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I think, on average, that women get more pleasure from the taste of food than men do.

I'm not surprised.. the Big Five personality test already pointed to this idea: women score higher on 'impulsiveness', and neuroticism as a whole.

don't they have a better sense of smell, ergo, more taste subtly?

"I think, on average, that women get more pleasure from the taste of food than men do."

I think, on average, that women get more pleasure from the taste of sweet foods than men do. And men are more prone towards savory/bitter, etc.

I think that women are more likely to gorge on sweet stuff than, say, steak.

Regarding impulsiveness, it may be less harmful to yield to an impulse to eat a quart of ice cream than to, say, punch someone. Or drive 100 MPH. Women don't tend to do that. But of course, evolution isn't over!!

it may be less harmful to yield to an impulse to eat a quart of ice cream than to, say, punch someone. Or drive 100 MPH. Women don't tend to do that.

Unless they've got an irresistible impulse to eat a quart of ice cream and someone gets in their way.

Has anyone ever documented a study on the respective behaviour of males and females at shop sales?

Never mind a quart of ice cream, try getting between a woman and a cashmere sweater at 50% off.

A woman once ventured this theory to me: that femaleness is to some extent about taking pleasure from taking things in ... And that taking food in is a much safer way to enjoy the "taking in" thing than sex is. What a terrible trick on women that taking in too much food makes them fat, and even less sexually plausible ...