There was a middle-aged couple sitting at a table next to me in a coffee shop.  Guy had a newspaper, Gal was flipping through a magazine.  Every once in awhile, they would comment on something that one of them was reading, but for the most part, the exchange was limited.  At one point, Gal put the magazine down and said something like “oh, do you know what I forget to tell you?”.  I’m paraphrasing here since I could hear most of what they were saying, but not every word.  Guy asked what and they had a conversation about someone they knew starting a new job and the circumstances surrounding the new position.  Here’s how it went (again paraphrased) -

Guy: No, what?

Gal: Remember, Sarah from-?

Guy:Yeah, why?

Gal:  Well, she was working at- (Guy nods before gal says the place)

Gal: Well, she was-(Guy nods before gal says anything else)

Gal: So now she has a new job.

Guy: Is it at-

Gal: Yup and its’s-

Guy: Exactly, we called that all along and she’ll probably-

Gal: Oh, no doubt and I wonder-

Guy:  I’m sure.  And if not, it’ll be-

Gal:  I can’t wait to see how it all goes down

So, this exchange went on for at least 30-60 seconds.  Impressive since they both seemed to have a strong understanding of the information.  As an outsider, and no, I don’t think they were specifically talking in code because they knew I was eavesdropping, I had no frame of reference for anything they were talking about, but they knew exactly what they were saying.  I think this type of communication can only happen with two people who are truly in sync with each other and have probably been communicating with each other for a long time.  I really wanted to ask them how long they had been in a relationship, but a non-creepy opportunity didn’t arrive.  I think they eventually caught on to my listening and didn’t like it.

But, isn’t communication supposed to be enjoyable and be an important part of strong relationships?  Their relationship communication was so effective that they didn’t even need to verbalize what they were saying.  But, doesn’t that take some of the fun of talking to another person away?