#couples-research

#couples-research

Couples often interpret this recurrence as a sign of deeper incompatibility. They grapple with questions such as, "Are we missing something?" "Are we doing this wrong?" Or even, "Why can't we fix this?" Psychological research offers a different, strangely reassuring perspective: 69 percent of relationship conflicts are perpetual. This finding, emerging from decades of longitudinal data from studies by John Gottman, is one of the most replicated insights in relationship science. Despite its slightly grim-sounding premise, it contains a powerful truth.

New research indicates that sexual frequency significantly predicts relationship satisfaction for most individuals, but there exists a notable minority for whom this correlation does not hold.