In other words , the social scientists assigned data to one of my greatest fears : that my husband and I will become the couple in the restaurant eating together , but not saying a word to each other except , `` Pass the salt . '' 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 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 .