Writer tries to figure out what she and husband can talk about . Recent British study : the longer couples are married , the less they talk . Couples who are married chat for 50 minutes out of the hour , according to the study . By five years of marriage , the average couple chat for 50 minutes in an hour .
Writer tries to figure out what she and husband can talk about . Recent British study : the longer couples are married , the less they talk . Couples who are dating chat for 50 minutes out of the hour , according to the study . By 50 years of marriage , the average couple converses for three minutes in an hour .