EVERYONE SAYS ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS AND PICTURES ARE MORE THAN 1,000 WORDS, BUT WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT INSTANT MESSAGING? APPARENTLY MORE THAN WE THINK! The more frequently women use the pronoun "I" in their instant messages, the more satisfied they are with their partners. The guys also reported higher satisfaction in couples where the girl used "I" a lot in IMs. "Instant messages are a great way to get at how people communicate in the real world," said lead study researcher Richard Slatcher of UCLA.
Slatcher and his colleagues analyzed 10 days of instant-message conversations from nearly 70 U.S. couples who had been dating for about one and a half years and had an average age of 19. The couples also answered questions about relationship satisfaction. Six months later, the couples indicated whether they were still dating. After six months, about 60 percent of couples were still dating while the others had broken up.
Among pronouns in IMs, couples used "I" nearly 20 times more frequently than "we." And of the emotion words, all couples were most likely to use positive words.
Women who IMed with lots of "I's" were 30 percent more likely to stay in their relationships compared with other women.
LADIES, I WONDER IF THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY MEN LIKE SELFISH WOMEN THAT SAY "I" A LOT.
FELLAS, I GUESS IF YOUR WOMAN DON'T SAY "I" A LOT IN THEIR MESSAGE YOUR IN FOR A BAD RELATIONSHIP!!!!
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