Couples who resolve conflicts constructively tend to have higher levels of relationship
satisfaction than couples who engage in heated and unproductive conflicts.
Ironically, however, the minority of coupled parents who do equally share childcare and housework report higher levels of sexual and marital
satisfaction than couples who divide the work less equally.
Couples who used five or more electronic channels of communication reported an average of 14 % less relationship
satisfaction than couples who were less electronically connected.
In fact, research shows that couples in long distance relationships often have better communication and relationship
satisfaction than couples who live closer to one another.
Research shows that couples who have participated in skills based marriage preparation or counseling have higher rates of marital
satisfaction than couples who don't get counseling or skills - based training.
The authors reported that the singles in their convenience sample reporter less sexual
satisfaction than the coupled people.
Not exact matches
So rather
than fretting that your business isn't saving the world, or worrying about the overall life
satisfaction of a friend, simply focus on buying a co-worker a coffee, introducing someone to a new acquaintance, or cracking a
couple more jokes.
Research examining the quality of intimate relationships also shows that gay and lesbian
couples have levels of relationship
satisfaction similar to or higher
than those of heterosexual
couples.
I believe that a healthy, sexually active, mutually supportive, heterosexual
couple, deeply in love, completely faithful to one another, generating their own children, have fuller
satisfaction more easily achieved
than do others.
Research examining the quality of intimate relationships also shows that gay and lesbian
couples have levels of relationship
satisfaction similar to or higher
than those of heterose xual
couples.
And as Johnson and Loscocco note, married black
couples are at greater risk of divorce; they have lower marital happiness and
satisfaction than white spouses; they disagree more
than white spouses about such things as sex, kids and money; and black women get less benefits from marriage
than white women and even black men do.
A research study showed that
couples who engaged in activities they described as «exciting» reported more marital
satisfaction than those who shared experiences they described as «pleasant.»
While a quarter of survey respondents said they would be worried about their relationship being spoiled, one American study recently suggested that the
satisfaction of
couples who had fallen in love at work was noticeably less
than those meeting through an online dating site.1 For Irish employees looking for professional and personal stability, perhaps keeping romance and work separate is the best idea!
Moreover, research by Harvard and Chicago universities has shown that dating online can provide a firm basis for marital success, with lower divorce rates and higher
satisfaction levels
than those who meet by traditional means.5 Internet dating has also proven effective for religious
couples, with research revealing success rates of marriage using Christian dating services to be 10 % higher
than the average.
This company is devoted to the creation of lasting «matches» and more
than 90 % of online
couples who have met through disabled dating venues are now enjoying the
satisfaction and joy of a long - term, committed relationship.
Of those who were still married, the
couples that met online reported greater marital
satisfaction than those who met offline.
According to a study published by the University of Chicago,
couples who meet online enjoy higher levels of marital
satisfaction than those who meet through more traditional means.
eHarmony submitted copies of two published studies that reported higher levels of marital
satisfaction for
couples who met through eHarmony
than any other offline or online methods.
Researchers found that
couples who met online were more likely to have higher marital
satisfaction less likely to have marital breakups
than relationships that began in face - to - face meetings.
The research shows that
couples who met online were more likely to have higher marital
satisfaction and lower rates of marital breakups
than relationships that began in face - to - face meetings.
Couples who had met on eHarmony also reported higher relationship
satisfaction than those who had met through their jobs or at school, but the difference was much less significant.
But when he decides to share his Seattle apartment with a
couple of other gay guys, he is surprised to find himself suddenly interested in more
than money or momentary sexual
satisfaction.
More specifically, Archuleta, Britt, Tonn, and Grable (2011) argued that the manner in which
couples manage financial stressors may have a greater influence on financial
satisfaction than the actual stressors.
Couples who have used the «one - pot» method generally report higher family
satisfaction than those who keep their money separate.
Couples who share religious holiday rituals have more marital
satisfaction than those who celebrate religious holidays separately.
Third, the predicted effect remained significant controlling for wives» reports of whether
couples were attempting to become pregnant in study 2, which helps rule out the possibility that it was wives» motivations to become pregnant, rather
than hormonal changes associated with discontinuing HCs, that interacted with husbands» attractiveness to account for wives»
satisfaction.
Comparing
couples with and without children, researchers found that the rate of the decline in relationship
satisfaction is nearly twice as steep for
couples who have children
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In Motivation and Emotion study,
couples that remembered laughing together — like the time a grocery store clerk did something funny in the checkout line — reported greater relationship
satisfaction than those who remembered experiences that were positive, but not necessarily when they'd laughed.
