This is a post that is a comment on Jon’s post on Daley Ponderings where he talks about how men often show “affection” by making fun of each other in public.
I've found that women also engage in this type of affection, though certainly they are more able to show affection in other ways to those they care about. I’m guilty of it myself. Sarcasm is a hard habit to break. In general, I've found that people use this ironic approach to giving complements when they feel it is too awkward to say how they really feel. In other words, we are afraid of the mushy and the intimate, especially in public. (I cannot speak for how men talk to each other one on one.) (More)
I've found that women also engage in this type of affection, though certainly they are more able to show affection in other ways to those they care about. I’m guilty of it myself. Sarcasm is a hard habit to break. In general, I've found that people use this ironic approach to giving complements when they feel it is too awkward to say how they really feel. In other words, we are afraid of the mushy and the intimate, especially in public. (I cannot speak for how men talk to each other one on one.) (More)
