You probably also spend a great deal of your communication behavior on play. Communication as play includes motives of pleasure, escape, and relaxation. For example, you often listen to comedians – as well as friends – largely because it's fun, enjoyable, and exciting. You tell jokes, say clever things, and relate interesting stories largely for the pleasure it gives to you and your listeners. Similarly, you may communicate because it relaxes you, allowing you to get away from pressures and responsibilities.
Popular belief and recent research both agree that men and women use communication for different purposes. Generally, men seem to communicate more for information, while women seem to communicate more for relationship purposes. Gender differences also occur in computer communication. For example, women ICQ users chat more for relationship reasons, while men chat more to play and to relax.
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