10% of us do this with our partner everyday. 5% do it several times a day. What?
A:Â Argue/fight
The top three things couples argue about:Â money, household chores and in-laws.
On average, women win 60% of arguments, with 40% prepared to cry in order to get their own way. Men are more likely to back down and admit they were wrong and are quicker to apologize.
A new study of 3,000 people who are married or in relationships found that the average couple argues 2,455 times a year. Is it just me, or does that seem like a lot of bickering? Number one on the list is ‘not listening’ which apparently comes up about every three days (112 times a year).Â
So are you above or below average?
BREAKDOWN OF ARGUMENTSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Not listening 112
Over spending 109
Money 108
Laziness 105
One of you snoring 102
Bills 98
What to eat for dinner 92
Driving too fast 91
Walking past stuff that needs taking up the stairs 90
Dirty house 90
What to watch on television 89
Disciplining the children 88
Dirty laundry left around the house 88
When to have sex 87
Taking each other for granted 84
Childrens’ bedtime 83
Getting home late from work 82
Not taking clothes out of the washing machine 82
One of you getting in the way in the kitchen 82
Treading mud into the house 80
Spoiling the children 79
Who should cook the evening meal 79
Swearing in front of the children 79
Not closing cupboard doors 79
Parking the car 77
Not answering your phone 76
Failing to say please/thank you 75
Not saying “I love you” 69
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TOTAL ARGUMENTS PER YEARÂ – 2,455
Does your family seem to be arguing more in the summer months? Apparently that’s normal, according to a study commissioned by a theme park over in the U.K.
 And beware this afternoon at 2:38! Read on to find out why….
From Newslite:
 The average family will endure 84 arguments over the summer holidays, it has been found.
Parental bust-ups over money, how to occupy bored youngsters and fall-outs between the kids themselves means the average family bickers twice every day.
That’s 14Â arguments each week and 84 over the six-week week holiday. And more than half of parents admit they argue more with the family over the summer holidays than at any other time of the year.
Oddly the study also revealed there is a most common time for the fights, with 2.38pm said to be when most disputes break out, with each argument lasting an average of 7.19 minutes.
But while the majority of arguments are between the children in the family, more than one in five involve mum and dad… though those can last for days.
