For a good relationship, you should talk to each other for at least 5 hours a week.

Is it quiet in the evening on the couch? Are you both watching your own series on your own laptop? Better start talking to each other, as that would be the foundation for a long-term relationship. Couples who have been together for a long time talk, after all. And a lot too.

Without distractions. Without the phone.

And no, not just briefly and concisely about how the kids did at school. Talk about your life and your burdens. Your pleasures and your fun. It's more important for love than you think. It's about talking together without both of you half-interested with one eye on a screen. Talk about what’s in your heart. Ask how he’s really doing and what he’s thinking about.

How are you, darling?
On average, people who have been together longer talk for 44 minutes a day with each other. And not just about business matters, but also about how they feel and what they are experiencing. If you do that every day, you’ll easily reach that minimum of five hours. But if you’re busy with the kids and work, it quickly falls by the wayside. You won’t get much further than: ‘How was your day?’ ‘Good, and yours?’

Couples have an average of 14 real conversations with each other per week. You’re certainly busy and tired, but it should be doable, right? At least one message back and forth every day is also considered very normal. Ask further, if you still want to sit together on that couch in December 2024.

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