The average amount of time a woman can keep a secret is 47 hours and 15 minutes.
August 30, 2010 03:52
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Ever wondered how long a woman can keep a secret? Well the answer, it seems, is less than two days.
Researchers found that they will typically spill the beans to someone else in 47 hours and 15 minutes.
A study of 3,000 women aged between 18 and 65 also found that four in ten were unable to keep a secret, no matter how personal or confidential the news was.
Spilling the beans: Women cannot keep a secret for longer than 47 hours
More than half admitted that alcohol could prompt them to dish the dirt. Boyfriends, husbands, best friends and mothers were most likely to be initial recipients of the information.
Michael Cox, UK Director of Wines of Chile which commissioned the research said: ‘It’s official – women can’t keep secrets.’
