Research shows that there are gender differences in the ways that men and women communicate. These differences can keep people from effectively managing their money and achieving joint goals. These differences, of course, do not apply to all women and all men. If you experience any of these with your partner, things will work better if you develop some humorous and gracious strategies to diffuse anger when different styles cause friction. Men tend to state their needs, interests and wants, then wait for others to do the same.
Women ask questions or end their sentences with questions.
Sometimes, this means that men feel that they have to guess what their partner wants. Women may quietly give in without ever expressing what is important to them. Men talk more and interrupt more. Women are more likely to react to the comments of others and often will not return to their topic if interrupted. One of the reasons that women seek educational formats with only women is that they know they can ask for input to make better decisions without having someone else solve their problems for them.