sex lies and conversation

I feel that it is acceptable for Tannen to generalize what she did about men and women. I feel this way because she does have information and statistics to back her statement up, and the information she gave was valid. By looking at statistics one would say that her observations and accuasations are valid. One could also say that her stats are invalid because of the fact that all men dont talk to their women in the same way she was explaining. Also all men are not afraid to talk around other people while their wife is around. My male part of my family and the friends that surround them do not refrain from saying any of their comments like Tannan says that men do.