Women In The Workforce Changed Everything

By MarsVenusLiving.com

When a woman feels free to talk about her day or share a concern or something exciting about something in the immediate future, it causes her body to produce a rush of oxytocin which lowers stress and gives her an enhanced sense of calm and connection to her mate and to her daily life.

To be honest, until modern times it was never really required that boyfriends, partners, and husbands be particularly attentive listeners. That was before millions of women entered the workplace.

In the age of two working spouses, the realities have changed. Wives and mothers of previous generations had many more opportunities during the day and the week to talk with other women about the issues concerning their personal lives. In the workplace that's noticeably different. When you go into an office, you may indeed build one or more close relationships with fellow workers, but in truth, you're not there to talk openly about the concerns of your own life. You're at work to do the job that you are being paid to do.

For previous generations, whether it was encountering other women at the market, or other mothers at the playground, there were opportunities throughout the day for social conversations. For tens of thousands of years, in fact, tribal living gave women the opportunity to have daily conversations with other women. Working together in communal or family pods there were numerous chances to share with others. That does not mean a woman in ancient times had an easy life, it means that she had a very different daily existence, one in which personal communication was an integral part of her day.

While talking has always been a key stress reducer for women, many working women today are too stressed by the reality of multi-tasking to even sense the need for conversation. That need, nevertheless, is still very real, and still very essential to her overall well-being.

A logical way in which to mitigate this modern day reality is for couples to develop a regular routine of shared conversations. When a woman knows that she can rely on her mate, not just to hear what she is saying, but also to truly take the time to listen, something very powerful occurs. Even while she is at work, which is a testosterone stimulating, not oxytocin producing environment, she can anticipate that there will always be someone waiting for her who not only cares about her, but also understands the challenges she faces in her home and work life.