[SampleMan]

However, Eaker found that the health of men who indulged in the same "self-silencing" practice were not adversely affected.

Simple explanation. The silent women are still raging on the inside, while the silent man has moved on and just wants a beer.

[myprecious]

The silent women are still raging on the inside, while the silent man has moved on and just wants a beer.

Another way to explain this:

When you ask a silent man what he is thinking and he says "nothing", he really means it. When you ask a woman, she says "nothing", but it would take pages to write it out.