Is silence golden?

SOMETIMES, silence can be a good thing. This quiz helps you tell if the silences between you both are help or a hindrance.

You spend most evenings together watching tv, and hardly exchange a word. Do you :

A. Sit close together, or cuddle or hold hands?

B. Sit apart and feel relieved you don't have to speak or there's nothing to say?

C. Sit and fume : he can never be bothered to talk?

He's depressed and uncommunicative. Do you :

A. Give him a hug. You know he doesn't want to talk, but you show him you care?

B. Bang around and sigh heavily, resenting the atmosphere he's creating?

C. Ignore him. It's his problem?

You're depressed and uncommunicative. Do you :

A. Allow him to hug you, or leave the room, grateful he respects your privacy?

B. Wish he would ask you what's wrong, or try to make you feel better?

C. Feel he's the last person you want to talk to, that it's his fault anyway?

You're having dinner with some friends. Do you :

A. Frequently catch your partner's eye and smile - you know just what each is thinking?

B. Ignore him, thankful that there are other, more interesting people around?

C. Feel you would enjoy it more if he wasn't there?

If you've answered B's or C's to the questions, silence is more damaging than helpful in your relationship. Mostly A's show you've nothing to worry about. There are times when you simply don't need to talk.