Male-Female Communication

Differences in Romantic
Relationships
Joseph Jacklin
Linnea Stahl
Anmol Choudhury
Arjun Moola
Belle Garza
Men
(Non-Verbal)
● Men misinterpret emotions

during face-to-face

● Disgust, Fear, Happy, Sad

and Surprise

● Neutral facial expression in

emotional categories
Men
(Verbal)
● Want to dominate a

conversation

● Boys learn to contest

● Skepticism and unease

during conversation is

common
Women
(Non-Verbal)
● Facial expressions
● Paralanguage
● Physical space
● Touch
● Eye contact
Women
(Verbal)
● Tentativeness
● Intensifiers
● Interruptions
● Directives, Politeness,
Quantity
● Talking time
Woman/Man Relationships
(Non-Verbal)

● Touching
● Head-Nodding
● Spacing
Woman/Man Relationships
(Verbal)

● Interruption
● Maintenance in
Relationships
● Sharing of Personal
Stories
Man/Man Relationships
(Non-Verbal)

● Eye Contact
● Touch
● Physical Alignment
● Topics
Man/Man Relationships
(Verbal)

● Minimal Response
● Low interruption Rate
● Compromise
● Lack of Encouragers
Woman/Woman
Relationships
(Non-Verbal)
● Eye Contact
● Comfort Touches
● Mirrored Body Language
Woman/Woman
Relationships
(Verbal)
● Negative Topics
Prioritized
● Interruptions
● Paraphrasing