New research: Women only hear properly when gossiping or eavesdropping

[bijou]

More than two thirds of women admitted that a gossip with friends is the only time they are properly listening to what is being said.

The same percentage think they hear most intently when they are trying to eavesdrop on an argument taking place nearby.

 Only half of men said they only hear properly when gossiping, while four in 10 admitted to listening closely to other people's conversations.

The poll of 2,000 people also found that more than one in five men reckon they always listen carefully to every word, and while less than one in five of women said the same.

Ladies are also most likely to switch off when listening to their work colleagues, with the average woman catching what they say just 64 per cent of the time.

Just two thirds of what their boss says gets picked up, while women admitted they only really hear 70 per cent of the conversations they have with their partner.

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[debk]

hmmmm.....


Men hear 100% when watching a sports program on tv even with the sound on low....


they hear less than 20% when the wife/girlfriend is talking.


Women on the other hand, can repeat 100% of what they tell their husbands/boyfriends.


 

[MrsSmith]

hmmmm.....


Men hear 100% when watching a sports program on tv even with the sound on low....


they hear less than 20% when the wife/girlfriend is talking.


Women on the other hand, can repeat 100% of what they tell their husbands/boyfriends.


 

And we never, ever forget some of the things he said.   

[USA4ME]

Given how much trouble I'm usually in, I'm pretty sure the label I would get is "doesn't listen properly even when he hears."

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[Lord Undies]

I find my wife's keen sense of smell to be bothersome.  She can smell a gnat fart from the next room.  It can be iritating and a burden at times. 

[debk]

I find my wife's keen sense of smell to be bothersome.  She can smell a gnat fart from the next room.  It can be iritating and a burden at times. 

Have you been talking to my other half?   

He tells me the same thing!


I had my nose broken at 13 in a car accident and with everything else wrong, it was never found, until I was pregnant at 26 and started having unexplained nose bleeds. By the time I was 35, 80% of my breathing through my nose was blocked from a deviated septum, so I got it fixed. I was told I might lose my sense of smell. Not true!  After several weeks of repeatedly washing the same loads of dirty clothes over and over and not figuring out why they smelled so awful...a neighbor was over and I had her smell them. I was able to smell the "Snuggle" fabric softener for the first time and hated it!  There are times when I wish the dr hadn't fixed my nose so well!