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People Who Think Their Partners Are a Perfect Fit Stay Happier—Even if They’re Wrong
Conventional wisdom says that if you idealize the person you marry, the disappointment is just going to be that much worse when you find out they aren’t perfect. But research challenges that assumption
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Why Conflict Resolution Is Easy for Some Couples
WebMD: How well couples move on after an argument is closely tied to how securely attached one or both partners were to their caregivers as an infant, a study suggests. The study is published in
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Early Childhood Might Affect Love Life in Adult
U.S. News & World Report: How quickly and smoothly people move on from a lover’s quarrel has a lot to do with the relationships each partner had in earliest childhood with the people who raised
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Early Attachment May Affect Our Ability to Resolve Conflict in Relationships
Scientific American: Many relationship experts say it’s not the fights that matter so much as the making up post-fight. Well a long-term study found that attachment to our caregivers during infancy can predict an ability
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Can’t let an argument go? Blame your parents, not your partner
The Daily Mail: If a lovers’ tiff leaves your blood boiling for hours afterwards, don’t blame your partner. Blame your parents. The better relationship you had with your mother and father as a child, the
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Your mother may be to blame for your relationship woes
The Los Angeles Times: The strength of the bond you formed with Mom during the first two years of life strongly affects how efficiently you and your partner will move beyond a fight and join forces
