1348 upvotes, 85 direct replies (showing 25)
View submission: What's something you never understood about the opposite gender?
How men can "think nothing"
Comment by warrior_of_light998 at 08/03/2025 at 17:55 UTC
596 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Normally it's just zoning out and appreciating the horizon
Comment by Echo-X9 at 08/03/2025 at 18:06 UTC
523 upvotes, 8 direct replies
Personally, when I say nothing it usually means I’m either lost in a fantasy or thinking about something so random and stupid that I’ll forget it in like three seconds.
Comment by superxero1 at 08/03/2025 at 19:00 UTC
267 upvotes, 4 direct replies
My wife got very angry and upset with me when I told her I was thinking of nothing once.
Apparently one of her friends convinced her that when men think about nothing, they are actually thinking about other women and how much they want to bang someone else.
Had to explain that no, I was in a vivid imagination where I was a hero in the apocalypse making sure that both our kids and her were safe while fighting back against the horses of evil.
It wasn't important to really try to explain until I had to set things straight for her. She nearly passed out from laughing so hard.
Comment by strungup at 08/03/2025 at 18:04 UTC
319 upvotes, 6 direct replies
I can’t speak for other men, but it’s not that I’m thinking nothing. It’s just that what I’m thinking about is nothing I want to talk about.
Comment by TheCurls at 08/03/2025 at 18:22 UTC
78 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I’d say it’s a mild form of dissociation? Maybe that helps to make it make sense.
Comment by WasV3 at 08/03/2025 at 18:17 UTC
37 upvotes, 2 direct replies
It has more to do with the thought is so unimportant that you've forgotten it in by the time you ask
Comment by Girthquake84 at 08/03/2025 at 19:00 UTC
80 upvotes, 9 direct replies
Do you want me to explain that I'm sitting there thinking how many wolverines it would take to kill a polar bear? Or how far back I can stand from the toilet before I can't aim my piss into it? Or while I'm driving that I'm calculating if I can beat the GPS's estimated arrival time?
I'd rather just say nothing than try to justify these weird ass thoughts running through my head unchecked.
Comment by Doc_Faust at 08/03/2025 at 18:14 UTC
43 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Do you have an internal monologue? Like, do you hear your thoughts with a voice speaking in your head?
Comment by WasabiHobbit at 08/03/2025 at 18:13 UTC
42 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I am a woman and I can do this. For me it’s related to depression.
Comment by szlafcio2 at 08/03/2025 at 18:16 UTC
30 upvotes, 2 direct replies
It's like sleeping for me. I don't know I am doing it until a thought pops back in my head. Just like I don't know I was sleeping until I woke up.
I can't control it, just happens sometimes.
Comment by Glad-Fish5863 at 08/03/2025 at 18:00 UTC
63 upvotes, 6 direct replies
God I hate when my husband says he isn’t having any thoughts. HOW? Lmfao. My thoughts have thoughts.
Comment by Rotomtist at 08/03/2025 at 19:18 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Just...zone out. No thoughts.
Comment by cinnapear at 08/03/2025 at 18:21 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I’m a woman and I’m frequently thinking of nothing.
Comment by tracyvu89 at 08/03/2025 at 18:18 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I actually can understand that cuz I spaced out few times during the day too and my boyfriend always asked me: what are you thinking? I said: nothing. Lol
Comment by burnsea88 at 08/03/2025 at 19:42 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Honestly, if I said exactly what I was thinking most of the time, you would find it extremely random/weird/meaningless to the current situation
Comment by tmotytmoty at 08/03/2025 at 20:05 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Rest assured, a lot of women "think nothing" too.
Comment by LittleBear42 at 08/03/2025 at 20:10 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Why do women always ask what you’re thinking?
Comment by Sea_Ad_9334 at 08/03/2025 at 21:13 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's a lot like dreaming, where you instantly forget it after you wake up (or snap back into reality).
Comment by cold_fettucine at 08/03/2025 at 18:39 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I'm a woman and I can do this. I don't know how to explain this, but my brain is like on a saving mode for a couple of hours.
Comment by Immediate-Sugar-2316 at 08/03/2025 at 18:21 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's similar to how an animal sits there just staring into space. Nothing is actually going on in their head really.
Comment by Trollselektor at 08/03/2025 at 19:01 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
We’re just natural zen masters.
Comment by zaccus at 08/03/2025 at 18:55 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's exactly the same thing as when women talk about nothing, except without the talking.
Comment by Future-Ad9795 at 08/03/2025 at 19:51 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's a very peaceful and calming experience. Clear mind. Peace and quiet in the mind.
Comment by izeil1 at 08/03/2025 at 20:00 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Imagine a tv. With women, often times its like you're channel surfing. With men, we tend to focus on a given channel, then switch when something we don't like comes on. Sometimes we switch to a channel with static and get mesmerized by it and sit there for a while. Then we switch to a different channel and repeat the process.
Comment by TheWizard01 at 08/03/2025 at 20:12 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's not actually thinking nothing, it just means you're not focused on the usual day to day stuff and you're just kind of zoned out and letting your mind wander rather than fixated on any particular thing.