Women only hear properly when gossiping or eavesdropping

Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | May 9, 2009

[Schnucki]

This should stir up some folks a bit. ;)

[smokingfrog]

Uh-Oh!

[Semper Mark]

After 26 years of marriage, I have the educational background to know that this is a subject best left alone.

[2ndDivisionVet]

They had to do a study to figure this out? [ducking head]
LOL

[valkyry1]

Sounds like they grossly underestimate women.

[ChicagahAl]

I want to see the study that discloses the percentage of women who can communicate clearly and concisely.

Never mind. I already know.

[Slings and Arrows]

Self-ping.

[KoRn]

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[JudyinCanada]

Not much we can say when it’s straight from the women themselves....except that maybe the men weren’t wanting to fess up to listening to gossip and eavesdropping. I know a few men who are more like old women than the old women I know!

[Caipirabob]

Sounds like they grossly underestimate women.

Perhaps they meant liberal women.

My wife not only listens...14 years later she'll repeat it back word for word. Scary stuff.

My 9 YO daughter remembers things from 3 YO on.

I'm checking the PC calendar to see what day it was yesterday. I think I worked...more coffee!

[knarf]

People hear what/when they are engrossed with the topic.

It's not the gossip per se, but the fact that one is interested in the topic.

As a man thinketh, so is he.

[DrC]

“After 26 years of marriage, I have the educational background to know that this is a subject best left alone.”

After 20 years of marriage, I was gratified to learn that my wife’s listening problems are not unique. I concur with another poster that women have extraordinary memories, e.g. recalling details of meals eaten and clothes worn at gatherings years ago. But I’ve also noticed my wife has short-term memory glitches that are consistently biased in her favor, e.g., what time we agreed to leave for an event or what time I said I would pick her up. My tentative hypothesis is that women hear what they want to hear and this newest study confirms that line of thinking, IMHO.

[mirkwood]

Are they “metrosexual” men?

[Lord Basil]

My tentative hypothesis is that women hear what they want to hear and this newest study confirms that line of thinking, IMHO.

I've encountered a number of women who had this characteristic. They weren't listening to what I was saying, but were hearing what they wanted to hear.

[Bigh4u2]

I’ve been married for 28 years so I could have told you that without reading this article.

[mom4melody]

I’ve been married 30 years..and can attest to the selective deafness of my husband....

and my oldest son, my little son, my son-in-law, my father, grandfather, father-in-law, brothers-in-law, male dog, etc..........

[mefistofelerevised]

And can you believe they have the right to vote?

[nevergore]

I’m sorry...did you say something?

[gorush]

I haven’t spoken to my wife in over three months...we’re not fighting or anything...I just don’t like to interrupt.

[grjr21]

. My tentative hypothesis is that women hear what they want to hear

I don't think its that .

Men do it to as a  matter of fact  I'm guilty as well especialy if the woman is trying to be subtle.

I think what this shows is that you pay attention to what interest you  a Woman is more likely to be more interested in gossip than a man  but there are things that I enjoy ( sports  cars) that most woman don't really care about.