Love Life With Matthew Hussey (Rewind): Men vs Women in a Breakup. Who Suffers More?
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Mar 10, 2023 AI Snips
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Breakups: Women Hurt First, Men Heal Slower
- Stephen Hussey cites a UCL/Binghamton study showing women suffer more immediately while men take much longer to heal.
- The study even suggests many men never fully recover and instead learn to live with the pain.
The Viral 'Men Happy Then Sad' Meme
- Stephen Hussey describes a meme that shows men celebrating immediately after a breakup and then suffering months later.
- The meme resonates because many people recognize that pattern in real-life breakups.
Audience Poll Misreads The Research
- Matthew Hussey ran an Instagram poll where 78% of respondents said women suffer more in breakups and 22% said men do.
- That public perception contrasts with research showing men often struggle longer term.