants to leave first that gets over it faster.

Answer 4

Men do because we can easily fool ourselves into thinking it is her loss since every women out there wants us. Women get depressed because of all the time they "invested" in the relationship.

I never understood the "invested" quote.

Answer 5

Divorced men are ten times as likely to commit suicide as divorced women, but it's tough to tell if it's the loss of the relationship, the loss of the children, or both.

Answer 6

Sometime men doses but most of the time women gets over faster it just how mush they hat your love each another.

Answer 7

When younger, boys get over it faster.  When older, women get over it faster (you rarely hear of women committing suicide during divorce, only men.)  The young women get all the publicity and so think all men get over it quick.  

Answer 8

I am leaning towards women, as we recognize and accept the grief, and attend to it. I can't speak for all women, but my girlfriends and I will cry and vent to each other. We do the stereotypical ice cream and movie nights, and we are able to move on because we addressed the pain.

Personal anecdote: my boyfriend and I broke up over a year ago, I was heartbroken for several months while he was out being a playboy, seemingly unphazed by our breakup. Well, months later he is the one bothering me, telling me he can't live w/o me, etc. I am done, and I finally changed my number last week.

Answer 9

Women due to the fact that they can Multi-Tasking.

Answer 10

Probably women, because they think about it ahead of time and talk to their female friends about it.  By the time of the dumping it's a done deal.

For guys, it's just a big surprise, and we're still wondering weeks later just what happened.

Like a deer staring into the headlights.

Answer 11

Men are probably faster.