in a relationship, its only normal if you 'exchange views' in an 'emotional' way, of course, once in a while. there are times when you find your partner insensitive towards certain things, because there's a saying that with women, u have to read in between the lines. so if your man fails to do so, is he being ignorant or just playing plain dumb? in a chauvinist world, women are deemed needy, dependant on others besides being incapable of many things. on the other hand, our male counterparts are supposed to make up for our so called downside. like coffee and sugar, if we women are sensitive, you men should be understanding.

being a woman myself, i do not see the need to pretend or be over sensitive for no particular reason. if u look carefully, sensitive itself means fragile. the sensitivity level of a woman in a scale of 1-10, is never below 5. if men try to get in touch with their feminine side, they too will have the same sensitivity but this only happens of course when they want it to, or towards things that are of great concern to them. disappointing? quite, but you wouldn't want a crying boyfriend, would you? human despite of gender are demanding. when we women are sensitive, we expect our better half to understand us - not joke about it, or ridicule us for being softer than you because we are by nature SENSITIVE.

having said all this, im not trying to imply that women's mood are booby traps men are supposed to watch out for, its all about being a lil bit more sensitive towards us :)