In the United States, it is estimated that marriage mates spend only six minutes a day conversing with each other in a meaningful way. Some authorities think that half of all separations and divorces are the result of this decline.
एका अंदाजानुसार, संयुक्‍त संस्थानातील वैवाहिक सोबती एकमेकांशी दिवसभरात केवळ सहा मिनिटे अर्थपूर्ण संभाषण करतात.