There has been a recent survey looking at how we make decisions, both big and small and whether men and women tackle the process differently. It highlighted some interesting findings.

The study of 2,000 people found that men were more likely to rush in and make a decision straight away without asking advice. Whereas women were more likely to consider the opinions of friends and took their time. With this extra thought before making decisions however it led to many women thinking about their decisions again later and are more likely to regret their choice.

A quarter of those surveyed found it easier to make big decisions than small ones, relying on their gut instinct for life changing decisions such as buying a house but agonising over buying shoes.

This may explain why so many of us think that we know we have met ‘the one’ within minutes of a first encounter.