An article in the paper today outlined new research that has found that at the age of 50, women’s memory outperforms their male counterparts.

A study involving 9,600 middle aged men and women, done by the Institute of Education at the University of London found that the men scored significantly more poorly in the verbal memory tests; particularly in the delayed memory test.

Well. I suspect that they have failed to take several other issues into consideration; THAT THEY PROBABLY WEREN’T LISTENING IN THE FIRST PLACE AND CERTAINLY WEREN’T INTERESTED ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THE DETAIL.

I’m just saying….

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10 Comments
  • Jon Storey
    March 12, 2010

    The truth is that women spend so much time exercising their memories reminding us males about all the things we have done wrong in our lives. Males on the other hand, find it pays in the long term just to quietly forget………

  • fab feisty and fifty
    March 12, 2010

    er…sorry what did yu just say?

    seriously this is TRUE!!!!!! at 51 and counting…I am a primary source !!!

    saz x

  • Jon Storey
    March 13, 2010

    re your comment.

    Trust me, you just don’t know how lucky you are..!!

  • London Dad
    March 13, 2010

    Can’t remember what I was going to say

    • Family Affairs
      March 13, 2010

      Ha ha – but no doubt because you weren’t listening in the first place Lx

  • Sarah in Italy
    March 13, 2010

    So in a few years I’ll stop wandering around the house wondering why I felt the need to change rooms in the first place ?

    Bugger, without all those fruitless trips up and down stairs without ever working out what it is I supposed to be doing/looking for I’ll have to go on a diet.

  • Selina Kingston
    March 13, 2010

    They must be really bad then because my memory is getting worse. In fact I was going to write something really funny……but I’ve forgotten what it was (arf, arf!!)

  • Dulwich Divorcee
    March 13, 2010

    oops, forgotten what I was going to say. No really …..xx

    • Family Affairs
      March 13, 2010

      Don’t worry DD, it’s only going to get better. By 50 you can pop back and leave a proper message!! Lx

  • Hannah
    March 14, 2010

    Yup I think you have a point there – mine seems to hear only about half of what I say