When a woman says she’s in pain, the person listening to her might respond in any number of ways. Ideally, the person would offer solace or, if in position to, solutions. However, he or she might also laugh at her; or tell her no, she’s actually not in pain; or say the pain isn’t “real”; or describe ways that it’s all in her head; or suggest that she’s too pretty to be in pain; or explain that pain is “just part of being a woman.”
