Are You a Man-Woman? (.and Is Your Loved One Really a Woman-Man)

Byline: SAM TAYLOR;DR RAJ PERSAUD

WE'VE had the New Man, the New Lad and the Ladette, all claiming in different ways to be most in touch with the times. Now comes the Man-Woman, and her counterpart the Woman-Man. She's busy being logical and tough; he's tactile and likes chatting about his relationships. Here, FEMAIL investigates the species.

HE'S JUST so caring,' my love-stricken friend enthused. 'Can you believe that he says he actually looks forward to going shopping with me on Saturdays?' If our conversation had taken place ten years ago, any sane person would have advised my friend to check the number of dresses left in her closet.

But we have evolved. This is the late Nineties and man, as we knew him, has metamorphosed into a much more complex beast.

Man, in fact, is now a woman. Or, to be more precise, he has adopted all the traits of what we think of as being a woman.

He phones, just for a chat. He cries, openly, during romantic movies. He intuitively knows when something is upsetting his wife, instead of shouting 'You're mad' and dashing off to the golf club. He's read Nick Hornby and knows that if he's single and wants a date, he'd better be prepared to 'process' his feelings.

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