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And another thing I would like to mention. I liked to dismiss the idea of hormones hard-rewiring the brain, much preferring the notion the behavioral or self-perception changes are the consequence of self-conditioning, repeated enforcement of desired behavioral patterns, put simply: of choice. Not so sure anymore. There are some changes that I wouldn't choose willingly and could have hardly been learned or mimicked as most of the time I live the male life I've always lived.
For example I often find it easier to intuitively grasp complex problems or situations, seeing immidiately hidden causalities, connections, flaws... big-picture style. On the other hand I have trouble putting thoughts & feelings into words, because then you work with details and I have increasingly trouble working with a lot of details . Makes dialogues and sharing incredibly frustrating sometimes...
Even more pronounced (and typical) change is I can't stand that typically male logical reasoning anymore. When he (or even she) listens silently to your tirade and then just blurts out guaranteed solution. I always did it. And conversely I find myself more often just talking about things, just commenting, just sorting out, not looking for friggin' solution. Like in these recent rants, see?  I was often bored to death when women did that to me...
Ahem, anyone who can relate to this?