Do men gossip just as much as women?

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PlaceholderUsername · Accepted Answer

As a man, I don't think that I really gossip often at all, and neither do my male friends/relatives/coworkers. Out of the things on your list, we do sometimes talk about salaries/promotions and how work is going in general, but I don't consider that gossiping. There might be some unhealthy element of trying to measure up one-another or boasting, but I think gossiping requires that the topic be other people not participating in the conversation. In the rare event that we do speak badly about someone else, we're probably discussing what sort of actionable plan we can do to respond to some specific bad behavior. Like if we suspect someone is stealing things, we might discuss it secretly to make a plan to catch the person, but I don't think that's the same motivation or purpose in 'gossiping'.

coachTanthony · Accepted Answer

I am not sure I would call it Gossip... more like complaining!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I can only speak from my own experience, but my boyfriend gossips all the time. He would tell his friends embarrassing things about me that I didn't want them to know. When we were nine months into our relationship, I had an embarrassing bodily function in front of my boyfriend and made him swear he wouldn't tell a soul lol. What did he do? Told all his friends and they were all teasing me about it! I was so upset and he now knows to keep his mouth shut about our personal business lol :P I never gossip though because I don't wanna hurt anyone's feelings and too busy living my life aha ;)

Dali-chan · Accepted Answer

Ofc. The only person who gossiped about me in high school was actually a guy. I refused to date him, then he started to spread a rumor with his friends that I was a lesbian who even fucked with our female math teachers, that I lick her pussy, and that’s the reason I have good grades. This rumor was more believed by guys , and some girls even defended me.

victoriaxoxo · Accepted Answer

From experience it is about the same. Men and women also gossip about similar things. Bar a few niche male-only or female-only topics.

From research it is also about the same. www.inc.com/.../...-than-women-says-new-study.html
www.everydayhealth.com/.../
With men gossiping somewhat more negatively than women but otherwise very much alike.

Anonymous · Answer

from my own personal experiences that maybe is just plain bad luck

the majority of the people I've been around who yapped about others were suprisingly mostly males in general

to make matters worse
im the complete opposite

I literally don't care about what anyone or what they say & do... im all about mines in this world

it's a very rare trait that im thankful for everyday... being able to ignore everyone & everything & just focus on you without any resistance

many of the male gossipers k ow about my traits/personality & I've been vilified for it but screw them

I can walk through life focused on me for eons without ever giving anyone or anything the slightest thought... it's a very rare trait

lumos · Answer

Men actually gossip more than women. They're just more likely to call it "locker room talk", "banter" or whatever to come off as more manly.

Hypnos0929 · Answer

Men talk about trivial things and maybe a few rumors but we rarely ever spread word to different cliches unless it's big news (cheating, someone's getting fired, a hurt friend, a relationship has started/ended) and even then we keep it quick and don't dwell on it. A conversation between men changes to 20 topics in 10 minutes if left unchecked.
With women they keep it on one topic then agree to feel one way or give advice. "Your husband didn't do dishes? Well I'll tell you why I'm single, because I'd leave him"

Anonymous · Answer

I have more gossipped about the football players and their potential transfer to the new clubs. This list seems very strange. I have never "gossiped" about sex. And about hot girls, its more like stating who is hotter and how unavailable she is. News, definitely. Old school friends, definitely. Dont know what "spreading rumors" means outside the context of what rumor.

Boromir · Answer

Men are way less nasty towards colleagues and looks, we rarely talk destructive, we’re also more ‘solution oriented’, men love to show off to each other with a solution for an issue, most women just want to complain and burn other women down. If we have issues with sit down and talk it out like men in stead of whining for years behind the back of the other.

nathanp97 · Answer

To me gossiping is just talk about someone else negatively behind their back. Men don't do that as much because they normally don't have a problem doing it to your face. If a man doesn't like you you probably already know.

