Couples who laugh together
report happier relationships than those who don't.
Statistically, couples who practice these methods also
report happier relationships and lower divorce rates.
Brazilian and Spanish men were less likely than Americans to
report happy relationships, while Japanese men were more likely to be happily coupled.
Not exact matches
At last
report, they both were
happy with the new
relationship, including its sexual side — Mark was no longer impotent.
Another possibility is that mothers in
happier relationships may not perceive their baby's crying as negatively, and may not
report it as colic, she said.
According to one study, couples that shared their
relationship experiences with other couples
reported being
happier with their significant others.
Philosophizing aside, having a
happy relationship with a partner is a central part of feeling content, and that's one of the reasons EliteSingles» is always so intrigued by the World Happiness
Report.
Philosophizing aside, having a
happy relationship with a partner is a central part of feeling content, and that's one of the reasons EliteSingles is always so intrigued by The World Happiness
Report.
A new national
report «The Happiness Index: Love and
Relationships in America» commissioned by eharmony and conducted by Harris Interactive, shows that 64 percent of Americans are «very
happy» in their romantic
relationships with a partner or spouse and nearly 50 percent
report being
happy with their sex lives.
64 % of Americans
reporting they are «very
happy» in their
relationship, and just 19 % say they're unhappy to some degree
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.
PR NEWSWIRE - Feb 8 - A new national
report «The Happiness Index: Love and
Relationships in America» commissioned by eHarmony and conducted by Harris Interactive, shows that 64 % of Americans are «very
happy» in their romantic
relationships with a partner or spouse and ~ 50 %
report being
happy with their sex lives.
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.»
The
report, titled «The Happiness Index: Love and
Relationships in America», reveals that 64 % of Americans are «very
happy» in their romantic
relationships and just 19 % say they're unhappy to some degree.
Broken down by gender, the
report found that men tend to be more positive,
happy, and satisfied in their
relationships than women.
The same survey,
reported in usa today, showed that
relationships begun online were likely to be slightly
happier and last longer than
relationships started offline.
• A new intergenerational study shows that for 76 % of 15 - 17 year olds, studying hard for good exam results is their biggest priority for the coming year; and they are preparing to sacrifice friendships, family time, hobbies and even sleep to achieve this, • In fact 57 % of 15 - 17 year olds feel school work must come before anything else if they want to do well in the future • And only 39 % of this age group think being
happy is more important than good grades • Yet half (51 %) of UK business leaders calls on teens to develop broader life / work skills before leaving education A new
report launched today by National Citizen Service (NCS) reveals that the UK ¹ s 15 - 17 year olds feel under significant pressure to excel in exams at the expense of other life skills, experiences, healthy
relationships and even their own happiness, suggesting that they are struggling to juggle the demands of young adulthood.
Commenting on the
report on the inspection of sex and
relationship education, by the British Humanist Association - Healthy,
Happy, Safe?
The other reason Consumer
Reports gives to pay off your mortgage is that «our surveys have shown a strong
relationship between being debt - free and enjoying a
happy retirement.»
After all, there is some compelling evidence that strong
relationships contribute to a long, healthy, and
happy life, according to a
report on University of Minnesota's community health website.
I am very
happy to
report that an excellent team
relationship can be built between a busy library and a busy IT department in an organization.
In response to the notion that even
happy couples may cheat, her critics say that these couples may
report that their
relationships are loving and fine but may still not be truly and securely close to one another and hence vulnerable to infidelity.
Many couples
reported happy marriages and improvement in
relationship satisfaction after their children left home, according to the study Contextualizing Change in Marital Satisfaction During Middle Age published in the Psychological Science journal in 2008.
People who are highly communally motivated — who give to others based on need without expecting anything directly in return — experience greater happiness and
relationship satisfaction when they make sacrifices for their romantic partners.2 Communally motivated people also
report experiencing higher self - esteem and greater love and satisfaction in their
relationships, with people who are highly motivated to give care experiencing these positive outcomes rather than those who are high in the desire to receive care.3 Thus, giving communal care within
relationships is associated with being
happier, both personally and within
relationships.
