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What Kind of Love Makes a Relationship Last?
Submitted by Wesley on August 15, 2007 - 4:37am.
Susan Brink of the Los Angeles Times decided to look past the initial period of infatuation to see what characteristics were consistent with a long-term relationship. It turns out a key to success is a state called "companionate" love. If you think of a relationship as having varying degrees of three components--intimacy, commitment, and passion--then companionate love is one that possesses strong intimacy and commitment but where the passion as dissipated. Notwithstanding the self-help books and coaches who promise to get passion back into your relationship, research shows that strong long-term relationships can exist without it. Another interesting factoid is that when couples aren't on the path to developing something they think will last in the long-term they call it quits rather quickly. Brink noted that about a third of failed marriages happen after just four years of marriage. Here were her observations on relationships that endured:
Readers in long-term relationships will almost certainly be nodding their heads as they read these and for many LifeTwo readers it's the last bullet point that will resonate. If you read either of these discussion topics (men whose spouses are suffering from a midlife crisis or women whose husbands are suffering from midlife crisis) you know how difficult it is when one of you is suffering. Read all of our posts on divorce by clicking here. LifeTwo also has a forum topic on divorce. Please share your story and read others. Read Similar LifeTwo Stories:
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