# Men roasted for how they interact with their friends: ‘The lack of curiosity is alarming’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/men-roasted-for-how-they-interact-with-their-friends-the-lack-of-curiosity-is-alarming/
- Published: 2026-11-06T15:13:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T21:09:20+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/lifestyle/tiktok-says-men-dont-have-all-the-answers/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A TikTok trend pokes fun at men who cannot answer follow-up questions.
- A counsellor links the gap to attention, memory and conversational habits.
- Couples Phoebe and Dan turn the difference into comedy.

## Summary

Women are sharing videos of male partners recounting stories about friends but having few details when asked follow-up questions. The trend, labelled “POV: Men”, has prompted discussion about whether this reflects different conversational habits and what people remember.

Counsellor Maritsa Yzaguirre-Kelley says some men tend to retain the main outcome of a story, while their partners may listen for sequence, motives and emotional detail. She suggests that information not given much attention or emotional weight may not be stored in long-term memory, and that some people ask questions to build connection while others focus on exchanging information. The article illustrates the trend with a newly engaged New Jersey couple, Phoebe and Dan, whose videos playfully highlight these differences.

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