So I guess there were
a couple more similarities after all..
Not exact matches
Robinson hopes to use his method to test
more similarities in
couples, including his own marriage.
In addition, a 2010 study of
more than 23,000 married
couples showed that
similarity on the major dimensions of personality (e.g., neuroticism, impulsivity, extroversion) accounted for a mere 0.5 percent of how satisfied spouses were with their marriages — leaving the other 99.5 percent to other factors.
Results showed that
couples introduced by the online matchmaking site were
more similar, and that such
similarity in general using the current measures was a strong predictor of marital adjustment in both online matched and comparison
couples.
Although ETFs and mutual funds share many
similarities, there are a
couple of distinguishing characteristics that may make ETFs
more attractive to some investors, including:
Some
more «striking
similarities» to unattributed antecedents (Wikipedia and a
couple of text books) in the Wegman Report... in the background section on PCA and statistical models, no less!
What is even
more interesting, is that both Galaxy S6 edge Plus and the Note 5 have a
couple of
similarities.
Given this additive effect, self - control
similarity was beneficial when both
couple members scored high: such partnerships were marked by high relationship satisfaction, secure attachment, smooth daily interactions, committed styles of loving,
more forgiveness, less conflict, and fewer feelings of rejection.
On the other hand, once paired, it remains unclear whether the degree of
similarity within the
couple is associated with
more versus less successful relationships over time» (p. 46).
Although there is strong evidence of the existence of
similarity in actual
couples,
more equivocal is the effect of the degree of actual
similarity (within the typical range found in romantic pairs) on relationship satisfaction and other indicators of relationship success.
Example studies that have shown that perceived
similarity is
more strongly associated than actual
similarity with relationship quality in existing
couples include Acitelli, Douvan, and Veroff (1993), Hendrick (1981), Jones and Stanton (1988), and Levinger and Breedlove (1966).
Couples who overcome these challenges are
more likely to focus on their
similarities and perceive differences as strengths that broaden their view and enrich their relationship.
The relationships between love, satisfaction,
couple cultural identity and personal commitment are: the
more love, the
more personal commitment; the
more satisfaction, the
more personal commitment; the
more congruent
couple cultural identity (
more acculturation to the partner and
more similarity of
couple's individualism / collectivism), the
more personal commitment.
Prioritize Compromise Over Compatibility: Early in a relationship,
couples tend to focus
more on their
similarities than their differences.
U.S. Census data shows our family courts still favor sole custody to mom
more than 80 percent of the time, despite the
similarity of gender roles in modern
couples.