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Research Determines Women Can Keep a Secret For 47 Hours

Posted by samzenpus on from the misogynistic-research dept.

A study of 3,000 women aged 18-65 has found that the average woman cannot keep a secret for longer than 47 hours. The study also found that four out of ten admitted that they were unable to keep a secret, no matter how personal or private. Michael Cox, UK Director of Wines of Chile, which commissioned the research, said, "It's official - women can't keep secrets. We were really keen to find out with this survey how many secrets people are told. What we didn't bank on was how quickly these are passed on by those we confide in. No matter how precious the piece of information, it's often out in the public domain within 48 hours."

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  1. Who wins by unlametheweak · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It would be more relevant if they included men in this study. I've found both sexes to be untrustworthy. Normal, socialized humans appear to have an instinct for being immoral.

    1. Re:Who wins by Kokuyo · · Score: 3, Insightful

      We usually call people who don't lie and cheat socially inept. There is a 'too honest' if you want to get along with your peers.

      Now I'm not saying that this is not a very damning situation for a race to be in, but there you have it.

    2. Re:Who wins by unlametheweak · · Score: 2, Insightful

      We usually call people who don't lie and cheat socially inept.

      Yes I've been called "socially inept" as well. I've also been called a "loser", amongst other things.

      There is a 'too honest' if you want to get along with your peers.

      Yeah, I've noticed that people who don't back-stab, peer pressure each other to demonize scape goats to promote social cohesion often end up being demonized themselves when they end up on the news (like Columbine and Virgina tech). Too bad people spend too much time defending their own immorality instead of treating people with respect so that these massacres would not need to occur.

  2. Troll science? by straponego · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The survey was commissioned by the Wines of Chile? One wonders how rigorous this study was, especially given they don't mention asking the obvious alternative group, men. It sounds almost like an Onion article.

    It does match my experience, but in general men aren't that great at secrets either-- we just don't find most gossip as interesting. I, for one, forget most of it almost as fast as my gf tells me... Still: never tell a girl something you don't want people talking about the next day. Women are a lot like Facebook, in a way... you don't get to complain about them doing what they do.

  3. Re:Depends on the woman by brainfsck · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is why astrology is so powerful.

    Obligatory Maddox link.