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If I combined all of my personal and professional experience as it related to marriage, I couldn't come up with a better analysis of what it takes to be in a happy marriage than the one that Mari L. Clements, Ph.D. identified in her new study, The Good Marriage: How and Why Love Lasts. Read a synopsis of the study, which is published in the August issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family.
Clements emphasizes that how a couple handles conflict, and their ability to engage in positive interactions with each other, are two of the major factors predicting marital happiness. She and her colleagues studied 100 couples over the course of 13 years.
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The ability to communicate without negativity or sarcasm was a noteworthy observation that came out of the study. Moreover, the author emphasized that communication skills can be improved, so relationships don't have to be doomed from the beginning.
What does this teach singles looking for a life-partner relationship? Plenty, I say: 1). Be sure that you know how to identify and articulate your feelings and needs in a positive, non-confrontational way;
2). Be sure to listen "actively" to what your dating partner has to say, and
3). Keep your sarcasm and negativity to a minimum.
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Posted by: Janice on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 01:54 PM
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