Sentences with phrase «unhappy couples say»

At the same time, many unhappy couples say they feel trapped, unable to afford a breakup.

Which Dr. Ted Hudson explained that when the unhappy couples said, «We're incompatible» they were truly meaning, «We don't get along very well».

Dr. Hudson explains that when the unhappy couples said, «we're incompatible» they were truly meaning, «We don't get along very well.»

Not exact matches

The husbands of unhappy couples tended to say that twice a week was more than their wives wanted but was satisfactory to them; their wives tended to report that it was just right for them, but less than their husbands wanted.

Friends of theirs had gotten divorced and when she asked the wife what percentage of the time they would say they were happy, the wife responded 20 percent, then revised it to 2 percent and later bumped up to 3 percent (probably because wives are generally unhappier than husbands although it's unclear if the couple is hetero or same - sex).

Some 67 percent of couples say they feel «very unhappy» after a baby is born, according to the findings of Seattle's famed Gottman Institute.

If it's a second marriage with blended families, either conclusion can prove unhappy for the survivors if the couple has not made a financial agreement in advance, she says.

Most unhappy men who agree to go to couples therapy feel inadequate in their marriage, Solomon said.

It wouldn't be fair, or true, to say that unhappy couples are making themselves unhappy on purpose.

In fact, «happy couples fight just as much and about the same things as unhappy couples, Hummel said.

The authors said they were not looking at what makes parents happy or unhappy — they were specifically looking at why, although most German couples say they would like to have two children, they end up stopping after one.

But when the unhappy couples were asked what they thought about compatibility, they all answered by saying that compatibility is extremely important to a marriage.

Most unhappy couples are in Negative Sentiment Override, which is a way of saying they have a tendency to perceive harmless or neutral comments as negative.

«The main difference between happy and unhappy couples is that the unhappy couple lacks coping skills,» says Jane Greer, Ph.D., creator of the media commentary «Shrink Wrap with Dr. Jane Greer» and author of What About Me?

He says, «Couples that describe their relationship history as chaotic are usually unhappy in the present.»

Many unhappy couples are now calling it quits, local divorce attorneys and real - estate agents say, for one simple reason: Home prices have been rising, which means they can finally get some start - over cash out of houses that used to be underwater.