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Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Truckpusher(m): 9:31pm On Apr 08, 2015
MizMyColi:


A day old Nairalander knows.
Lol.

I pity your victims no be su-muhlucheesy
tongue
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Cwaya(m): 10:58pm On Apr 08, 2015
MizMyColi:


A day old Nairalander knows.
Lol.

I pity your victims no be su-muhlucheesy


undecided
Answer My Question!!
Check Your Mention!! undecided undecided undecided
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by kingstylo01(m): 8:31pm On Apr 09, 2015
okotv:
male cells are y chromosomes while that of females is x
thanks for the info.


Wasn't sure when i was typing
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by okotv(m): 8:58pm On Apr 09, 2015
kingstylo01:
thanks for the info.


Wasn't sure when i was typing
you are welcome
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Nobody: 12:23pm On Apr 27, 2015
it is because we overwork our bodies more...
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Nobody: 12:24pm On Apr 27, 2015
interesting
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by AIZubair(m): 12:26pm On Apr 27, 2015
Number 7 is .... Touching.... cry
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by dataplus87(m): 12:26pm On Apr 27, 2015
shocked

Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Brugo(m): 12:28pm On Apr 27, 2015
MizMyColi:
Guys have a natural inclination towards recklessness!angry

Women have a natural inclination towards gold digging, rudeness, selfishness and general wickedness angry

But I'm not complaining.... they should just let us live long abeg.
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Nobody: 12:30pm On Apr 27, 2015
Tallesty1:
]9. They Live With Women:

this should be No. 1
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Nobody: 12:30pm On Apr 27, 2015
God bless our men;fathers,husbands,brothers and friends.

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Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by unite4real: 12:30pm On Apr 27, 2015
very true
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by shawn3586(m): 12:31pm On Apr 27, 2015
Nice one op
I so much believe. On dat ur number 9
U r 100% ryt...
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by bukatyne(f): 12:32pm On Apr 27, 2015
Tallesty1:
Scary.





I won't join the armycry

When you stress your body too much, it wears out quicker and packs up.

Use it with care and it would last longer.

Ever wondered why ancient Greece had very low life expectancy.
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Nobody: 12:33pm On Apr 27, 2015
OP hold it right there let me consult ma doctor
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Oahray: 12:37pm On Apr 27, 2015
They live with women. Lmao!!! grin
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Zapence(m): 12:37pm On Apr 27, 2015
"The reason wives live longer than their husbands is because they (wives) do not have wives"

^^^ No be me talk am ooo. na hear i hear am. lol
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by mmsen: 12:42pm On Apr 27, 2015
I agree with this list but I would like to add that the society places a very different burden on men than women which is why they are less likely to seek help and less likely to trust doctors. There is far more attention placed on female welfare than men's, by society - more drives for breast cancer than testicular cancer, for example; greater outrage when girls are kidnapped in the north east than when boys are slaughter or conscripted. Another point is that men tend to work more dangerous jobs and are thus several times more likely to die at work than women.

Socially it is more acceptable for a woman to act out or to talk excessively as a result of problems than it is for men. This leads to a bottling effect that causes greater stress.

The life expectancy gap for men and women is closing in western nations because women are being pushed towards traditionally male roles which has lead to them assuming some of the worst aspects of life - excessive drinking, greater risk taking, greater stress levels.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/life-expectancy-gap-closing-between-men-and-women/article1208933/
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/47466204/ns/health-mens_health/t/american-men-finally-closing-longevity-gender-gap/
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by PRODUTIM1(m): 12:45pm On Apr 27, 2015
Too much of stress in order to cater for family needs.
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by ukemeramat(m): 12:49pm On Apr 27, 2015
Tallesty1:
It is a fact of life that men enjoy certain physical advantages over women. On average, men are stronger, taller, faster and less likely to be overweight. But none of these attributes seem to matter over the long haul. For whatever the physical virtues of maleness, longevity is not among them.
Women, as a group, live longer than men. Even across the industrialized world, women still live 5 to 10 years longer than men and recent research revealed that among people over 100 years old, 85% are women.

