HUSBAND AND WIFE COMMUNICATIONS

HUSBAND AND WIFE COMMUNICATIONS

In their book, “Husbands and Wives,” Gary Smalley and John Trent cite a Harvard study of several hundred preschoolers in whom researchers discovered a very interesting phenomenon.  Reviewing recordings of children’s playground conversations, they realized that most of the sounds coming from the little girls’ mouths were recognizable words.  However, only 60 percent of the sounds coming from the little boys were recognizable.  The other 40 percent were sound effects like “Vrrrooooom!” “Aaaaagh!” or “Toot toot!”

This difference apparently persists into adulthood.  Communication experts say that the average woman speaks over 25,000 words a day while the average man speaks only a little over 10,000.  What does this mean in marital terms?  On average, wives reported that they need to spend 45 minutes to 60 minutes each day in meaningful conversation with their husbands.  On the other hand, husbands reported that they need fifteen to twenty minutes of discourse, once or twice a week! 

Hey guys, all of us can do a bit better, myself included!

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!