2007-11-02 09:02:52 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Men only listen to the first sentence or few words. It determines if he will be interested in participating in the conversation, other than that? Men will tune you out, if the conversation is one that involves gripes, complaints, whining, and/or gossips? They will listen, nod their head and roll their eyes while reading the newspaper or watching t.v. And telling themselves, "when is she going to shut the hell up!"
If a woman really wanted to have a full on conversation with their men, or a man. They need to listen to the topics that a man brings up. It is likely, those are the subject matter that interest them the most.
2007-11-02 09:31:11 · answer #1 · answered by Smahteepanties 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding? I nod a lot when they talk to me and I am a women. And I start to do the nod thing when men talk about sports. Alright, it really depends on the person. My carpool-buddy talks for 45 minutes straight about some new mineral makeup that relieves redness from sunburns and is also... okay maybe I was paying attention. Point is, I do start nodding when someone goes on and on about a subject I don't care about.
2007-11-02 18:42:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think nodding happens when we give them too much information or if they are doing something else.
Too much information and the nodding starts and they stop listening. When we say "Your not listening to me!" They can parrot back the last few lines they heard.
If they are doing something else (like watching football!) their focus is already on something else and you may get a nod but will most likely just be ignored.
Lol how can we be so much the same yet so different :)
2007-11-05 05:32:57 · answer #3 · answered by paintingj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but most women talk for the sake of talking. I'm a sucker for a girl who can tell a story or who engages in interesting conversation instead of just running her yap. But this girl is very rare.
My question would be do women listen to each other when their conversation is nothing more than taking turns reciting a laundry list of what happened all day.
2007-11-02 19:44:38 · answer #4 · answered by ninebadthings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At work maybe, because they need to pay attention to what everyone says, it affects their own performance. If they are interested romantically/sexually, they will pay attention to everything you say because it gives them clues as to how to impress you. My current boyfriend admitted to me a while back that he has developed the art of "selective listening." He listens for keywords involving sex, money, food. To be honest, I am the same way, don't like sports, don't care about his favorite movie genre, sci-fi. I can act like I care and nod too, but I don't really care about things that don't interest me.
2007-11-02 16:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Kate J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get a nod you're lucky. That goes for a grunt or an uh huh. It still doesnt mean that they're listening to you. They're just acknowledging that you'e interrupting their basketball--baseball-hockey etc etc game. Whover wrote that book about Mars and Venus knew what they were talking about.
2007-11-02 16:15:56 · answer #6 · answered by phlada64 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, men are listneing. I am a communicaton studies major and we just went over this. The reason you think men are not listening is we are wired different(men/women). Women care about the quality and details in a conversation. For women it is all about building and maintaing relationships. In men it is quite different, in conversations with men, it is all about status. We are direct and get to the point, it is not about the details but short concise answers. I hope this helps, my teacher is a PhD who also runs a business in marriage counseling, he says this is one of the most common questions he is asked.
2007-11-02 16:08:11 · answer #7 · answered by calilax04 1 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Nod, but comon. Were at work all day solving problems and we have to come home and hear trivial things. I can listen for about 5 mins tops. I'd be amazed if anyone can beat that.
2007-11-02 16:09:28 · answer #8 · answered by ChicagoMan 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Women used to talk to female friends,assume men talk in the same way they use the speech and expect a similar interacting,supportive too.
So men get lost,when not used but to male styles of bonding.
But luckily,there is a third way developed between two of different sex.You have to discover it,create it and keep it Built.
2007-11-02 17:01:20 · answer #9 · answered by amleth 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They just nod alot in rhythm. That's why men are such rhythmic nodders.
2007-11-02 17:14:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