Soccergirl29 · Answer

From what i've seen yes! I'm still in middle school but in my study hall me and my friends usually talk to my crush and my friend, his bff. Its kinda suprising how much they gossip! They've talked about other girls, their "friends", our teachers, who said what, etc!

holograph · Answer

Not even close. Like 10% at absolute most. I know a LOT of women whose sole hobby in life seems to be gossiping, and I mean that very literally. Men banter. We talk a little bit about something and we move on. To many women, gossip is literally a way of life.

(I recognize that not all women are like that, which is good, because it's incredibly unattractive.)

ronaldo75 · Answer

The same amount. The difference is women get drunk off of gossip a lot more and talk about more insignificant bullshit that really shouldn't even be mentioned. For example in my office the women can gossip fro 3 hours about how someone they don't like wore ugly shoes to work that day. Men would NEVER do that.

Alpha09 · Answer

I think it depends on the crowd. But personally I've sat in on some gossip among a group of male friends on more than one occasion, and let me tell you the tea was hot👌

EleanorRigby · Answer

They do but they'll rarely admit it, since they like to think they are above it.

Anonymous · Answer

Girls gossip too much, guys complain too much
Omggg im so sick poor me i think im dying
I need to go to doctor cause im so sick
Just rlly overly ‘sick’ and complains and I feel like girls doesn’t complain as much as guys. But I know a lot of men that gossips, they just gossip about other people or coworker I don't know other things than what women gossip about

Cdubs27 · Answer

I have friends that are guys and friends that are girls. Almost every single time my friends that are girls gossip and like to "spill the tea" about the on goings of work/school. My friends that are guys might bitch about a shitty situation. But they typically don't walk about things that don't involve themselves.

Kaprikorn · Answer

I've been a witness. Men definitely gossip like women do. Whether it's about a girl they heard somebody slept with or a man that's cheating on their mate. They talk about it!! You can go sit in a barber shop one weekend and find out everything going on with everybody in the first 30 mins!

Luv2BRealExotic13 · Answer

Men gossip more but for some reason call it not gossiping. The men in every job and school I’ve been in seem to know everyone’s beef and stats before the arguing people do, I don't know.

DizzyDesii · Answer

Yes, especially if gay. I don't know why people think they dont. But i mean just think about how much stuff soreads Around the locker room or when guys are playing pool. Gossip at its finest

smølf · Answer

Gossip casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details which are not confirmed as true.

Based on this I'll say women for certain gossip more, men more often talk about facts and things that are confirmed as true. At least this is the case with the men and women I know.

0112358 · Answer

No.

They sort of do but not not the same way. Men “gossip” more about politics, sports, economics. It’s still basically gossip since it’s not like any of us are about to be made Secretary of State or whatever.

ManOnFire · Answer

Not even close. It's like I always say: watch what you say to a female, especially in the workplace, because 9 times out of 10 she will spread it around. Guys? Not too often.

Piteka5 · Answer

There's some studies about how men and women share time, I talked a out them in college. Men usually prefer some kind of activity togheter, like having a drink, playing a game, football, bowling, etc.
Women prefer just each other's company.
About conversation topics that probably depends on the individual level

viajen · Answer

I've had enough times talking to my partner about hanging out with friends... My girlfriend gets more info out of my friends than me.

Just a part of hanging out with guys, we don't think about recapping everything when we're together.

arabgoddess · Answer

I can't even count the amount of times I have said that they are worse than women lol

abc3643 · Answer

We don't gossip. Especially when we are adults in the real world. It's not our way. A guy who gossips is a guy who's skirt you should look under and check the parts.

Ripper_E · Answer

They do but most of the time it's more like a quick conversation and move on. I've rarely met a woman that doesn't bring up random irrelevant shit and start gossiping.

SkipStop · Answer

Women gossip more and share more sensitive information. Guys will just shortly say something broad and move on. Women share every detail.

AynonOMouse · Answer

In my experience most men talk about sports, video games, politics, cars, and funny videos on YouTube.

Ninjazzed · Answer

Men definitely gossip, if not more than women.. just in a joking way.

FatherJack · Answer

In most cases no , just short statements and to the point , far less elaborate than women. Men tend to take the piss out of each other in a humourous way , more than anything , which the non wussbags find hilarious.

