A new study conducted on behalf of Healthspan has claimed that an average woman spends the equivalent of 10 days every year feeling grumpy. The study stated that things like feeling fat, husbands not listening and something as small as broken nails can leave women fuming.

The study was carried out with 1,000 women and 1,000 men. In a poll conducted out on these 1,000 men, nearly 68% admitted to have found out when their wife or girlfriend is feeling low, but a 15% are brave enough to tell their partners to snap out of it.

Out of the 1,000 female volunteers, one in two of the women who were polled confessed that they were moody 'a lot' while four in 10 said their bad temper worsened as they aged. In all, two-thirds of women agreed that their gender is moodier than men with one in seven women stating that they spend longer time sulking than staying happy.

Psychotherapist Sally Brown said, "Moods are a barometer of our overall wellbeing. The research shows both men and women are susceptible to being in a bad mood from time to time, but what is interesting is more how the sexes cope with their moods".

It is believed that females crave 'me time' and men on the other hand rely on their partners to help lift them out of their moods and this is the reason behind nearly 23% who polled said their 'moodiness' was affecting their relationship.

Hormones have a major role to play when it comes to moodiness in case of women. Besides, everyday challenges like bad traffic, failing technology and change in the seasons as we head into winter can lead women into a bad mood.