way a to preserve independence and
             negotiating and maintaining status in a hierarchical social order. When it comes to friends women usually tell each other secrets and talk about their problems. Men on the other hand like doing activities such as sports and stuff with their friends. They rarely talk about their problems with each other. When asked who is their best friend most women name another women. Men name say it's their wives or an old friend they haven't talked to in a while.
             In relationships women get frustrated with men, because they hardly talk in private situations and they're talkative in public. When a woman comes home from work or some other place, she likes to talk about everything that happened. When a man comes home from work, he likes to relax and not talk about how his day went. As Tannen states, "For many men, the comfort of home means freedom from having to prove themselves and impress through verbal displa
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