Why do girls Like to talk so much?

equine99
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:44:18 +0000

I know I love talking on the phone with my best friends, and can go on about nothing for hours. But it’s always mutual, like, if either of us need to go we just say hey sorry gtg and we’re fine with it. I would also never call someone who wasn’t a close friend to talk for hours at a time. Maybe 1/2 hour max if we had stuff to talk about. I think with a really close friend it’s easier to just say whatever pops into your head, almost without limit, while with people I know a little less well, I censor myself just a little bit (like, I WON’T say, “wow, my ceiling looks really weird, I wonder how many times it’s been painted, likem ever?” to a friend, but I would say that to a close friend, because we both know it will lead into something else like her going “dude we just got our ceilings replastered, and the guy was really hot!” which could turn into all sorts of things). It’s more talking for the sake of talking, just like how you can hang out with someone and not necessarily say anything, but still have fun. I think it may have to do with the whole female herd mentality. Now, I’m not trying to say all girls are like this, but as a general thing, girls are more group oriented, and so they (at least myself and most girls I know) crave that “hanging out” feeling, which you can get by talking on the phone.

That’s my take on it. But I would never call someone at 1am–especially if I know they’ve got a funky work schedule. That’s just rude. I would also never have that type of conversation with someone I’m not super uber good friends with.