I always encourage my husband to talk to me, but he generally doesn’t like to talk about problems. So no, in reality it doesn’t work like that. Women are a lot more talkative and empathetic. Also, what I meant by comparisons was talking about things two people might similarly be experiencing. Like for example, my sister and I the other day were discussing what we give our husbands for lunch at work. It’s a comparison, but not in the bad sense - more of an idea-sharing, problem-solving way.