A British study has identified the age at which men finally grow up -- and it’s 43.
That’s 11 years later than their female counterparts, according to research commissioned by Nickelodeon UK.
Men demonstrate their immaturity by being amused at farts and burps and playing video games, among other things, said women who participated in the survey.
Not being able to cook simple meals, re-telling the same old stories and jokes when out with the boys, and owning a skateboard or BMX were also high on the list.
Nickelodeon UK released the results in support of its launch of a new program called Wendell and Vinnie, which features a 30-year-old bachelor who suddenly becomes the legal guardian of his precocious 12-year-old nephew.
“As a man, especially one who works for a children’s channel, the question if men ever reach maturity is one I am well accustomed to,” said Tim Patterson, Nickelodeon’s director of programming. “However, as the characters Wendell and Vinnie show in our new program, a difference in maturity between two people definitely makes for an amusing partnership.”
Men don’t dispute their immaturity. A quarter of the men surveyed described themselves as actively immature, and both men and women agreed that women mature much, much sooner.
Three in 10 women surveyed said they and ended a relationship because they found a man too immature, and eight in 10 believed men “never stop being childish.”
On the bright side, almost one-third of those surveyed believed a little immaturity can be an asset when bonding with children.
The survey found the top five maturity failings among British men to be:
1. Finding humour in their own farts and burps
2. Eating fast food in the wee hours
3. Playing video games
4. Driving too fast or racing other cars
5. Snickering at rude words
