May or may not be Schmoopie

MSNBC quotes The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships as stating the more frequently you and your significant other call each other by those sickeningly sweet pet names, the more satisfying your relationship likely is.

The magic formula is apparently 5 “positive communications” for every 1 negative.

But it’s not just about cooing and calling each other Schmoopie. Coded conversation is important, too. Carol Bruess, Ph.D. at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, St. Minnesota is the co-author of Belly Button Fuzz and Bare-Chested Hugs: What Happy Couples Do says:

You are saying, symbolically, that you care enough about the other person and the relationship to develop your own way of speaking. You’ve got your own private world, your own mini culture.

It’s also a form of marking territory when out in public. A stomach churning form, but one none the less, says the suspiciously conveniently named Pat Love, co-author of How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It:

It’s a way to identify the relationship as exclusive. It’s like an auditory marker.

Source: Close couples speak language of love, msnbc.com

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