Washington Post: A/C Setting Can Push Couples to Boiling Point

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Stephen and Alex:
I know your site is about "online dating" but felt the need to point your attention to an article in today's (August 2, 2008) Washington Post about the differece between men and and women with regards to air conditioning. Seems like an interesting relationship issue you may want to discuss on your site.
Be well.
Isiah

Thanks Isiah! We know many people that complain, "He makes it too cold/She makes it too warm." It's interesting that men have a greater tolerance for cold, and that women have a lower ratio of body mass to surface area, less muscle mass and a slower resting metabolism, all of which account for the temperature disparity. But what we found most interesting about the article is what Diane Sollee, head of the Washington-based Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education said:

Happily married couples, the ones who make it all the way to the rocking chairs, argue pretty much nonstop about an average of 10 "irreconcilable differences," Sollee said. "Couples are always going to disagree about some things, always. The important thing is to talk about them with love and respect. In marriage communication, we have to teach couples to talk to each other, even when they disagree, in a way that will make them want to make love that night."

Seems like some sage words of wisdom!

Thanks again Isiah, for calling our attention to this article. Read A/C Setting Can Push Couples to Boiling Point by Steve Hendrix by clicking here.


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