For Healthy Marriage, Use 'We' Language
Older couples and happier couples were the ones using more "we" language, indicating that long, healthy marriages are ones that exist in a cohesive conjugal environment, MyFox National reported.
Robert Levenson, the lead researcher in the Psychology and Aging report, told Associated Press that using "we" words over "I" words was "part of this invisible language that can tell scientists what's going on inside a marriage". Researchers believe that speaking as a single, rather than as a couple, can lead to selfish tendencies. Furthermore, heart rates were found to be directly related to this finding.
More than 150 middle-aged and older couples were included in the study, and in the course of 15 minutes discussed a point of disagreement while attached to heart rate and blood pressure monitors. The results were straight-forward: couples who used "we" language more often were calmer and emotionally positive. More interestingly, most couples with these reactions were older and married for a longer period of time.
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