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Old 11th December 2009, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by SmartAleq View Post
Associational vs linear thought. Women are more likely to see things as a gestalt, so as they're talking about one thing it will mentally associate with another thing, and some people don't have good filters so you get to hear their process. I think this way but don't usually let it get to my speech unless I'm really tired or baked. Men are more likely to see situations as unique and dissociated from other issues so they just follow the train of thought until it gets to the station, then switch trains as it were.
I can't imagine explaining this more accurately. Or elegantly!
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