Long-Term Romantic Relationship
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A Long-Term Romantic Relationship is an romantic relationship where the romantic partners do not have an expected end date.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Healthy Long-Term Romantic Relationship to being an Unhealthy Long-Term Romantic Relationship.
- It can (often) be preceded by Dating.
- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Loveless Marriage.
- a Short-Term Romantic Relationship, such as a summer fling.
- a Friendship Relationship.
- a Familial Relationship.
- See: Nonverbal Communication, Sexual Attraction, Chivalric Romance.
References
2018
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-marriage/2018/06/01/5646e650-6438-11e8-a69c-b944de66d9e7_story.html?utm_term=.46be44477111&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
- QUOTE: Marriage is one of the oldest social, economic, religious and legal institutions in the world, and there’s no shortage of opinions on what makes it work. But much of the conventional wisdom is not based on evidence, and some is flat-out wrong. After researching thousands of couples for more than 40 years at the Gottman Institute, these are some of the myths we’ve encountered most often.
- Myth No. 1 - Common interests keep you together. …
… A stronger predictor of compatibility than shared interests is the ratio of positive to negative interactions, which should be 20-to-1 in everyday situations, whether a couple is doing something they both enjoy or not.
- Myth No. 2 - Never go to bed angry. …
… everyone has their own methods of dealing with disagreements, and research indicates that about two-thirds of recurring issues in marriage are never resolved because of personality differences — you’re unlikely to work out that fight about the dishes no matter how late you stay up.
- Myth No. 3 - Couples therapy is for fixing a broken marriage. …
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- Myth No. 4 - Affairs are the main cause of divorce. …
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- Myth No. 5 - Marriages benefit from a ‘relationship contract.’ …
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- Myth No. 1 - Common interests keep you together. …
- QUOTE: Marriage is one of the oldest social, economic, religious and legal institutions in the world, and there’s no shortage of opinions on what makes it work. But much of the conventional wisdom is not based on evidence, and some is flat-out wrong. After researching thousands of couples for more than 40 years at the Gottman Institute, these are some of the myths we’ve encountered most often.