"Women, on the other hand, learn very early on that our lives are much safer and much smoother if we learn how to stay out of the way of men’s unmanaged emotions."

Exactly. So sad, but true. I'm optimistic that the paradigm is shifting though; there are a lot of men out there today who are throwing off the mantle of patriarchal conditioning and are embracing the cultivation and the practice of emotional intelligence. Even more than back in 2013 when "Alex" and I had this conversation. So I like to think that good things are coming! Let's keep our fingers crossed. ;)