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Whether you're in a brand-new relationship or have been together for years, we can almost guarantee that there are still things you've yet to learn about your partner, even if you think you know ...
In a series of six studies on deal breakers published in 2015 in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers found that the main deal breakers for long-term relationships were anger ...
Age gaps—they’re a pretty controversial topic when it comes to relationships. Some say it’s fine as long as it’s between two consenting adults, while others think it’s always a bad idea.
The Limitations of Contract: Regulating Personal Relationships in a Marriage-Free State, Clare Chambers; Is Marriage Bad for Children? Rethinking the Connection Between Having Children, Romantic Love, and Marriage, Samantha Brennan and Bill Cameron; Equality and Non-hierarchy in Marriage: What Do Feminists Really Want?, Elizabeth Brake
Anthony Giddens, in The Transformation of Intimacy: Sexuality, Love and Eroticism in Modern Society, states that romantic love introduced the idea of a narrative to an individual's life, and telling a story is a root meaning of the term romance. According to Giddens, the rise of romantic love more or less coincided with the emergence of the novel.
In general, marriage and other types of committed intimate relationships are consistently linked to increases in happiness. [60] Furthermore, due to the interdependent nature of relationships, one partner's life satisfaction influences and predicts change in the other person's life satisfaction even after controlling for relationship quality. [61]
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” — Mignon McLaughlin “A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.”
Controlling behavior in relationships are behaviors exhibited by an individual who seeks to gain and maintain control over another person. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Abusers may utilize tactics such as intimidation or coercion , and may seek personal gain, personal gratification , and the enjoyment of exercising power and control. [ 4 ]