Would you agree -- men talk as much as women?

Would you agree -- men talk as much as women?

Maybe the difference comes in length of speech rather than quantity of words spoken?

There is no denying the difference between the sexes, but as to who speaks the most I have heard studys claiming both.

Coolwhip wrote:

There is no denying the difference between the sexes, but as to who speaks the most I have heard studys claiming both.

Perhaps, you could lead us to some of the studies? I have scoured all the news wires, but failed to locate any study on this topic.


Studies aside:

During the pre-historic times, women lived in their caves tending to the children and domestic animals while men ventured out in the jungles to hunt. So, all women gathered over and talked until their men returned. Hence, women naturally developed an affinity for talking. That is believed to be the evolutionary basis for female talkativeness.

I think that if you looked at a large enough population you would find no significant difference in talkativeness. fishin's concern is interesting. If it were a study of content and context, what do you supposed it mind find?

I think that if you looked at a large enough population you would find no significant difference in talkativeness. fishin's concern is interesting. If it were a study of content and context, what do you supposed it mind find?

i know women who talk a lot... and those who talk little (myself included in real life)

i know men who talk a lot (i've a friend who's phone call i never accept, i just let him leave a message...) and those who speak little.

in my humble experience this isn't a gender thing.

FreeDuck wrote:

I think that if you looked at a large enough population you would find no significant difference in talkativeness. fishin's concern is interesting. If it were a study of content and context, what do you supposed it mind find?

I suspect that if they just look at the content and context they'd find that women discuss "personal" (family, friends, etc..) issues more then men do and men would discuss work and sports more than women.

But if they looked even deeper I think they'd find that the disparity woiuld be because women are the primary care provider for children more often then men.

I think the old stereotype about women being just "gab, gab, gab", and men being just "screw me, and hand me the remote and a beer" is largely myth. I think men talk a lot more than they want to believe about themselves.