Love’s language: Couples who say ‘we’ happier

revious studies have indicated that use of inclusive pronouns that include “we,” “our” and “us” — versus “I,” “me” and “you” — are evidence of marital satisfaction in younger couples like Sievwright and hubby Dane, both of whom are 27.

Lower heart rates Each of 154 middle age and older couples in the study spent 15 minutes discussing a point of disagreement while hooked to heart rate and blood pressure monitors in Levenson’s laboratory. The researchers later watched videotapes of the interactions with attention to emotional behavior and the pronouns used, overlaid against the readings on physical stress. The middle age couples were married at least 15 years and those in the older group at least 35 years.

“When the ‘we’ language was predominant, those 15 minutes were emotionally positive and physiologically calm, and those were also the couples who were most satisfied with their marriages,” Read more at today.msnbc.msn.com