Even people
in the happiest relationships tend to have some things that they wish they could change about their partners: habits they wish their partners would break, skills they wish their partners would hone, or personality traits they wish their partners would work on.
Not exact matches
One of the well - known challenges of marriage is keeping the passion alive after years of partnership, as passions
tend to cool even
in very
happy relationships.
Although we may spend a huge chunk of the day fantasizing about how much
happier we would be if we could only find a more meaningful job, ditch a dysfunctional
relationship, or finally take that dream vacation, we
tend to stay stagnant because we're afraid of the uncertainty involved
in making a change.
In reality, research shows that people who are happier in the first place tend to be more satisfied with their long - term relationship
In reality, research shows that people who are
happier in the first place tend to be more satisfied with their long - term relationship
in the first place
tend to be more satisfied with their long - term
relationships.
Men
tend to be more positive,
happy, and satisfied
in their
relationships than women: 80 % of men (vs. 76 % of women) reported that they're «
in love» with their partner or spouse.
People living
in cities
tend to be
happier in their
relationships.
These couples
tended to be
happier in their
relationships than couples who met offline, the researchers report this week
in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.»
Broken down by gender, the report found that men
tend to be more positive,
happy, and satisfied
in their
relationships than women.
Or perhaps you are struggling
in healing from a recent break - up,
tend to notice patterns of choosing the «same type» of partner who really are not a good fit for you, or seem to have trouble with having
relationships that you are
happy with.
This caveat undermines the power of similarity
in predicting
happy relationships, as one partner's ability to self - regulate may buffer against the negative tendencies (e.g., impulsiveness; poor managing of emotions) that individuals less skilled
in self - control
tend to be at risk for experiencing.
As observed
in arranged marriages, where they
tend to last longer and
tend to be
happier in their
relationships, according to international happiness surveys.
Perhaps this is one reason why people
in egalitarian
relationships tend to be
happier in their
relationships (and life).5
This week also saw the publication of the UK Government's «Happiness Survey» which found that people
in relationships (married, unmarried, living together,
in civil partnerships, etc.)
tended to be
happier than those who were single, widowed or divorced.
This struggle
tends to persist until both individuals
in the
relationship realize that no one can make them
happy except themselves.
«While
happy couples do
tend to touch more, the true indicator of a healthy
relationship is not how often your partner touches you, but how often he or she touches you
in response to your touch.»
One study found that, while women
tend to be
happier in relationships the more texts they send, men are less
happy.
(
In)
happier relationships, people make lasting positive trait attributions, (and)
tend to write off their partner's momentary emotional distance and irritability as a temporary attribution, like «my partner is stressed.»
In fact, research continually finds that individuals in secure, committed relationships tend to be happier, more successful, and more likely to reach personal goal
In fact, research continually finds that individuals
in secure, committed relationships tend to be happier, more successful, and more likely to reach personal goal
in secure, committed
relationships tend to be
happier, more successful, and more likely to reach personal goals.