Women Keep Secrets For An Average Of Only 32 Minutes
Nov 18, 2011 5 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
If you know the Colonel Sanders secret recipe or the true identity of Batman, you might not want to share that with a woman. That’s because none of your secrets are safe with her — ever.
Skin-care company Simply surveyed 3,000 British women about how they treat confidential information, and the conclusion was that nothing is really confidential in their books.
The poll shows that no matter how sensitive the secret, 1 in 10 women said they were incapable of keeping it to themselves, while just under half felt the urge to tell someone else.
Eighty-five percent of women in the study said they take pleasure in hearing gossip about others, which explains why TMZ is such an unbeatable business model.
What’s scary is that women keep secrets for an average of only 32 minutes. With texting and Twitter coming into play, expect those averages to decrease with time.
Looks like Elton John was on to something when he wrote “Don’t Trust That Woman.”
