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Conflict Levels Don’t Change Much Over Course of Marriage

By Guest PostAugust 21, 2011Cultureclaire kamp dush, conflict, cornell university, couples, demographic questions, institute for the social sciences, jeff grabmeier, kamp dush, life long marriage, marital happiness, marriages, miles taylor, ohio state university, psychologists, spouse, telephone surveys, validator marriages

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Think about how much you fight and argue with your spouse today. A new study suggests that your current level of conflict probably won’t change much for the remainder of your marriage.

That may be good news for the 16 percent of couples who report little conflict or even the 60 percent who have only moderate levels of conflict. But it’s not such happy news for the 22 percent of couples who say they fight and argue with each other a lot.

The study followed nearly 1,000 couples over 20 years, from 1980 to 2000. (more…)

Predicting Divorce: U-M Study Shows How Fight Styles Affect Marriage

By Guest PostSeptember 28, 20101 commentCultureblack american, black couples, conflict patterns, couples, divorce, journal of marriage, kira birditt, marriage, predict, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—It’s common knowledge that newlyweds who yell or call each other names have a higher chance of getting divorced. But a new University of Michigan study shows that other conflict patterns also predict divorce.

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