Active and constructive capitalization responses (i.e., those characterized by attentiveness, encouragement, and enthusiasm) are associated with more intimacy, higher marital
satisfaction, 1 and a lower likelihood of breaking up.2 In fact, capitalization is more strongly associated with relationship well - being and stability
than is providing support in the face of negative events.2 This finding suggests that how
couple members support each other during the good times may be even more important
than how they behave during the bad times.
Meanwhile, a 2010 study of twenty - three thousand married
couples found that the similarity of spouses accounted for less
than 0.5 percent of spousal
satisfaction.
3 Yet another meta - analysis found that neuroticism (i.e., the proclivity to experience negative emotions), long - established as the personality trait with the most impact on relationship success, accounted for less
than 5 % of variance in relationship
satisfaction over time.4 All in all, factors beyond the reach of matching algorithms likely account for over 95 % of
couples» long - term relationship
satisfaction.
Incongruent
couples report lower
satisfaction, more conflict, and less positive communication
than other
couples.
Of those who were still married, the
couples that met online reported greater marital
satisfaction than those who met offline.
Similarly, patients» intimate relationship
satisfaction (score range, 0 - 151) was significantly more improved in
couple therapy
than in the wait - list condition (mean change difference, 9.43; 95 % CI, 0.04 - 18.83).
The assessment itself has been proven to improve relationship
satisfaction; however there is something extraordinary about the relationship a Facilitator develops with a
couple that truly helps the
couple grow more
than they would on their own.
In less
than a full weekend, you will learn the six toxic patterns observed in «disaster
couples» that cause their demise, and the seven loving patterns observed in «master
couples» that result in marital
satisfaction.
Although parents spent less time cuddling after sex
than couples without kids (it might be harder for busy parents to find the time), spending more time cuddling after sex was more strongly linked to
satisfaction for
couples with kids
than those without.
Research finds that
couples who do exciting activities (e.g., hiking or attending a concert) report greater relationship
satisfaction than those who engage in pleasant activities (e.g., visiting with friends or eating out) or those who don't add any activity.4 As you can see, travel can produce self - expansion, but if your summer does not include any exciting travel plans, you can still experience self - expansion at home.
Studies show that
couples who demonstrate an active interest in one another's lives have a much higher chance of staying together and more
satisfaction in their relationships
than couples that don't.
A study published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy shows that on average, 70 % of
couples experience higher marriage
satisfaction after attending marriage counseling
than those who go into marriage without professional assistance.
Surveying 17,245 Californians who took one of several programs available for
couples, HRC found a statewide average increase of more
than 13 % in relationship
satisfaction immediately after taking a Marriage Education course, and that this improvement increased to 16 % after 30 days, and stayed at 14 % when measured six months later.
Indeed, as recently as 2013, an article in the American Sociological Review found that
couples who divided housework more equally had lower marital and sexual
satisfaction and less frequent sex
than couples where the woman did the bulk of the household labor.
As Cornell University Professor Sharon Sassler shows in her new paper, «A Reversal in Predictors of Sexual Frequency and
Satisfaction in Marriage,» presented today to the Council on Contemporary Families, when
couples share similar tasks rather
than different, gender - stereotyped ones, this seems to deepen desire.
Few things impact success,
satisfaction, and the well - being of children more
than the quality of our adult
couple relationships.
A new study finds more
than 80 % of adults admit to sending or receiving sexually explicit text messages — a practice commonly known as sexting — and for many
couples, it may increase relationship
satisfaction.
One recent highly publicized article reported that married
couples who split domestic chores in an egalitarian manner had sex less often, and reported less
satisfaction with their sex lives,
than couples who adhered to more to conventional gender behaviors.
Cohabitators report more conflict, more violence, and lower levels of
satisfaction and commitment in their relationships
than married
couples.
Although less
than one - third of the
couples we studied shared housework equally, these were the
couples who, in contrast to
couples in earlier decades, reported the highest marital and sexual
satisfaction.
New research shows that more sex is correlated to marital
satisfaction but to a point — once per week;
couples are no happier with more sex
than that.
Interestingly, research on cohabitating
couples found sex to be a more important variable in part because the option for divorce is easier in many cases — legally, emotionally and economically and less sexual
satisfaction is more likely to lead to relationship termination
than in legally defined unions.