It turns out that your wife probably knew you were a bender as soon as she first set eyes on you
www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9269298/Women-really-do-have-a-gaydar.html
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 18 May 2012, 9:22, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Yeah, those stats are a lot less impressive when you
substitute stuff like "57 percent accuracy" for "7 percent better than guessing at random" not saying there's nothing there, but 65% is the highest figure given and that's just a 15% improvement on guesswork, so not exactly gaydar.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 18 May 2012, 9:48, Reply)

I didn't link to the Telegraph because of its skill in presenting science stories accurately
It was more about name calling, if anything.
Perhaps you would prefer to read the actual science? www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0036671
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 18 May 2012, 9:51, Reply)

its not even better than guess work
If they were mincing about in assless chaps you'd probably guess gay which would skew the odds.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 18 May 2012, 10:12, Reply)

They did at least eliminate these factors
buy showing the faces alone with no hair etc, still pretty slim margins though.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 18 May 2012, 11:07, Reply)