Just pointing out that you sound pretty sexist here.
I wasn't trying to "sound sexitst" men and women are fundamentally different after all. That doesn't mean one is lesser than another, just different. That being said what I was referring to isn't a discriminatory statement, but more of an observation which is based on personal experience and "rumours" (things I've read or heard that seemed to be more scientific in basis). Life does go through stages and these are different for men and women. Also every individual will act and react to these stages differently to different degrees.