Research also shows that even the best of relationships experience some fluctuation in
satisfaction over the course of the relationship.
Not exact matches
Researchers in the Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology conducted a study to «understand how dating couples can maintain feelings
of relationship satisfaction in their daily lives and
over the
course of time.»
In Study 2, a daily experience study
of 101 established couples (N = 202) with a 3 - month follow - up, day - to - day changes in post sex affection duration and quality were associated with both partners» sexual and
relationship satisfaction, and engaging in longer and more satisfying post sex affection
over the
course of the study was associated with higher
relationship and sexual
satisfaction 3 months later.
It may be that those who are not sexually active «have achieved sexual
satisfaction through touching, caressing, or other intimacies that have developed
over the
course of a long
relationship,» according to the study.