Women talk to explore problems, but men do not. Instead, men talk to fix problems. This can sometimes cause problems between the sexes. Janet West, a freshman in college, remembers encountering this issue whit a male friend recently. "I told my friend Derek about a problem I was having with my parents. He immediately came up with possible solutions to the problem. Being told how to fix the problem was kind of frustrating because it wasn't what I was looking for. I asked him to stop trying to fix the problem and try talking with me about it instead. He seemed completely confused and said,'Why bother talking about a problem unless you're trying to find a solution to it?'