I think women are naturally more sensitive than men. And, in general, men listen to & operate on the exact words spoken, whereas women, in general, tend to read between the lines & even input a few of their own words! ;)

I'm not all that sensitive to others' harsh remarks, no matter how thoughtless or cruel. Because pretty much all in all, whatever someone has said is something I've already thought about myself. The person who has the most power to hurt me IS ME. I'm so hard on myself. I look in the mirror and just HATE to see the jiggle. I can't STAND the cellulite, it makes me SICK to glance at a reflection of myself in a store window (those windows make you look extra chubby ANYWAY!) and when I get all down on myself & over eat or eat something "bad" instead of making a good healthy choice. I get SO ANGRY when I realize I've lost the weight only to gain it back again.... that's when those voices in my head attack me. And they all sound like my voice!!! So I know .... it's me. And again, that's something I have to work on.