7 Reasons men are smarter than women

6. Humor

Unless a dude is an oversensitive whiner, he can likely take a joke. In most cases, he can take any joke, including one about himself, his mother and/or his girlfriend. Women are far more easily offended by jokes but there is a wisdom to remaining stoic and being able to laugh at oneself. If one is already the butt of a joke, nothing earns respect like chuckling, and enjoying the fact that people are willing to poke fun at you. On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, fighting humor with anger and overreaction inevitably leads to further mocking.