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Why Do Women Talk So Much

malacandran — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 21:14:06 GMT

I ask this question, because a woman has been round our house this evening, as an invited guest.

Ever since she got here, she's done nothing but talk. And talk. Yadda yadda yadda, all the time. It's driving us men nuts.

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fallen-archie — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 21:38:54 GMT

Yadda Yadda Yadda ?

Was she Yiddee Yiddee Yiddish? Hutspah what a mess.

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millielilac — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 21:48:20 GMT

Its obvious ....

Women are from Venus and men are from Mars ....the book explains it all . In short women need to verbalize everything and men need to withdraw to their caves ( to figure things out for themselves ).

So women talk a lot ....

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******lynda****** — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 22:00:08 GMT

It is not just women. My OH never uses one word where 20 will do. On a phone call, I always wonder if the other person stays on the line all the time, because he never pauses for breath, let alone lets the other person speak. My ex husband spent all day chatting over the radio with other skippers and then all evening on the phone to them when he was home.

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Anonymous — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 10:16:57 GMT

I'm not sure if this is a topic for on the Round Table to be honest. You could write to one of those women's magazines, maybe there is an agony aunt that will come up with a good answer for you.

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electric*mayhem*band — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:03:18 GMT

@malacandran wrote:

Ever since she got here, she's done nothing but talk. And talk. Yadda yadda yadda, all the time. It's driving us men nuts.

And here's me thinking you were female. In fact I think I alluded to that very thing somewhere. Just shows how wrong you can be from a set of text. Mmmmmmm...

Re your problem. Bit late now, but should this occur again, be like the 'News of the World' (now defunct, sadly) reporter, and make your excuses and leave. Go down to the pub, and there you can join in with the incessant and interminable witterings of the blokes talking about football, and how they think the BBC will never quite be the same minus that fantastic programme about cars, 'Top Gear' and the wonderful Jeremy Clarkson ?

Just a thought.

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malacandran — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:38:13 GMT

Thanks Electric. I put in the phrase "us men" , because you thought I was female. You got that thought, almost certainly, from a previous post, where I mentioned being in bed with my boyfriend. Well, us men get up to all sorts of things, such as getting into bed with each other. This is all OK nowadays, and we do it with great pleasure!

On the point about women talking a lot, it does seem to be a female thing to keep talking on and on, continuously.

As you rightly point in your excellent examples, men also talk a lot.

But the difference is this: men leave pauses in their talk. Whereas women don't - their talk is a continuous non-stop stream.

You can see the truth of this, whenever a woman starts talking. There are no pauses.

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silvermalc — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:45:56 GMT

Reminds me of the boy getting a part in his school play as the husband

His mother wanted to know why he wasnt given a speaking part !!

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malacandran — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:20:49 GMT

Yes silver, once a woman gets started speaking, she goes on and on.

She doesn't leave meaningful pauses, which allow time for reflection. No - the stream of chatter goes on and on, until we men think "Put a sock in it woman!"

I remember when I was driving, with a woman passenger next to me, and her constant, incessant stream of silly chatter made me so distracted, that I went the wrong way round a roundabout, and nearly collided with another car.

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suzieseaside — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:39:33 GMT

That excuse for dangerous driving wouldn't work in court.

What a load of generalist nonsense

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Anonymous — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:30:41 GMT

You stupid boy Emb!

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Anonymous — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:48:23 GMT

Maybe she should have helped you with directions, like they all do.

Re: Why Do Women Talk So Much

malacandran — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:17:35 GMT

Well, she wasn't much help with directions.

Just kept going on and on about a chicken sandwich which she'd bought, and didn't think was very good.

I suppose such things matter to ladies. Us men have more important things on our minds.

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Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:18:40 GMT

Like?

Re: Why Do Women Talk So Much

jean2579 — Sun, 03 May 2015 00:37:49 GMT

Because men are dumb?
But then I am an Aussie and our men only grunt.

Re: Why Do Women Talk So Much

malacandran — Tue, 05 May 2015 16:04:04 GMT

@jean2579 wrote:
Because men are dumb?
But then I am an Aussie and our men only grunt.

Do Aussie men grunt much? Surely they only drink beer and vomit a lot!

Anyway, I think the general proposition - "Women talk more than Men" - can't be seriously disputed.

We experience it in everyday life. The only question is "why"?

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mustard-tree — Tue, 12 May 2015 18:23:47 GMT

Why do women talk so much?

Probably, they just appear to, as most women feel the need to repeat themselves so much, as most men never seem to listen.

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tommy.irene — Tue, 12 May 2015 18:49:25 GMT

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jd.linklater — Tue, 12 May 2015 19:26:52 GMT

Why do women talk so much?

Because we let them

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otherego — Tue, 12 May 2015 20:15:52 GMT

Because we let them

Let them?

Since when did we have a choice???