Men vs Women gossip

@raydene (9871)
United States
April 10, 2007 3:59pm CST
Who gossips more men or women? I'm a woman and I do like to pass on so items of interest about others from time to time.My hubby thinks he doesn't gossip but if you listen to him talking with a couple of his friends"Fred is back with the wife"friend say"well does that mean Sue is up for grabs?"other friend says"Fred's gonna keep seeing her"hubby say"hey it's none of our business""Did you see the way Steve made that call on first?He had to see that".."Yea,he can't see for shlt..".."He is usually off""How does he get certified each year?" I'm so glad my husband and his male friends never gossip...lol What do you think?
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@mlgb_24 (638)
11 Apr 07
i think men and women gossip alike. women talk more, but men can't deny that they gossip as much as women as well, lol!
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• United States
11 Apr 07
Cute. I think that men gossip much more than women for sure. They are sly about it. But, they love to do it for sure.
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@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
11 Apr 07
Oh I would think that women gossip more than men. Well in my family it is mainly the woman unfortunately that I find gossip especially my eldest daughter she is forever gossiping about one thing or another but I do know that some men are inclinded to gossip as well.
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@urbandekay (18278)
11 Apr 07
Impossible to say since it is largely a cultural thing all the best urban
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• Philippines
11 Apr 07
I know that men gossip a lot. More than women indulge in it. The good thing about the way they gossip is, they don't go from house to house nor from one acquaintance to another to spread the news. I used to have a lot of more men friends than women while in college, I should know. However, they treat gossips lightly and they do not take it their tasks to spread what they have spoken of or touched on like women gossippers do. This is the reason why it is women gossippers who always get the beating.
@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
11 Apr 07
I think women gossip more than men, because the don't mind their business. I think they derive pleasure from gossip and therefore it has become part of them. I do know of two friends who live far from each other. The older one doesn't feel ashame. I mean whenever something happens, she always be the one to tell her friend.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
10 Apr 07
Well Ray I will say here that Men gossip worse and they are worse then Women Where I used to live the next Door Neighbour in the Summer waits for the Neighbours to come past just so he can talk about People The Blokes at work used to pass the Gossip on to us Women lol So yes Men are worse lol
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
10 Apr 07
now we are talking about average so that means the individual man and woman may not fall into the categories, but research shows that women gossip more than men, men are more into fact and trivia, ballgame trivia stock market stuff like that woman are more into people then men and tend to talk about stuff that may be rumours etc
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@Starline (681)
• United States
11 Apr 07
My husband is the worst gossiper ever.. it's incredible. Otherwise I know males that don't gossip and women that don't too, so it's not about the gender I think. I like to read celeb gossip blogs and when I tell my husband something, whatever, like 'Salma Hayek is pregnant" he goes "yeeeeaaaaahhh?" lol.
@mummymo (23706)
11 Apr 07
Men never gossip yeah - and birds never poop on your clean washing out on the line! I looked out the window the other day to see my other half and four male neighbours standing around talking - half an hour they were all still there! Men are far worse than women - I told them that too! xxxx
• India
11 Apr 07
Ya its in the genes i suppose women always talk much more as compared to men.Yes men also talk but only when required and women could talk about any thing .Though exceptions are always there.
@gbaben (509)
• Russian Federation
11 Apr 07
I will like to say that there is no one that those not gossip,it is just that it is usualy more than one another.From my passpective,i see that woman do more of gossip than man.just take it like that.
@yojspew (171)
• Philippines
11 Apr 07
I think both men and women gossip. The only difference is that women do it in public. Also the kind of topics they talk about also differs. Women tend to gossip almost anywhere, whether along the streets, in the office, bus, etc. Unlike women, men tend to do it in private for example in a closed room or inside the house wherein no other person are listening. With regards to topic most women gossip about people while men gossip about sports and politics.
• United States
11 Apr 07
i believe both parties gossip and equal amount.
@emisle (3822)
• Ireland
11 Apr 07
I do think that some men gossip just as much as women, but I think that women tend to be b$tchier about it. I also think that most men will talk a lot more about sports and mess about so they wouldn't gossip as much!
@silkyt34 (324)
• United States
10 Apr 07
omg this is soooo funny.. men definatly gossip much more then women.. my husband works for the railroad and he usually spends 3 to 4 nights away from home so he comes home every other night and its guess what i heard at the hotel !!!! lmao and he is constantly on the phone with friends from the railroad asking so did so and so do this or is that just a rumor?? and according to him its never gossip its rumors that they have to know are true or not...lol i know they really have to know if bob is leaving jill cause that definatly affects their jobs... so yes i think men gossip more then women..lol good topic + rating on this one
@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
11 Apr 07
I don't know your husband and therefore I am of no oppinion other than based on what you've said and Yes that is gossip. I will tell you something. I have always had my female/male friends. I love my friends all of them all in a different way. I can tell also tell you that through the years when ever I felt the need to talk about something I would always turn to a male friend. The reason for this is not even once did anything I say leaked out. I have a couple times thought I could trust my best girlfriend and both times it leaked out, after that I was all about my male friends for support. As much as my husband and I have had our differences I can tell you right now you could not even knowing him walk into my house tell him a serious story tell him to keep his mouth shut and walk out. I walk in about the time you're leaving and I ask him what you're doing here, he'd find something to say but there's just no way he'd tell even me and we're married, what your secret was. He's also a very honest person, he hasn't money yet if he saw you drop money he'd approach you and give it back. In my travels I much prefer to trust in a man. That hurts to admitt but the truth. A couple we were friends with split the sheets and I was three weeks finding out because I couldn't get ahold of her. Later I found out I told my husband and he admitted to me he knew. I asked him why he didn't tell me and he said the fellow told him to not tell anyone so he didn't.
@Kaeli72 (1229)
• United States
11 Apr 07
*LOL* I'll answer this one using the bible: Who was the one that talked to the snake and gave the wrong information about the fruit? :D
• India
11 Apr 07
i think that it the not a proper way .. but if it is in his nature then he should change it .as i have an idea that you can change the way of his talking .as u will recognise him that how he is rude while talking then he will feel guilty..