Why Many Women Appear Emotionless Today (And What Is Actually Happening Beneath the Surface)
If you ask ten people why “women of these days have no emotions anymore,” you’ll hear answers like: They are too money-driven. They don’t care about love. They are cold. They are hard to please. But those answers are lazy. And they miss the real story. Women did not lose their emotions. They learned how expensive emotions can be when they are unmanaged, unsupported, and repeatedly exploited. What looks like emotional absence is often emotional regulation born from experience. Let me explain. The Emotional Woman We Used to Applaud For a long time, women were rewarded for emotional availability. The woman who loved deeply. The woman who endured silently. The woman who believed effort could fix what accountability refused to address. She was praised for being “soft,” “patient,” “understanding.” But no one asked how much that softness cost her. Maggi was that woman. She loved with her whole body. She explained herself until her throat hurt. She stayed longer than s...
