Sense of humor different for men, womenFeb 09, 2005; Posted 08:21 pm EST (01:21 GMT) Men and women differ in how they define what makes a good sense of humor. A new study conducted by Eric Bressler, a graduate student at McMaster University, has found that to women, "sense of humor" means someone who is able to make her laugh, whereas for men a sense of humor means someone who likes his jokes."There's a difference between producers (those who make you laugh) and receptors (those who laugh when someone cracks a joke)," said Bressler. "Women choose men who produce humour 62 per cent of the time; conversely, men choose women who appreciate their humour 65 per cent of the time."
Bressler also found differences when he looked at different types of relationships: "When it comes to friendships, men like to be around women who produce humour; when it comes to sexual relationships, they only dig women who laugh at their jokes."
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