When you’re dating, you spend a lot of time with your person.
So how much time exactly should you spend with your partner? Well, that depends both on your relationship and how you’re spending your time.
Couples, on average, spend about two to two and half hour daily including weekends, according to the Office for National Statistics. That time is largely spent watching television (one-third of all the time spent together), eating (30 minutes) and doing housework together (24 minutes). That doesn’t seem like a whole lot of time — and the time couples tend to spend together also doesn’t seem super valuable.
For women, more than men, however, spending quality time together seems to be more important. According to a study of 318 married and cohabitating couples from the Brigham Young University and Colorado State University, women care more about quality time, This time must involve talking to one another (and that doesn’t mean fighting over the remote control).
Conclusion It’s important, then, to recognize your individual needs, respect your differences, create a balance with which both partners are comfortable keeping and checking in. Whether that means spending two hours a day doing something active together or going on a proper date just once a week is up to you.