Even our approach to shopping differs greatly. Consider the innocent trip to the mall. She will dive into the clothes racks seeking an outfit she likes, one that expresses her view of herself, something in fashion, something now . He will make a beeline to the first shirt that will work, then stand with bag in hand, tapping his toe and fuming about what he perceives as her inability to make a decision. Women are the collectors of stuff.
Women do the clothes.
Women are taught that what they need to get through life is approval. When men go shopping, they expect that whatever they're shopping for to 'get fixed,' because men are supposed to fix stuff. They don't want to be part of the process. But when polled on their level of savings, just 49 percent of women said they were dissatisfied with their bank accounts, vs. 60 percent of men. We spend because others are doing it.