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Couples 'not spending enough' time together
29 July 2008
As the hustle and bustle of modern life takes its toll, Britons are spending less and less time with their spouses and partners, according to new research.
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A study by Cancer Research UK found that a third of couples spend less than three hours together a day.
One in nine spend no more than two hours with their other halves, the research revealed.
Even when they do spend time together, 12 per cent said they spend less than ten per cent of their time together actually talking. A further six per cent said they do not spend any of their time together talking.
According to the research, Britons are also not feeling challenged and stimulated enough in their relationships and are not finding the time to do joint activities.
Commenting on the study relationship expert Francine Kaye said: "These results show how little time couples are actually making for each other and it looks like we are spending less time together than ever before.
"Challenging each other to do something new together is a great way to rejuvenate your relationship. It's all too easy for the demands of daily living to take precedence over being a couple, but if people do not start making more quality time for each other, whether it's talking over the washing up, or exercising together, then the long-term consequences could be serious."
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