Not exact matches
A study by psychologist John Gottman published in 2000 in the Journal of Family Psychology found that as many as two - thirds of couples experience a significant decline in marriage satisfaction,
including less - frequent or less - satisfying sex, more conflict and more
emotional distance, after the first baby arrives.
Dayton and Faris handle their burgeoning relationship,
including a sex scene, free of exploitation or voyeurism, instead focusing on their growing
emotional intimacy, an intimacy Jack — the odd man out who's treated with sensitivity and empathy — watches from a
distance, acknowledging their relationship initially as «just a phase,» before painfully accepting that Billie's ultimate happiness means an end to their marriage.
Long
distance healing for numerous issues and just about any cause level,
including stress in pets, fear,
emotional, spiritual levels.
A spouse can use
emotional distancing in response to various pressures,
including conflict and unforgiveness, stress, fear of judgment, past relationship hurts and differences in how you and your spouse define
emotional closeness, according to the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center.
Inspection of the subscales of the FDP (as opposed to the overall family dysfunction score), showed that significant improvements over time were evident across a range of variables,
including family pride, vulnerability,
emotional distance, tension and anger, and global pathology.
Some common relationship concerns
include financial difficulties, barriers to communication, routine conflict,
emotional distance, sexual intimacy issues, and lack of trust.
A study by psychologist John Gottman published in 2000 in the Journal of Family Psychology found that two - thirds of couples experience a significant decline in marriage satisfaction —
including less - frequent or less - satisfying sex, more conflict and more
emotional distance — after the first baby arrives.
This level referred to what appeared to be «at stake» for couples in distress and
included the following variables: independence & freedom, affiliation & belonging, power & control, respect & equality, safety & commitment / stability, safety & trust,
emotional distance, and cycles of interaction.
Challenges that couples present to a therapist often
include doubt about the relationship,
emotional distance, resentment, anger, the consequences of betrayal, experiencing romantic feelings for someone outside the marriage, alcoholism and drug addiction, sexual incompatibilities, parenting clashes, a lack of passion and romance, career and money struggles, power imbalances, issues of fairness and more.
These studies have relied on a two - dimensional approach: a positive dimension, which captures features such as happiness with the relationship and
emotional closeness, and a negative dimension, which
includes conflict, criticism, and
distance.