I am more important than WE
Research published in December 2008 issue of journal Personal Relationships indicates that woman who use the word “I” more often than the word “We” in their instant messages are 30% more likely to stay in the relatiohship 6 months later. Corresponding men were also more satisfied with their relationship.
The research was conducted by Richard Slatcher, Simine Vazire and James Pennebaker and analyzed IM data over 10 days of 68 US dating couples. The researcher used linguistic word count program to analyze the data.
I am trying to understand the causality in this research. It would seem to me that couples in stronger relationships are more likely and more confident in expressing their individuality than the couples in weaker relationships. What do you think?
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You know, I have to tell you, I really enjoy this blog and the insight from everyone who participates. I find it to be refreshing and very informative. I wish there were more blogs like it. Anyway, I felt it was about time I posted, I?ve spent most of my time here just lurking and reading, but today for some reason I just felt compelled to say this.