Key points Just as many men are highly sensitive people (HSPs) as women. False ideas around masculinity cause HSP boys and men to mask their sensitivity.

Though not a diagnosable condition, an estimated 1 in 5 people are highly sensitive, according to Elaine Aron, the researcher who coined the term.

It’s not that macho men can’t be great partners—it’s just that sensitive men might bring something even more meaningful to ...

You might be a highly sensitive person (HSP) if you are exceptionally in tune with and reactive to emotions, both your own and other people's. About one-fifth of people are HSPs.

Home Self 11 Subtle Traits Of A Person Who Acts Like They Don't Care But Is Actually Overly Sensitive While these people may try to appear emotionally detached, they feel things quite deeply.

In 2012, researchers from Southampton Solent University in the U.K. found that in times of economic turmoil, women prefer gentle, sensitive men.