Psychologist Richard Slatcher (Richard Slatcher) noticed that his relationship with his wife became closer through friendship with another married couple. And I thought: is it always like this?
He conducted an experiment: 60 couples were seated in a cafe in fours, half of the tables were asked to choose a topic for a meaningful conversation, and for the rest, the couples only exchanged secular remarks. Six months later, it turned out that a third of the couples from the first group continue to communicate, feel happier, and their relationship in their own couple has become more trusting. And the partners from the second group did not change. Well, the chance of meeting a couple of kindred spirits is about one in three. Not so little if the goal is to become happier …