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Originally Posted by christiangirl
I've actually read (don't remember where...maybe one of the Mars and Venus books) that men and women differ when it comes to receiving help carrying things. If a woman is struggling to carry something (e.g., multiple bags), another woman sees that as a sign they need help and will probably offer. However, if a man is struggling with multiple bags and a woman offers to help, there's a good chance he'll be offended--he'll see her offering to help as an insinuation that he's not strong enough to handle it. I'm not a guy so I don't know how much truth there is in that.
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There is truth to that both consciously and subconsciously. We don't need individual men to vouch for something to know what has been found to be the case in research, etc.
Your post speaks to my point. Thanks, christiangirl.