But when couples had high self - other overlap, then those with complementary goal strategies
reported being
happier with their
relationships.
There is a scientific reason: in the book The Normal Bar, scientists analyzed data from 100,000 people around the world and found that, among those people who
reported being
happiest in their
relationships, 74 %
reported that they give back rubs to their partners.2 Mutual massage thus appears to be something that most
happy couples have in common!
Dr. Gottman's research on the Oral History Interview has revealed that «masters» of
relationships — those who describe their connection as
happy, healthy, rich, and meaningful —
report strong feelings of connection sustained through the course of their
relationship.
People who reflected on approach - motivated sexual experiences
reported feeling more desire for their partner, more satisfied with their sex life, and
happier with their overall
relationship compared to people who reflected on avoidance - motivated sexual experiences or people in the control group.
People who focused on approach - motivated reasons for having sex (compared to people who were not given any information or instructions about approach - motivated sex),
reported having sex more to pursue positive
relationship outcomes and ultimately
reported more satisfying sexual experiences during that week and felt
happier with their overall
relationship.
In the first study, involving 335 participants (138 men and 197 women, all of whom were in romantic
relationships and 90 % of whom were heterosexual), people who
reported a longer duration of after - sex affection were more satisfied with their sex lives and in turn,
happier with their overall
relationships.
At the end of the 20 days, each couple member also
reported how
happy they were in the
relationship.
Across both studies, on days when a person had sex more for approach goals, such as to feel closer to their partner or to enhance intimacy in their
relationship, they
reported higher sexual desire and, in turn, felt
happier with their sex life and
relationship.
Across three studies of over 30,000 participants, we found that people who
reported having more frequent sex in their
relationship also
reported being
happier.
More than half of men who have extramarital sex
reported that they were
happy or very
happy in their marriages.7, 1 The two main ingredients needed for an open
relationship to work are honesty and boundaries.
Not only did husbands» sensitive support make their wives
happy, but it also predicted husbands» own
reports of more love and less conflict in the
relationship.
If kids
reported that their parents were low in emotion coaching (i.e., not very good at helping the kid process and understand feelings), then the kids were more likely to feel lonely when they weren't
happy about their peer -
relationships.
I am an Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist (EFT) which is the most empirically validated and proven couples therapy to date - helping couples go from distress to a more secure, lasting love, which after a 2 year follow - up, couples
report a
happier and more fulfilling
relationship.
From the printed workshop notes: «Couples who were in a stable,
happy relationship — couples who
reported liking one another — had a ratio of positive to negative interactions of 5:1 when discussing an area of disagreement.
Couples who exhibit these first three
relationship styles generally
report being
happy.
The results showed that women who
reported that their boyfriends or husbands looked at more pornography were less likely to be
happy in their
relationships than women who said their partners didn't look at pornography very often.
Young women who
report that their romantic partners look at porn frequently are less
happy in their
relationships than women partnered with guys who more often abstain, new research finds.
Clients
report feeling calmer,
happier, lighter, more balanced, and more equipped to handle stressful situations and difficult
relationships with increased confidence and ease.
Although the studies
reported here show how
relationship satisfaction changes after pregnancy, it is unclear whether pregnant women are indeed
happier than nonpregnant women to begin with.
Many people suffering from these issues
report at first, «I had a wonderful childhood, I was very
happy,» but then in therapy reveal that their childhood was actually troubled and their
relationship with their parents was conflicted, and although their parents were loving and well - intentioned they may have made some unfortunate but serious mistakes
Some when first coming to therapy
report, «I had a
happy - go - lucky childhood,» but after a few sessions realize that it was actually troubled and their
relationship with their parents was actually conflicted.
Studies have found that over 70 % of couples treated with EFCT have moved from feeling «distressed» to
happy with their
relationship and 90 % of couples
report their
relationship is «significantly improved.»
In EFT research studies, most couples (over 70 %) turned their
relationship around (from distressed — no matter how distressed — to
happy) in 15 — 20 sessions and over 90 % of couples
reported being «significantly improved.»
Couples who have an emotional connection and couples who cuddle
report being
happier in their
relationship.