![“We’ve both felt like it’s a strength that we’re not in a relationship together, because we’re able to talk about things that we wouldn’t be able to if someone ended up on a couch at the end of the night. We can push buttons that we [otherwise] couldn’t. we can step across boundaries that we couldn’t if we were in a long term, committed relationship. The flip side is true too, that sometimes when you see someone that is in a relationship or married they can become really saccharine - too sweet, too cheesy. I think that’s why we can bring more tension to the table [in our songwriting] than if we were in a relationship.”
The Civil Wars discuss their songwriting process.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3d5tlxkDo1rsffi1o1_1280.jpg)
“We’ve both felt like it’s a strength that we’re not in a relationship together, because we’re able to talk about things that we wouldn’t be able to if someone ended up on a couch at the end of the night. We can push buttons that we [otherwise] couldn’t. we can step across boundaries that we couldn’t if we were in a long term, committed relationship. The flip side is true too, that sometimes when you see someone that is in a relationship or married they can become really saccharine - too sweet, too cheesy. I think that’s why we can bring more tension to the table [in our songwriting] than if we were in a relationship.”
