So many television marriages -that playing out of lives against a background of the tube. Instead of two lives filing the room, There are their two lives and the eleven o'clock news with Constant commercial interruption. Instead of what you say and what I say. You don't laugh with me; I don't laugh with you. All the wit comes pouring out of the tube. And we laugh at it together. The more we avoid talkingthe more passive the relationship becomes. Television permits us to walk through lifewith minor speaking parts. And the more we fail to speak, the more difficult speaking becomes . Lois Wyse
About This Quote

When people marry each other, they are thinking of settling down and having a family. However, this quote shows that television is the reason many people don’t want to get married. People are not able to relate with each other so they go back to their television set instead. They are more concerned about their lives on television than about what is happening in their own life.

This quote also shows how important it is for people to communicate with each other more often. If they don’t talk, they won’t be able to solve problems any easier.

Source: Lovetalk; How To Say What You Mean To Someone You Love

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