<p>The ability to converse is a gift granted
exclusively to mankind. However, men and women often have different agendas for
their conversations. While women converse to foster a connection and identify
with others, men converse to resolve a problem, or compete with others. Since
men and women have different agendas for conversing, their communication styles
differ as well, sometimes causing a lack of clarity or misunderstandings. As
Joe Tannenbaum writes in his book, <i>Male and Female realities</i> women are
“expressers” and men are “resolvers” (Tingley, 27). <br></p>