Why do women babble about such inane crap?

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gotsmack

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Originally posted by: Yeeny
Originally posted by: Hammermaybe. but im a man. :p in 10 years i'll look even better, and a woman would just be older. I can trade in for a younger model. ;)

(sorry I couldn't resist :D )

Oh really? We however, hit our prime older, and keep it alot longer. So while you are walking around with the young girls on your arm that you have to spend all that money on to keep, (buying Viagra so you can get it up again and such) we can be in bed with males of any age, keeping them, and ourselves happy in a much better (and cheaper) way.

;)

As for the original topic: Why do women babble about such inane crap?

Simple. We don't think your little minds can handle more than that most of the time, so we don't want to strain you. We save the intelligent conversations for other women.

:D

Our little brains can't handle the inane conversations either, so please save it for your mother.
 

Hayabusa Rider

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Cant remember who did it, but there was a comedy routine that said each sex had its own quota of words. Men get 10000 a day and women 100000. The men are all done when the women are just getting started..:D


Probably an evolutionary thing. Women in the long past would stay in a larger group and have to communicate in greater detail for foraging, rearing children and the like. Men went off and killed giraffes and such. Giraffes don't talk much.
 

Yeeny

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Originally posted by: gotsmack

Our little brains can't handle the inane conversations either, so please save it for your mother.

Hehe, oops, I need sleep. :p Anyway, don't worry, I would never waste my breath on you. ;)
 

gotsmack

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Originally posted by: Yeeny
Originally posted by: gotsmack

Our little brains can't handle the inane conversations either, so please save it for your mother.

Hehe, oops, I need sleep. :p Anyway, don't worry, I would never waste my breath on you. ;)

then I guess I lucked out there!;)
 

joohang

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Women are awesome. They care about stuff men don't give much sh*t about.

I like listening to them and offer them my help as long as they are willing to listen and consider my suggestions. If they keep on babbling on emotional bs and think that ranting solves anything, I just give them the hint that I am not willing to hear it.
 

Moonbeam

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I find it rather interesting, regarding the solve vs network differences in the sexes that there are also differences in hemespheric dominance.

The corpus callosum that ties and conncets the two hemispheres for communication purposes is thicker in women. This has always suggested to me that women think better with all their brains then men do, better balanced.

There are, I'm quite sure, differences in expression that stem from different brain organization and usage and that these have evolutionary origins. That would imply, in turn, that they have survival value.

My sense is that some of the war of the sexes is the result of living in a artificial world from the standpoint of our evolution. Men are becomming increasingly irrelevant to women who are increassingly able to set the terms for sexual relations. My suspicion, for the little that it's worth or at least tolerable of consideration, is that the evolutionary hangover that makes it possible for us to feel bad about ourselves because of language and putdown language, in this new environment, has had the greatest effect on men. Friction always surrounds and relates to the rise and fall of prestege. The cure, of course, is self respect. It is so genuinely rare that it's very impressive. Everybody likes to be around somebody who has it. It is, however, nothing like its substitute, ego, which is merely a bandage over emotional wreakage and when probed produces rage.

Edit: Forgot to tell ELFenix the beach is everywhere as are blue shells. As they say, in a grain of sand, the universe is contained. WHO IS this they. :D
 

Nitemare

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Heard on the radio this morning where a guy pays his wife to live nag-free....




hmmmm, can we get a coupon or pricematch?
 

Zebo

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Men are from mars, woman are from venus. Get the book, saved me more than 100X.
 

Yeeny

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Originally posted by: gotsmack
Originally posted by: Yeeny
Originally posted by: gotsmack

Our little brains can't handle the inane conversations either, so please save it for your mother.

Hehe, oops, I need sleep. :p Anyway, don't worry, I would never waste my breath on you. ;)

then I guess I lucked out there!;)

I think we both did actually. :D
 

GoingUp

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You guys do all realize that Luvly will probably be here soon to put you in your place right? :Q

That being said, this thread is hilarious. :D
 

Bushwicktrini

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If you aren't interested in the bulk of what she has to say,you aren't doing anything but wasting her time and yours in prentending that there's any sort of real relationship.

HMMM.... I have been with my wife for five years and I listen to all of her "inane" crap all the time. I don't think of it as wasting time I think of it as part an parcel of loving her. Yes I said that I just say umm hmm and stuff but that is because as it was said in this thread already

Women DON'T WANT ADVICE. They want emotional support. Men (with some exceptions) are about solving problems in logical manner, while women are all about their emotional support networks and sharing their problems with other women.

Infact this is what I was told to do "just listen don't try to solve the problem as I see it just listen" so that's what I do. After a while of listening it does get boring as the topics never change and it doesn't seem like she is making any adjustments to correct the problem and she dosen't want me to help becasue my way of dealing with things she fines to be to mean. OK fine but that doesn't mean that I have to like listening to you b!tch about the same things over and over again. And just like some of you women don't care about football we don't care about who is sleeping with who, who's a b!tch etc. etc. But we listen cause we care about you.

ps I'm sure that geekbabe et al when they are talking with their girls comment on all the stuff that men talk about that they feel is "inane" they are just to smart to post it on the internet;)
 

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Originally posted by: Bushwicktrini
If you aren't interested in the bulk of what she has to say,you aren't doing anything but wasting her time and yours in prentending that there's any sort of real relationship.

