Sherryl Connelly of the New York Daily News wrote an interesting article a couple weeks ago about how couples that use “we” are happier than couples that use “I” when referring to themselves.
The article talked about a UC Berkeley study that looked at arguments between married couples. Arguments where couples used “we” and “our” went smoother than where couples used “I” and “me.”
Although the study looked at middle age and older couples, the same holds true for younger ones as well:
Earlier studies have shown that “we-ness” versus “me-ness” is a strong indicator of how happy younger couples are. This study shows how the pronoun/identity factor plays out over time as couples either team up or become polarized over disagreements.
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