3 relationship truths

Insights, backed by scientific evidence, into the territory ruled by the heart. Active! offers you three different perspectives on relationships

3 relationship truths

Insights, backed by scientific evidence, into the territory ruled by the heart. Active! offers you three different perspectives on relationships

According to a study published, last month, led by Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, USA, worrying can endanger the health of social relationships. People suffering from generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), put social relationships with family, friends, or co-workers at the top of their lists of worries, and the negative methods they use to cope -- from over-nurturing to extreme detachment -- may be destructive. Our advice? Don't worry,
be happy. Life's too short, anyway.

Old habits die hard
Couples take on each other's (good and) bad habits
A recent study by the University of Cincinnati suggests that married straight couples and co-habiting gay and lesbian couples involved in long-term relationships, may pick up each other's unhealthy habits, as well. The findings suggest that while one partner may not engage in an unhealthy habit on their own, when their partner indulged in it, they took part as well. Even when they observed their partner indulging in an unhealthy habit, they did not attempt to change the habit. In straight partnerships, men were nearly always viewed as the "bad influence".

Some things don't mellow with age
The way you fight and argue with your spouse today will determine how much you fight in the future, as well
According to data from the Marital Instability Over the Life Course survey, conducted by researchers at Penn State University, conflict levels won't change too much for the remainder of marriages. Take a look at the readings from a survey with 1,000 couples over 20 years, from 1980 to 2000. Of these, 16 percent of couples have reported little conflict, 60 per cent have only moderate levels of conflict. Sadly, 22 percent of couples admit they fight with each other a lot. The lower conflict couples with equal decision making reported high levels of happiness and middle levels of conflict.

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