India, Nov. 12 -- Men are often less expressive about their emotions, even when they are in secure and healthy relationships. While social media offers several explanations, sometimes exaggerating this pattern, HT Lifestyle spoke to Anjali Gulati, founder and counselling psychologist at FeelOkayCo. and Shallu Chawla, relationship expert and co-founder of Make My Lagan, to understand the underlying reasons why men may find it difficult to open up to their partners.

"In my 17 years of working closely with couples and families, one thing I have observed repeatedly is that men often find it much harder to express their emotions than women and I believe a lot of it comes from childhood conditioning," highlighted Chawla.

She emphasised that f...