He’d like husbands to have a say too

Re: “A Wife’s Silence Isn’t Golden in Marital Spats” [Sept. 24]: Your article reports on new research finding that married women who speak their minds during marital disputes have a lesser chance of dying from heart disease and other conditions.

What is needed now is a study investigating the effects on the longevity of the husbands of women who speak their minds during marital disputes.

Melvyn Klein

Santa Monica