Kim, it's bcos parents, grandparents, teachers, school-friends and everyone else teach boys that "being brave" is good, and "being a wimp" is bad. If every woman here can honestly say she's never told her son "don't be such a baby", I'll accept that. Until then, men will try to "tough it out" bcos that's what society tells them to do.

It's certainly getting better, so men now will generally go to the doctor if there's something actually wrong. But if it's something minor (eg. skin rash, cough, etc), they generally won't bother. If "not feeling up to snuff" means generally tired or lacking in energy, that isn't something we'll generally go to a doctor for bcos it's not something that's generally considered serious. Chances are the doctor wouldn't think it was serious either.

Graham.