9 Questions Men Have For Women Answered By Science

8. Why Are You Always So Damn Cold?

So you fall into bed at the end of a long day, looking forwards to a bit of well-deserved rest when, suddenly, your back comes into contact with what you presume to be some kind of ice sculpture. Nope, it's just your girlfriend's feet. This is probably in addition to the women you've heard complaining about being cold at work - despite being wrapped up in a chunky knit - or the ladyfriends you've leant a jacket to on a night out (aren't you a gent?), so are women really colder than men, or are they just complaining? Obviously this varies from person to person but, on average, women's bodies tend to produce less heat than men's. This could be down to different metabolisms, which is how your warm-blooded body produces heat, or the fact that women tend to have high body fat and lower muscle mass than men (muscle is metabolically active and produces more heat than fat). Women are also smaller and therefore retain less heat in their bodies than men. It is also thought that the nerves that control blood flow to the extremities are more sensitive in women than men, meaning that, when the temperature drops, the blood vessels restrict and warming blood is redirected towards the vital organs. If it's any consolation, she probably thinks you're some kind of human furnace. Plus the noise you make when she presses her cold feet on your back is hilarious.