These Are The Few Reasons Men Live Shorter Lives

1. The Burden of Natural Genetic Deficits. While every cell in a woman's body has two large X chromosomes, men have one X and one smaller Y chromosome; the Y is half the size. The "spare" X chromosomes allow women's bodies to compensate when faced with damage in ways that men's cells cannot. In addition, mutations are three to six times more likely in a Y chromosome than an X chromosome.

2. The Big Delay: This is a one big advantage women have over men in terms of cardiovascular disease, like heart attack and stroke. Women develop these problems usually in their 70s and 80s, about 10 years later than men, who develop them in their 50s and 60s.

3. Hard Drugs and Alcohol: Althou women indulge in this too but the rate is higher in men. A lot of men have done horrendous damage to themselves over time with smoking and drinking.

4. The Testostereone Storm: This is the time in the live a guy when the levels of the hormone can be quite high and changeable, and that can induce some pretty dangerous behavior among young men. They start taking risks; they drink too much alcohol; they can be aggressive with weapons and so on and so forth. These behaviors lead to a higher death rate.

5. They Take Risks: Men are biologically more prone to risky behavior, this is sometimes caused by the slower development of the area of the brain that governs judgment and sometimes by the presure the society put on us. For instance, when there's a burning house, the man has to be the one running back in to save others and risk his life!

6. Self-Reliance: It is always good to be able to do things for yourself but there are things you cannot accomplish on you own and some men don't seem to reason that way. We have this mentality of I can do it all on my own. I don’t depend on anybody. I can’t depend on others in society to take care of me, so I need to rely on myself. And because others like my family are depending on me, I really need to take care of myself. This is good to an extent but the disadvantage poses a great risk to our health

7. Men Don't Pay Attention To Their Health: Men pay more attention to their wives' health than their own. When a woman complains of sickness, the man will either take her to the hospital or ask her to see a doctor but when he falls sick, he will take paractamol and wave it off as nothing. Even when we do fall properly ill, we still laugh it off, and pretend it’s nothing so that we don’t look weak - or even risk losing work. There’s a lot at stake if you admit to illness.

8. Some Men Hardly Rest: This group of men are always at work, from morning till night everyday. There is nothing like rest in their dictionary. They work all the time.

9. They Live With Women: No Explanation is needed here.


You Can Add Yours.

9. They Live With Women: No Explanation is needed here[/b]. grin grin grin grin na wah ooo
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by amboss316(m): 12:49pm On Apr 27, 2015
1. My lecturer once told us that when a male child is born, he cries out louder as he looks at his carrot (joystick, pencil), buh female children don't cry when they look at their sharpener (honey pot).

-Men are giver why women are reciever
-X chromosome die faster than y chromosome
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Geenickel(m): 12:51pm On Apr 27, 2015
MizMyColi:
Guys have a natural inclination towards recklessness!angry
unfounded claim.....
can't be proved.....
All gents do not possess similar traits'sad
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by kelvyn7: 12:54pm On Apr 27, 2015
my buroda, all the men for area don die finish cry
na so so old women dey around grin
where are the men that married them undecided
they are all dead!!

if you doubt am, count how many people old for ur area or for your village, make u take note of the number of men and women angry

old men have become an endangered species grin grin grin

infact, i know grandmothers that their husbands have died long ago lipsrsealed

i refuse to be like dat grin grin grin

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Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by toluxa1(m): 12:55pm On Apr 27, 2015
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Votukpa(m): 12:56pm On Apr 27, 2015
MizMyColi:
Guys have a natural inclination towards recklessness!angry

Women have a natural inclination towards obesity, lazines and stupidity.
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by adanduka: 12:59pm On Apr 27, 2015
THE LONGEST LIVING HUMAN WAS A MAN
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by oseiwe(m): 1:02pm On Apr 27, 2015
nothing to add.
the number 9 point is enough to even be d only one.
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Daniel058(m): 1:04pm On Apr 27, 2015
Middlefinger1:
nna Tallesty nwanne, i hope na adim free to buy plot?
Guy di sharp inatuzi ujo to book a space?? grin
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by ChikezieU(m): 1:08pm On Apr 27, 2015
Tallesty1:
Some of us don't even know how to cry.
lol...
Re: The Real Reason Men Live Shorter Lives Than Women by Emmahunk(m): 1:10pm On Apr 27, 2015
The main reason is because MEN have wives but women do not.

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