BeHappy1985 · Answer

3, 4, 5 and 8 could be one category for guys. We mostly talk about sex and events. Ladies talk mostly about people, which is true gossip.

TatMan39 · Answer

in my opinion i think guys ( gossip) just as much as women do... i know when im at work me and the guys talk about the women we meet and there looks the things we would do to them in bed and so on...

SirRexington · Answer

In my experience men do not gossip for long periods of time if at all. We don't care enough to do it. We talk about other things and people but not in the way women typically do.

_Jay_ · Answer

I mean guys in my class gossip about me a lot so like in my personal opinion, hell yes

_SOARER_ · Answer

In my experiences I almost never gossip with my friends, we do talk a lot of shit about each other, buts its to each others faces.  So its a lot more direct.  I would say women gossip more.

btbc92 · Answer

Yes they do. It depends on their character and the company they keep. I just stay away from gossipers. Causes nothing but trouble and confussion.

Kayla45 · Answer

I think women gossip a lot more than men do, sure men check out girls when they are with their buddies, but I don't think they gossip about them.

HOAAH · Answer

I think women gossip more, as men are too into their hobbies.

cayde6 · Answer

Nah well me my friends only talk about how others we haven't seen in ages are like we miss them I'd say I can only speak for myself tho

SarahsSummer · Answer

I dont even know for sure if men talk about anything at all when they are together.

Jinda · Answer

Females gossip more than males. But there are some men who gossip as much as a woman. And there are some female (5 prcnt) who doesn't gossip much

Kid209 · Answer

Some gossip, some don't, can't say all of men do or don't though.

harvest · Answer

Honestly I have never hear of guys gossiping for more than one sentence :/

melodymichelle · Answer

Men only gossip when the news is REALLY good. If its just the typical girl "her hair looks ugly", they tend not to do that. But if its a secret about someone cheating on someone, then yes.

madgoat · Answer

Last I heard, men gossip more (surprise). I suspect it depends on environment though.

Shutupman · Answer

Guys gossip more in my experience than women. It was a pest at my previous jobs.

Anonymous · Answer

Women definitely go into much more detail then we do lol. IF we gossip at all, it's usually very general and brief, were women will analyse it completely lol.

BirdFan360 · Answer

Can't possibly speak for all men, so didn't vote. I don't like to gossip in general, so I vote D.

Chris006 · Answer

Not more in general. But women in general gossip about pretty much anything. Which most men definitely not would do. Therefore I'm one of the 75%. But some metrosexual men surely do gossip more than most men, but not as much as a woman.

TomasLyy · Answer

the only thing guys ever talk about is what we want to do, eachother, and the girls were interested in. everything else just seems lame

Cybernizer · Answer

The only gossip I have done in the past year is finding out what happened to those kids I never saw at graduation. Women gossip every. single. day.

nuberu17 · Answer

We do for entertainment... woman does do it for destruction hahahhahahhaha

Evil_Chuck · Answer

In my experience, no. If we're talking at all it's about the weather, the news, sports, co-workers, or mutual friends. And we don't whisper dramatically into each others' ears like in the pictures. xD

Anonymous · Answer

Women are bitches, coming from a girl who gets gossiped about!

Ganta2Igarashi · Answer

What I got to notice so far in my life men usually just don't give a flip to gossip

Ms_Facesitter · Answer

I love the results We are like yes, they are like Hell Nah

winterfox10 · Answer

Women gossip way more. Some dudes are really gossipy too, but it's mostly women.

HuskerCAR2567 · Answer

I do not like talking behind people's back. If I have complaint or an issue with someone. I'll let them know what's up.

13IsALuckyNumber · Answer

Men don’t really gossip, they just talk about stuff and don’t really do anything about that information and a lot of times don’t care.

genericname85 · Answer

absolutely but about different things and in different ways.

Iron_Man · Answer

Yes but we do it in a cocky rough way like saying yeah man I could have banged that chick

Exorcist_Rampage · Answer

Women probably gossip at-least 3 times more often. They just love spreading things around to their friends.

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