When you empathize so strongly with someone else's suffering that you take in onto yourself without having the actual condition that is causing their pain.
They can. It's something to do with sympathy pains and sympathy morning sickness. Funny, but true.
sympathy pains
It will not effect the mans body when a woman is pregnant. Many times men do get sympathy pains with their pregnant wives.
Yes, these are called sympathy pains. A man's stomach may also bloat and swell. They also might feel tenderness in their breasts.
This phenomena, also known as sympathy symptoms, occur in males when their female partner is pregnant. It's been reported that men experience many of the same symptoms that their significant other experiences, including but not limited to: * Weight gain * Exhaustion/fatigue * Moodiness * Bloated feeling * Food cravings * Tenderness or soreness * Discomfort * And others...
no, sympathy is a feeling
Sympathy is correct.
Sympathy Pains - 2013 was released on: USA: October 2013
It's possible. I had a friend not know she was pregnant until the 4th month while her husband was having morning sickness and cravings from the beginning of her pregnancy. She is just now on her 8th month and is finally having pregnancy symptoms such as breast tenderness, swelling of the hands and feet, and ect... The intensity of the sympathy pains can differ per person but if you suspect your husband is having sympathy pains or has been acting as if he's the one who's pregnant, I'd recommend getting a pregnancy test done...just in case. ^ What the above person said. Some studies have suggested that pregnant women produce hormones that (unbeknownst to the women) can have an effect on those closest to them (e.g. a husband). There's nothing conclusive in this area yet, but I'd definitely get a pregnancy test just to be sure. :)
With Sympathy was created in 1982.
The word sympathy (sympathies) is an abstract noun; sympathy is also an adjective.
The man feels nothing when he impregnants a woman, but it has been known that when the woman goes into labor a man can experience 'sympathy pains' such as cramping or upset stomach.