Posted on 07/20/2008 5:52:36 AM PDT by Soliton
When it comes to memory it is clear that men and women are simply not on the same wavelength.
While men may fail to match a woman's ability to remember the date of an anniversary, they are better at storing a seemingly endless cache of facts and figures.
Scientists believe they have now uncovered the reason for this difference between the sexes – they make the memories in different ways.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
As long as my husband remembers where he lives at the end of the day, I can live with it. ;)
Actually, he’s more romantic than I am, and never forgets even the most insignificant “anniversary” in our lives. Go figure, LOL!
I have a good memory when it comes to words & I can repeat conversations word for word. I can’t remember anything involving numbers - dates, zip codes, phone numbers, birthdays. If my fiancé doesn’t remember birthdays & anniversary dates on his own, they pass unnoticed. We end up celebrating our anniversaries randomnly, whenever it occurs to us that we must have missed one already.
I have the same excellent memory you have regarding words and conversations, but I also remember numbers just fine. In fact, both of my brothers have the same uncanny memory ability. My husband remembers very little and I really do not look forward to the day when he starts losing his memory because I cannot imagine it getting much worse.
I used to enjoy amazing people with my ability to read a chapter from a book & then repeat it word for word. I stopped bragging about it because when I would honestly forget something once in a while, I’d be accused of “forgetting” on purpose haha.
These types of studies usually get male scientists fired.
Uh...Women have sex on the brain, too...But I suppose it could be included under moods...
He simply knows how to get what he wants. ;0)
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people in the same house remembering the same thing.
I not only can't forget a birthday, valentines day or anniversary; I have to get a card too. I get the biggest, frilliest card on the top shelf and don't even bother reading it. She usually cries and I get lucky. We live in a strange world!
Moses knows alright!
***...while women form more “emotional” memories such as birthdays, wedding anniversaries and details about the world around them.***
That’s a crock. Men remember mechanical things. Women remember anything important by their colors.
Officer: “Ma’am, can you describe the car that hit you?”
Woman: “Of course I can. It was red.”
Well, he does seem to be a pretty happy guy! :)
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