HMMM.... I have been with my wife for five years and I listen to all of her "inane" crap all the time. I don't think of it as wasting time I think of it as part an parcel of loving her. Yes I said that I just say umm hmm and stuff but that is because as it was said in this thread already

Women DON'T WANT ADVICE. They want emotional support. Men (with some exceptions) are about solving problems in logical manner, while women are all about their emotional support networks and sharing their problems with other women.

Infact this is what I was told to do "just listen don't try to solve the problem as I see it just listen" so that's what I do. After a while of listening it does get boring as the topics never change and it doesn't seem like she is making any adjustments to correct the problem and she dosen't want me to help becasue my way of dealing with things she fines to be to mean. OK fine but that doesn't mean that I have to like listening to you b!tch about the same things over and over again. And just like some of you women don't care about football we don't care about who is sleeping with who, who's a b!tch etc. etc. But we listen cause we care about you.

ps I'm sure that geekbabe et al when they are talking with their girls comment on all the stuff that men talk about that they feel is "inane" they are just to smart to post it on the internet;)



But you arenr't really activelly "listening" you're standing there tuning her out,kinda get aggrvated cauyse you're bored...but still trying to get bonus points for being a "good listener"


I'm not dissin you here,I am actually offering my perspective.Here's my take on it,why not try being direct with her instead of standing there making noises and trying to hide yiour boredom and irritation? I'd rather have a husband who could tell me(politely) he wasn't interested in x,y or z but who did actively listen to me on other issues.
 

ilyria

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Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Why do women babble about such inane crap?

Judging by much of what I see posted here,I'd say you dudes have a nerve to complain:)
LOL, but deciding whether the Neverending Story should be remade or if I should go to the doctor for my broken arm is important! ;)

Let's not forget the endless questions about things like nose hair, Boxers or bvd's and correct farting procedures:)

The point here is that this isn't a one way street,you dudes do go on about stuff that we don't consider particularly important either, we listen a lot of the time because we love and care for you.

Excellent point- and most women never complain about men griping either despite the endless hours they've had to listen.

 

KokomoGST

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Originally posted by: ilyria
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Why do women babble about such inane crap?

Judging by much of what I see posted here,I'd say you dudes have a nerve to complain:)
LOL, but deciding whether the Neverending Story should be remade or if I should go to the doctor for my broken arm is important! ;)

Let's not forget the endless questions about things like nose hair, Boxers or bvd's and correct farting procedures:)

The point here is that this isn't a one way street,you dudes do go on about stuff that we don't consider particularly important either, we listen a lot of the time because we love and care for you.

Excellent point- and most women never complain about men griping either despite the endless hours they've had to listen.

We talk about a lot of inane crap too (in women's opinions). I've never heard of a girl terribly interested in sports, cars, etcetcetc. Seriously, when you're shooting the $h1t with your friends of either sex... serious in depth discussions? Usually not.

BTW, for some reason people are fascinated when I tell my racing stories, crazy azn family stories, etc... all of your stuff is usually pretty inane from one perspective. Doesn't mean it wouldn't be interesting to the next person.

 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: ilyria
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Why do women babble about such inane crap?

Judging by much of what I see posted here,I'd say you dudes have a nerve to complain:)
LOL, but deciding whether the Neverending Story should be remade or if I should go to the doctor for my broken arm is important! ;)

Let's not forget the endless questions about things like nose hair, Boxers or bvd's and correct farting procedures:)

The point here is that this isn't a one way street,you dudes do go on about stuff that we don't consider particularly important either, we listen a lot of the time because we love and care for you.

Excellent point- and most women never complain about men griping either despite the endless hours they've had to listen.

just couldn't let the thread die, could ya
 

Mustangrrl

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Originally posted by: schizoid
I think it's cuz they're dumb.

But they have boobies, so whateryagonnado?
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I thought you were banned?
 

spidey07

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bwahahahahaahhaa.

Why do women babble about such inane crap?

because that's just what they do. All the time. Generally just ignoring them makes 'em shuddup.

 

ilyria

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: ilyria
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Why do women babble about such inane crap?

Judging by much of what I see posted here,I'd say you dudes have a nerve to complain:)
LOL, but deciding whether the Neverending Story should be remade or if I should go to the doctor for my broken arm is important! ;)

Let's not forget the endless questions about things like nose hair, Boxers or bvd's and correct farting procedures:)

The point here is that this isn't a one way street,you dudes do go on about stuff that we don't consider particularly important either, we listen a lot of the time because we love and care for you.

Excellent point- and most women never complain about men griping either despite the endless hours they've had to listen.

just couldn't let the thread die, could ya

Well I had to put in my two cents- I'm doing a study on how assumptions based on gender affects the social norms and expectations within online communities like ATOT.

Or I could be just be stupid because I'm a girl. *shrug*

BTW- if you do a search with the word "women" in ATOT, its pretty horrifying how misogynistic most of the topics listed are.

 

BD231

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I work in an office of 8 people, 7 of them are ladies, I'm the only male. A paper jam means an hour of bitching........., I don't care what anyone says, some chicks just like to bitch and rant over nothing. I've never heard so many repeated sentances in my life since working in an office full of young laddies, simply horrible the amount of time they talk on one worthless subject. What I've noticed is that ladies tend to end a convorsation on the same subject they started on, regardless of the length, and somehow enjoy the convo. With that said this world would probably be a pretty quiet place without ladies, guys generally tend to be more to the point for sure, but I admit chit chat in the backround while working makes the day go by faster though. Girls are obsessive in almost everything they do, guys are half assed when it comes to small talk.