[Freakazoid44]

Men are more "goal oriented", in general, women, more process oriented in their psychological nature.

As such, if there's no point to what a man is thinking, it runs contrary to his nature to blurt it out. Since the process is more important than the destination, it would seem truer to a woman's nature to share what's on her mind, even if, to a man, it doesn't seem to be leading anywhere.

Having put in my semi-informed 2 cents, I'd also say that, Good Lord, I hope it's a natural thing for women to talk more. Otherwise all that jibber-jabber would be extra WORK.

[plantagenet]

[krustytheclown]

Listen to a woman tell a story and pay attention to every bit of the story. When she is done and you have identified her main point, or upshot, or gist, or whatever the hell she was getting at, consider the things she brought up/or went on a tangent on.

Chances are, 80% of what she said was irrelevant.

Now, as a man, tell her a story. During and after you tell it, notice the time you spend on answering questions she asks about the story which are irrelevant to the story's point.

Now, consider if you were to tell the same story with the information she asked about. Would your story be the same or longer?

The hypothesis as to whether men and women talk more will become evident.

Ta!

[Nikijad4210]

Do women talk more than men? Probably.

But Wolf's just as talkative as any woman, if not worse. I've lost entire nights' worth of sleep because he felt like laying in bed talking nearly non-stop for 8+ hours, and I hardly got a word in edge-wise.

So as a whole, yes, we women probably do babble on more than men, but on an individual scale, some men (like Wolf) really give us girls a run for our motor-mouth money

[jojajico]

in general women communicate different then men, usually more verbally. its nothing that a woman should be ashamed of its just a difference in the sexes. you put to average little boys together for a "play date" and they will each grab some toys and play talking very little one has the dump truck the other with a GI joe. put to little girls together and the first thing they do is sit down face each other and start talking.

this causes some problems between the sexes. women often get offended because a man doesnt face them while they talk to them. but ive had complete conversations with my guy friends without ever taking my eyes off the tv. women should understand that its not a sign of disrespect its the way we were raised as young boys. its the way our sex communicates. on that same note men need to understand their women and put a concerted effort towards trying to communicate with their women in a way that wont offend. its about understanding the differences your partner exhibits, finding the middle ground.

[FatSam WC]

thats a very interesting idea about the hunting thing i like it

[stealthballer]

my mom is really quiet and my dad never shuts up, I am really quite and my ex never shut up. So I think its a push. Though I will say women talking to other women as though a man isn't around is quite possible the most annoying thing on earth.

I have got to say, that is more cases i am sure that the girls are the ones talking the most. But I have been dating my guy for quite awhile, Tarkus, and he never shuts his damn mouth! Ha ha. Which is fine with me, I get a break from talking when I am with him. I usually respond with the traditional "uh-huh" or "sure babe." (Which you guys have perfected.) Ha ha. But it's true, when I am sitting in class it is always the chicks that refuse to shut up!!

[pieceofmyheart]

Well hi there daisy jane, welcome to IC. I have seen Tarkus posting round these parts, he seems cool to me.

[tngreen]

Originally Posted by jojajico

in general women communicate different then men, usually more verbally. its nothing that a woman should be ashamed of its just a difference in the sexes. you put to average little boys together for a "play date" and they will each grab some toys and play talking very little one has the dump truck the other with a GI joe. put to little girls together and the first thing they do is sit down face each other and start talking.

this causes some problems between the sexes. women often get offended because a man doesnt face them while they talk to them. but ive had complete conversations with my guy friends without ever taking my eyes off the tv. women should understand that its not a sign of disrespect its the way we were raised as young boys. its the way our sex communicates. on that same note men need to understand their women and put a concerted effort towards trying to communicate with their women in a way that wont offend. its about understanding the differences your partner exhibits, finding the middle ground.

very well put! my gf needs to read that. my efforts toward better communication deserves a medal! shit is hard as hell. usually when she gets mad at me its cause she got offended by something i said. always feel like i have to clarify anything i say cause it always comes out wrong.