Men Are More Sympathetic than Women When It Comes to Colds

There are few things worse than a man with a cold. My patience button always seems to break when my husband has a cold because he mopes around the house, sniffling and whining. For days.

According to a new study, men are definitely more sympathetic toward their sick wives or girlfriends than the women are when guys are sick. Not really a shock is it Researchers found that men are patient and kind for 19 hours when their partners are under the weather. Women, on the other hand, are only patient and kind for only 16 hours.

Guys are also more likely to be at the “beck and call” of their sick partner, going so far as to run errands for them and let them have full control of the television when they're feeling sick.