You find out about your friend’s breakup, new apartment, or promotion weeks after it has occurred. That’s because you don’t give her a moment to speak when you see one another.
There's no reward for having the worst day, the funniest story, or the craziest tale to tell. But one-uppers need all eyes and ears on them at all times.
Some people just want some attention.
Men are always saying women talk too much. They don’t really mean it: they love us. When it comes to the basics—our career, our feelings, our wellbeing—the good guys do want to know. So where does the notion that women talk too much come from? This.