A staggering 67 percent of couples in the study reported
a decline in relationship satisfaction after the arrival of the first baby.
Based on the comparison of the couples who declined and did not
decline in relationship satisfaction after baby, we designed the highly effective «Bringing Baby Home» (BBH) workshop.
For many couples, there is a precipitous
decline in relationship satisfaction after a few years.
In fact, 70 % of parenting couples report
a decline in relationship satisfaction after the birth of their first child.
Research shows that
decline in relationship satisfaction after the birth is very common, occurring in an estimated two - thirds or more of couples; and that the best predictor of each parent's adjustment to parenthood is the other parent's adjustment.
Not exact matches
In fact, a 2016 study of heterosexual couples published in Archives of Sexual Behavior found that while there's an upswing in sexual satisfaction during the first 12 months of a relationship, it's followed by a steady decline after the one - year anniversar
In fact, a 2016 study of heterosexual couples published
in Archives of Sexual Behavior found that while there's an upswing in sexual satisfaction during the first 12 months of a relationship, it's followed by a steady decline after the one - year anniversar
in Archives of Sexual Behavior found that while there's an upswing
in sexual satisfaction during the first 12 months of a relationship, it's followed by a steady decline after the one - year anniversar
in sexual
satisfaction during the first 12 months of a
relationship, it's followed by a steady
decline after the one - year anniversary.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but 67 % of couples experience a significant
decline in relationship satisfaction in the first three years
after a child is born.
Research from the Bringing Baby Home program developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman shows that almost 2/3 of couples report a
decline in relationship satisfaction up to three years
after having a baby.
It has been suggested that a cascade toward dissolution begins with
declines in maternal
relationship satisfaction after the arrival of the first baby (Cowan and Cowan [1995]-RRB-.