Is the men's reaction to cold a childhood conditioning?

So me and my gf were discussing how painful child birth is, and then I joked that the most painful thing which can happen to a man is COLD XD. Then she dropped an interesting perspective. As boys, we're typically told to "tough it out" when we get physically hurt. But when we get sick, especially with a cold, Mom looks after us and we can show how sick we are. We get the extra attention, soup, blankets, the works. Could this early conditioning be why many men seem to struggle more with colds as adults? While we're conditioned to suppress reactions to physical pain, being sick might be one of the few times we were allowed to be vulnerable and receive care.